7 Huckleberry Treats in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole has a special affinity for huckleberries, a fruit particularly known for its sweet and tart flavor. It's a seasonal treat, typically available from July to early September, and can be found in the region’s higher elevation areas. However, eating berries off the bush isn’t the only way to enjoy this tasty treat. In fact, Jackson restaurants pretty much count it as a personal failure if they don’t try to sneak huckleberries into something new every day. So here are the seven tastiest ways to enjoy huckleberries off the mountain. Warning: this list may result in severe mouth-watering and a desire to go to Jackson right now. Like, RIGHT NOW.
Huckleberry soda
If you haven’t tried this soda, it’s heavenly. It tastes just like mountain air, if mountain air was carbonated, sweet, and purple. You can find bottles of Jackson Hole Soda Co.’s Huckleberry flavor at local stores, and some restaurants even serve it on ice for a true vacation treat.
Huckleberry pie
Available at The Bunnery, Moo’s Gourmet Ice Cream, Trio American Bistro, Snake River Grill, and more. Let us know which one you think is best. Sweet, tart, and wrapped in buttery pastry, it’s the perfect post-hike reward (or “reward” for simply existing on vacation).
Huckleberry croissant
Available at The Bunnery and Persephone’s Bakery. This flaky, buttery pastry is filled with a generous helping of tangy cream cheese and sweet huckleberry preserves, offering a perfect balance of flavors. Pairs well with your morning coffee while you watch the sunrise over the Tetons and consider never going back to your real life.
Huckleberry ice cream sandwich
Imagine a blend of huckleberries and wild blueberries wrapped in a sweet cream ice cream and gently enfolded by chocolate chip cookies. If the resulting image hasn’t stirred your heartbeat and your tastebuds a little, we don’t know what will. Find these at Cream + Sugar.
Huckleberry taffy
Try Mursell’s Sweet Shop and Yippy I-O Candy. This is the perfect “take back for the office” gift, unless you eat it in the car first—which, to be frank, is perfectly acceptable. It’s sweet, chewy, and carries that nostalgic old-town candy shop vibe with a mountain twist.
Huckleberry shake
Available at Liberty Burger, where it’s thick, purple, and delicious enough to distract you from the fact that you’re wearing hiking pants to dinner again. It’s also an ideal cool-down treat after a day exploring the trails, or wandering town square trying to decide which souvenir T-shirt you actually need.
This post is brought to you by Flat Creek Inn. And yes, we have a whole rack of huckleberry sweets.
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Ryan Kunz is a copywriter and freelance writer who writes on a variety of topics, including media, the outdoors, and whatever else strikes his fancy. He's dying a little inside right now that he's not enjoying any of the aforementioned delights.
