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Bakeries, ice cream and desserts on Amelia Island

Dessert here splits four ways, and which one you want decides where you go. A bakery takes an order days ahead and hands you a cake. An ice cream shop is a walk after dinner. The candy makers downtown are mostly a thing you carry home. And one place makes donuts to order in the morning. A note on the custom bakers: several work to order rather than from a counter, so the lead time matters more than the hours.

Checked and updated by a person who lives here. 13 listings on this page.

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A gluten-free dessert bar sits under bakeries because that is where somebody looking for a cake will start.

Bakeries and custom cakes

Cakes, cookies and celebration orders. Several of these work to order rather than from a shelf, so ask about lead time before you count on a date.

  1. Breakable Hearts LLC

    Bakery·Fernandina Beach

    Custom cake and dessert business based in Fernandina Beach making wedding cakes, dessert bars, macarons, and specialty treats for weddings and events; its own site lists Fernandina Beach, Yulee, and Amelia Island as areas served. Order-based; no public storefront address found.

    464073 State Rd 200, Unit 9, Yulee, FL 32097·904-799-3330·10:00 am – 6:00 pm

    Listed from their own site · checked 2026-07-26

  2. Nana Teresa's Bake Shop

    Bakery·Downtown Fernandina

    Bakery at 13 N 3rd St in downtown Fernandina, open seven days, with fresh-baked goods and made-to-order wedding and celebration cakes; orders can also be placed through its online shop.

    13 N 3rd St, Fernandina Beach·(904) 277-7977·Mon 10 AM-5 PM; Tue-Thu 10 AM-8 PM; Fri-Sat 9 AM-9 PM; Sun 10 AM-5 PM

    Listed from their own site · checked 2026-07-09

  3. Simply Doughmade

    Bakery·Fernandina Beach

    Confirmed by the owner

    Cottage bakery making cookies, cakes, brownies and baklava to order, with local pickup or delivery to Yulee and Fernandina Beach depending on the order. No storefront: orders go through her own site or a message, and the owner asked that no address be listed.

    (602) 332-8678·simplydoughmade@gmail.com

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  4. Thirteen (Gluten Free Dessert Bar)

    Bakery·Fernandina Beach

    Gluten-free dessert bar in the Beech Street Shoppes in Fernandina Beach making cheesecakes, cupcakes, macarons, and wedding/special-occasion cakes in a dedicated gluten-free kitchen.

    121 S 9th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034·904-326-5455·Thu 2-7 PM; Fri 1-7 PM; Sat 12-6 PM; Sun-Wed Closed

    Listed from available sources · checked 2026-07-26

  5. Thirteen

    Bakery·Downtown Fernandina

    Owner-run, dedicated gluten-free dessert bar; cheesecakes, specialty cakes, and cupcakes.

    Listed from available sources · checked 2026-07-09

Ice cream and frozen yogurt

The walk after dinner. Downtown and Sadler Road both have one, and summer evenings they are busy.

  1. DeNucci's

    Ice cream·Fernandina Beach

    Soft-serve custard spot on Sadler Road serving sundaes, shakes, floats, and splits with a toppings list; custard lines include Dole Whip, Ice Cream Club, Meadowvale, and Yoder's, with allergen info posted per supplier, plus an Eats food menu. Open daily 11:30 AM to 10 PM.

    2210 Sadler Rd, Fernandina Beach·(904) 310-6837·Mon-Sun 11:30 AM-10 PM

    Listed from their own site · checked 2026-07-09

  2. Mellow Yellow

    Ice cream·Amelia Island

    Pay-by-weight self-serve frozen yogurt shop at The Shops at Omni Amelia Island; rotating flavors and a big topping bar.

    75 Amelia Village Cir, Amelia Island·(904) 491-4115·Mon-Fri 4-10 PM; Sat-Sun 11 AM-10 PM

    Listed from available sources · checked 2026-07-24

Candy and chocolate

Mostly Centre Street, and mostly the thing you carry home. Fudge, handmade chocolates and confectionery, some of it made on site.

  1. Peterbrooke Chocolatier Amelia Island

    Candy·Fernandina Beach

    Chocolate shop at 1427 Sadler Rd; handcrafted chocolates made in small batches in the European tradition — truffles, chocolate-dipped strawberries and pretzels, and chocolate-covered popcorn — plus house-made gelato. Runs kids chocolate-making summer camps.

    1427 Sadler Rd Suite 16, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034·(904) 277-0162·Mon-Sat 10 AM-7 PM; Sun 12 PM-5 PM per their own site

    Listed from available sources · checked 2026-07-09

  2. Watanut

    Candy·Downtown Fernandina

    Family-owned confectioner on Centre Street with a national mail-order trade; handcrafted flavored pecans, gourmet nut mixes, and shortbread cookies baked from scratch and packed by hand into gift tins, boxes, and baskets. In business since 2012.

    119 Centre St, Fernandina Beach·(904) 447-6581·Mon-Thu 10 AM-9 PM; Fri-Sat 10 AM-10 PM; Sun 10 AM-9 PM

    Listed from available sources · checked 2026-07-12

  3. Fernandina's Fantastic Fudge

    Candy·Downtown Fernandina

    Candy shop at 218 Centre St in the old Hardee Brothers hardware store, open since 1988 — marble-slab fudge, hand-dipped chocolates, pecan pralines, and caramel corn, plus ice cream and fresh-made waffle cones; owner Steve Colwell has made candy since high school in Petoskey, Michigan.

    218 Centre St, Fernandina Beach·(904) 277-4801

    Listed from their own site · checked 2026-07-09

  4. Corner Copia

    Candy·Downtown Fernandina

    Candy and sweets shop on Centre Street.

    210 Centre St, Fernandina Beach·(904) 261-7575

    Listed from available sources · checked 2026-07-12

Donuts

Made to order in the morning, which means they run on morning hours.

  1. Southern Blend Yulee

    Donut·Yulee

    Coffee and donut shop with a drive-thru on State Road 200 in Yulee. The donuts are hand cut and made fresh each morning, next to a full breakfast menu and espresso drinks; order ahead online for pickup, drive through, or sit down.

    463179 State Road 200, Yulee, FL 32097·(904) 548-5073·Daily 6:30 AM-12 PM

    Listed from available sources

  2. Vintage Donuts

    Donut·Downtown Fernandina

    Made-to-order donut shop at 503A Centre St downtown — pick an icing, up to five toppings (sprinkles, bacon, Fruity Pebbles, Oreo, coconut), and a drizzle, or choose one of six signature donuts named for island spots like The Fernandina and The Main Beach. Walk-ins or order ahead for pickup.

    503A Centre St, Fernandina Beach·(904) 844-2689·Mon-Wed 8 AM-12:30 PM; Thu-Sun 8 AM-2 PM

    Listed from their own site · checked 2026-07-09

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