A sweet replacement is coming for the downtown San Jose shop recently vacated by Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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Milpitas Trader Joe’s opens doors to customers The Berkeley-born Cinnaholic, which specializes in build-your-own vegan cinnamon rolls, will open its second Bay Area location on East San Carlos Street near San Jose State University.

Featured on TV’s “Shark Tank,” owners Shannon and Florian Radke (she’s the baker; he’s the management guy) turned down the show’s business deal but found enough national support to start growing the business in 2014. Since then, the company has opened 15 franchises in eight states including California. San Jose will be No. 16.

Customers can select their frosting from 20-plus flavors (peach and blueberry are the seasonal ones) and 20-plus toppings (such as almonds, caramel sauce, bananas and pretzels). At the original Berkeley storefront, the traditional cream cheese frosting is the top request, and the fresh strawberry and cookie dough toppings are popular.

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The cinnamon rolls are free of dairy, lactose, eggs or cholesterol. So what are they made of? The company’s website lists wheat flour, powdered vegan beet sugar and a “buttery spread” made from palm fruit, canola, soybean, flax and olive oils as the first three ingredients. Also in there are smaller amounts of organic soy milk, brown sugar, non-dairy cream cheese, natural gums, cinnamon, salt and yeast, among other ingredients.

Cinnaholic boasts that it bakes a fresh batch every 20 minutes to ensure that customers receive fresh, warm rolls. And the employees will pack frostings and toppings separately if you are taking yours to go.

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There’s no word on whether the San Jose Cinnaholic, at 115 E. San Carlos St. just a block from SJSU, will cater to students and tech/office employees by offering early-morning hours. The Berkeley location maintains 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. hours most days, with an 8 p.m. closing on weekends.

An opening is a couple months away. Follow the progress at www.cinnaholic.com.