When the temperatures rise, you’ll love cooling down with one of these delicious homemade frozen treats!
This roundup covers everything from ice cream pies and sandwiches to simple frozen fruit bites, built with cookies, pretzels, chocolate and more.
A handful of these recipes skip any special equipment altogether, so getting started is easy no matter which one you choose first.
No matter what you’re craving, you’ll find something on this list that will hit the spot.
11. No-Churn Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
This no-churn version of a classic flavor skips the ice cream maker completely.
We start by steeping fresh mint right in the cream for real flavor. Then, we’re swirling melted chocolate in to create thin, delicate ribbons throughout.
It’s a lighter, more subtle take on mint chocolate chip than the bright green stuff from the store.
10. Strawberry Ice Cream Pretzel Pie
A salty pretzel crust holds up a sweet and creamy filling in this ice cream pie.
Fresh strawberry jam gets swirled through vanilla ice cream and poured into the pretzel crust.
Then, we top the whole thing with a homemade chocolate shell that hardens on contact.
Every slice delivers that sweet-and-salty combination we can’t get enough of!
9. Salted Caramel Ice Cream Mud Pie
This mud pie layers chocolate cookie crust, coffee ice cream and salted caramel into one seriously good dessert.
Chocolate ribbons run through the ice cream, and a thick layer of caramel gets finished with a generous sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
A pile of homemade whipped cream on top makes it feel like a proper occasion.
8. Apple Cinnamon Ice Cream Pie
This ice cream pie takes the flavors of a classic apple dessert and turns them into something completely different.
A graham cracker crust holds a rich, no-churn cinnamon ice cream. Syrupy cooked apples get spread on top right before serving.
No ice cream maker is needed to pull this one off!
7. No-Churn Matcha Latte Ice Cream
Matcha lovers will want to bookmark this one immediately.
Ground green tea gets folded into a simple no-churn base of whipped cream and condensed milk. The result is a subtly sweet, earthy scoop.
It’s a fun way to end a meal or cool off on a warm day.
6. Pumpkin Pecan Ice Cream Pie
This layered pie combines two ice cream flavors for a dessert that feels perfect for the holidays.
A graham cracker crust holds a layer of vanilla ice cream. A homemade pumpkin ice cream made with warm spices goes on top, finished with a sprinkle of pecans.
It’s proof that pumpkin pie season and ice cream season don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
5. Frozen Chocolate Banana Bites
These bite-sized treats need just three ingredients and no special skills.
We start by freezing banana slices, and then dipping them in melted dark chocolate.
A peanut butter drizzle finishes them off for the perfect combination of sweet and salty.
Keep a batch in the freezer for whenever you’re craving a sweet little bite!
4. Oreo Ice Cream
This homemade cookies and cream ice cream comes together with just three ingredients.
Heavy cream and condensed milk get whipped into a thick base. Then, crushed Oreo cookies are folded in for that classic cookies and cream flavor in every bite.
No ice cream maker or complicated techniques required!
3. Strawberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
This one takes a shortcut by starting with quality store-bought vanilla ice cream.
Then, homemade strawberry jam gets swirled in along with fresh strawberry pieces.
Chopped semisweet chocolate rounds things out for a dessert that tastes completely homemade.
It comes together easily with no special equipment needed.
2. Brookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
These sandwiches combine two favorite baked goods into one over-the-top dessert.
Layers of chewy chocolate chip cookie and fudgy brownie are stacked with vanilla and mint chocolate chip ice cream in between. The whole thing gets sliced into squares once frozen solid.
It’s a treat that’s easy to make ahead and quick to disappear.
1. Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream Sandwiches
Topping off the list are these ice cream sandwiches built on homemade chocolate cookies.
Fresh raspberries get blended right into vanilla ice cream. The whole sandwich is then finished with a dip in homemade chocolate shell that hardens almost instantly.
It’s a fitting finale for anyone who loves fruit and chocolate together.
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