Irresistible Ice Cream Treats
S'more Outrageous Chocolate Milk Shakes [1]
A cascade of chocolate syrup drizzled inside the glass adds drama to a chocolate chip cookie dough shake crowned with crushed grahams, mini chocolate chips and marshmallows.
Ice Cream Chocolate Shell [5]
This super-easy homemade ice cream topping doesn't harden quite as fast as that magical store-bought stuff, but it packs a lot more chocolate flavor. Plus, it's totally customizable with different flavors of chips! Store it in the pantry to zap in the microwave whenever you want to crack your spoon into something delicious.
Ice Cream Waffle Sundaes [9]
This treat, which starts with giant waffle ice cream cones, is easy to make but impressive to serve. It's a sweet ending for any special dinner.
Mocha Floats [13]
The coffee-chocolate blend in this drink is refreshingly cool, especially when topped with scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream. Jana Beykirch of Pittsburg, Kansas, doubles this recipe to make a summer punch. The amounts we give will make about 10 individual floats.
Mocha Floats [14]
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Biggies [17]
Our chewy, saucer-size cookie is delicious by itself, but for a warm-weather treat, it makes generous ice cream sandwiches when filled with tiny scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream.
Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Sundae Cake [21]
Several states claim to be the birthplace of the ice cream sundae. Since the Buckeye State makes a good case, we created the Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Sundae Cake as a tribute to Ohio. Four layers of baked white cake get sandwiched in ice cream layers in favorite sundae flavors: strawberry, pineapple and chocolate-banana. A whipped topping frosting crowns the cherry-topped dessert.
Peach Ice Cream [25]
A combination of pureed and chopped peaches gives this ice cream nice color and fruit flecks. Be sure to use half-and-half or light cream; if you substitute whole milk, the mixture will be icier.
Peach Ice Cream [26]
Choose-a-Fruit Ice Cream [29]
Here's one recipe with three fruit versions to choose from: blackberry, raspberry or peach. For our photo, we made one of each, froze them in 15x10x1 inch pans lined with foil, then cut them into geometric shapes to stack. We topped them with purchased fruit sauce.
Make-Ahead Ice Cream Sandwich Sundaes [33]
You can make the ice cream sandwiches up to a week before you serve them; just freeze the sandwiches in an airtight container. When it's time to eat, just take a few minutes to heat up the sauce for this treat.
Prairie Dunes Cherry-Nut Ice Cream [37]
This recipe comes from Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas. Red maraschino cherries, cream, brown sugar, vanilla and pecans combine into a rich blend for your ice cream freezer.
Double Chocolate Ice Cream Cake [41]
Chocolate chips and cookie crumbs layer with chocolate and vanilla ice creams in this make-ahead dessert from Lynda Slowey of Dubuque, Iowa. Whipped topping is an easy last-minute frosting.
Vanilla Cake Batter Ice Cream [45]
You can choose from three variations on this mixture that goes in a 1 1/2 quart ice cream freezer: vanilla cake, birthday cake or chocolate cake. They all use only a handful of ingredients. Our picture (left) shows the vanilla cake batter ice cream between chocolate wafers, topped with curls of white chocolate.
Ice Cream Cookie Cake [49]
We created Ice Cream Cookie Cake in honor of Indiana, the top ice cream-producing state in the Midwest. You can mix and match cookies and ice cream to make this frosty, no-bake treat that's also an easy make-ahead dessert.
Homemade Vanilla and Chocolate Ice Cream [53]
The vanilla ice cream recipe uses just four ingredients for a rich homemade dessert. If you prefer chocolate, stir in 1 cup chocolate-flavored syrup before freezing. These vanilla and chocolate ice creams are the base for variations on the following slides.
Chocolate Ice Cream Variations [57]
Make the chocolate ice cream that's a recipe variation of vanilla (previous slide), and add these ingredients for a fun dessert. Pictured, from front to back: Chocolate-Mint Ice Cream, Chocolate-Peanut Butter Ice Cream and Chocolate-Rocky Road Ice Cream.
Our variations recipe also tells you how to make Chocolate Mocha Ice Cream, Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Chocolate Toasted-Almond Ice Cream, Chocolate-Toffee Ice Cream and Chocolate-Truffle Ice Cream.
Vanilla Ice Cream Variations [61]
Make the basic vanilla ice cream recipe, then add these ingredients for new flavors. Pictured: Vanilla-Lemon Cream Ice Cream. Our recipe also tells you how to make seven other varieties, including Vanilla-Spiced Honey Ice Cream, Macadamia-White Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Peach Ice Cream, Dark Roast Coffee Ice Cream and Peanut Butter-Fudge Ice Cream.
Flamm's Peach Ice Cream [65]
Flamm Orchards is a major peach producer in southern Illinois. The Flamm family likes to churn peach ice cream on the Fourth of July. The whole group gets involved in ice cream prep, then eating.
Lemon-Drop Ice Cream [69]
This cool treat gets a triple dose of lemon: lemon peel, juice and puckery lemon-drop candy. It's a favorite from the recipe collection of a West Des Moines, Iowa, reader.
Lemon-Drop Ice Cream [70]
Green Tea Ice Cream [73]
Look for matcha, or powdered green tea, at specialty stores or online. It looks a little like eye shadow and gives this ice cream its gorgeous color and subtle tea flavor.
Green Tea Ice Cream [74]
Black Walnut Ice Cream [77]
Staff at Silver Dollar City churn dozens of ice cream flavors at Hannah's Ice Cream Factory. For a sweeter ice cream, use more sugar. Look for black walnut flavoring, which pairs with nuts to give this cool treat its flavor, in large supermarkets.
Black-Raspberry-Chip Gelato [81]
You can use fresh black raspberries, blackberries, red raspberries, strawberries or blueberries in this rich gelato.
Strawberry and Cream Cheese Ice Cream [85]
Combine cream cheese with strawberries, whipping cream, milk, sugar and flavorings for a rich dessert that chills in your ice cream maker.