15 Easy Homemade Ice Cream Recipes For Spring And Summer
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Ice cream is easy to make and doesn’t always require an ice cream maker. There are several ways to make this delicious dessert, and many of them don’t even have to be dairy-based. In fact, making ice cream at home is the best way to make sure that the ice cream you eat only has the exact ingredients in it that you want. Nothing extra, nothing unwanted. Just your own ice cream the way you like it best. This collection of homemade ice cream recipes is a mix of milk-based ice cream, fruit-based ice cream, and ice creams that do and don’t need an ice cream maker.
1. Chocolate N’ice Cream
This chocolate n’ice cream is made with bananas as its base. But you don’t have to worry about an overwhelming banana flavor as long as you use bananas that are still a tiny bit green. They are fine to eat and add far less banana flavor, allowing the chocolate to overpower any remaining banana flavor.
2. Strawberry Ice Cream
This healthy strawberry ice cream uses cottage cheese as a base and is absolutely delicious. It’s a simple ice cream to make and uses just a few simple ingredients. There is no churning needed, just scoop the ice cream mixture into a bowl, and freeze it, then scoop it into your bowl. Simple, easy, and delicious.
3. Pineapple Whip
If you love the pineapple whip sold at Disneyland, you’re in for a serious treat with this homemade version. Pineapple whip is a refreshing, blended, ice cream-like dessert made from frozen pineapple, milk, and sweetener. It’s a wonderful way to cool down on a warm day and enjoy all the fresh flavor pineapple has to offer.
4. Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream
If you love peanut butter cups, you’ll want to try this chocolate peanut butter banana ice cream. It’s a great blend of chocolate and peanut butter with a banana base. Again, using greener bananas will greatly reduce the banana flavor, whereas using more ripe bananas will impart a stronger banana flavor. The choice is yours.
5. Coconut Banana Nice Cream
Tropical flavors abound in this coconut banana n’ice cream. A banana base blended with coconut milk and sweetener offers a blend of ice cream that is sure to please. Top this with some shredded coconut flakes for extra coconut flavor and a truly refreshing dessert.
6. Dairy-Free Chocolate Ice Cream
Chocolate lovers will adore this dairy-free chocolate ice cream. Coconut milk, eggs, and sweetener are the only ingredients needed. This simple recipe, made in an ice cream maker, comes together beautifully and has amazing flavor. Serve it with a bit of chocolate syrup drizzled over the top for extra chocolatey goodness.
7. Copycat Dippin Dots Ice Cream
Mall aisles all seem to have a Dippin’ Dots cart in every mall across America. But they are filled with ingredients that most folks would never make ice cream with at home. These copycat Dippin’ Dots use the simplest of ingredients with natural sweeteners and taste sweet, tart, and refreshing.
8. No-Churn Cheesecake Ice Cream
This wonderful no-churn cheesecake ice cream is made with a few simple ingredients. Cream, evaporated milk, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and graham cracker crumbs all come together to make a no-churn ice cream that knocks delicious flavor out of the park.
9. Peanut Butter And Jelly Ice Cream
Cream, milk, eggs, sugar, and your favorite peanut butter and jelly make a fabulous bowl of peanut butter and jelly ice cream. This delicious blend is reminiscent of the all-time favorite sandwich by the same name, but in the form of ice cream, it’s a much creamier and far more delicious affair.
10. No-Churn Red Wine Strawberry & Salted Dark Chocolate Ice Cream
If a decadent dessert is in tall order, this no-churn red wine, strawberry & salted dark chocolate ice cream is the appropriate dessert to make. This is a light and summery ice cream that only takes ten minutes to make and a few hours to freeze. After that, just scoop and serve with some fresh strawberries for garnish.
11. Best Caramel Nice Cream
Making a delicious caramel sauce to go with this banana-base ice cream creates the best caramel n’ice cream suitable for both special occasions or just a night in. This banana-based ice cream is a great option for an after-dinner treat, and you can use as much or as little caramel as you want.
12. Coconut Pineapple Frozen Yogurt
This amazing coconut pineapple frozen yogurt is made from Greek yogurt, coconut milk, sugar, vodka, pineapple, and toasted coconut for garnish. It’s a wonderfully tropical dessert that tastes much like a pina colada. Such a great way to finish dinner at the end of a long day.
13. Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Blueberry lovers will appreciate the delicate flavor of fresh blueberries in this blueberry cheesecake ice cream. Milk, cream, sugar, eggs, cream cheese, and blueberries are all you will need to make this amazing ice cream in an ice cream maker.
14. Chocolate Chip Baileys Irish Cream Ice Cream Recipe
Bailey’s Irish cream lends delicious flavor to this chocolate chip Baileys Irish cream ice cream recipe. This is a super creamy ice cream made of cream, milk, Bailey’s Irish cream, vanilla extract, eggs, sugar, and chocolate chips. This one needs to fully chill before going into the ice cream maker. But it’s definitely worth the wait.
15. Dairy-Free Espresso Ice Cream
Coffee ice cream lovers are in a league all their own. But dairy-free options are rarely, if ever, found in a grocery store. This delicious recipe for dairy-free espresso ice cream is the best of both worlds, and an ice cream maker will finish the job quite nicely.
More From The Gracious Pantry
Need more dessert ideas? The Gracious Pantry has got you covered. With these recipes, you can enjoy your dessert without guilt because all of these recipes are made with healthy, whole-food ingredients. These are healthy comfort foods at their best.
