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Not So Classic Peach Melba

A classic peach Melba is a dessert of poached peach halves and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream, invented by the French chef Auguste Escoffier, and...

Author: David Tanis

Classic Custard Ice Cream Base

Rich, creamy and deeply satisfying, there is nothing better than a classic custard ice cream. Sometimes called French-style, this base incorporates eggs,...

Author: Melissa Clark

Classic Hot Fudge Sundae

There is a reason a hot fudge sundae is such an enduring classic: That combination of warm, rich chocolate fudge mixing with frozen ice cream and melting...

Author: Melissa Clark

Simple Vanilla Ice Cream

The texture of this ice cream is better than almost any commercial ice cream, many of which are filled with air (at least when the ice cream is fresh,...

Author: Mark Bittman

Coffee Praline Crunch Ice Cream Cake

Inspired by butter-pecan ice cream, this cake combines crunchy praline with graham crackers, coffee ice cream and fudge sauce to make an impressive, but...

Author: Samantha Seneviratne

Salted Caramel Ice Cream

This luxurious ice cream is the ideal balance of sweet yet salty and rich yet light. It's custard-based, which means you have to separate a lot of eggs...

Author: Melissa Clark

Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Maple Ice Cream

With a flavor like the inside of a peanut butter cup and a plush, velvety texture, this four-ingredient ice cream is one of the easiest, most satisfying...

Author: Melissa Clark

Ginger Ice Cream

Fresh ginger root and candied ginger give this silky, custard-based ice cream an intense spice flavor. Don't overlook the clove, which adds a deep, woodsy...

Author: Melissa Clark

Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Author: Melissa Clark

Creamy Coconut Popsicles

Cream of coconut, not to be confused with coconut milk or coconut cream, is a thick syrupy confection made by blending coconut and sugar and is most often...

Author: Samantha Seneviratne

Peppermint Stick Ice Cream

Making any ice cream at home is simple once you master one very important step: knowing when to stop cooking the custard. It should be thick enough to...

Author: Samantha Seneviratne

Peach Ice Cream

This easy ice cream is meant to evoke hazy memories of a summer spent luxuriating on a front porch, cold glass in hand, waiting as your ice cream maker...

Author: Julia Reed

Almond Ice Cream

Author: Melissa Clark

Vanilla Honey Soft Serve Ice Cream

You don't need an ice cream maker for rich, custardy ice cream. With the help of an electric mixer and food processor, you can create ice cream with the...

Author: Melissa Clark

Baked Alaska

Baked alaska was once a restaurant show stopper. A layering of spongecake, ice cream and meringue, it was presented on a tray and flambeed at the table...

Author: Amanda Hesser

Blueberry Cream Popsicles

These naturally purple pops are made with a combination of simmered blueberries puréed into an easy no-churn ice cream base. You can substitute yogurt...

Author: Erin Jeanne McDowell

Hot Fudge and Salted Chocolate Bits Sundae

Sundaes are the chamber music of the dessert world. Their composition and construction follow the contours of grand works, but mostly they're played out...

Author: Dorie Greenspan

Sour Cream Ice Cream With Brown Sugar Strawberry Swirl

Wait to make this until good strawberries are available, because this fool-proof method lets their flavor and texture really shine through. Tangy from...

Author: Melissa Clark

Lemon Gelato

A proper Italian gelato di crema is sort of like vanilla ice cream, only in place of vanilla, you infuse the milk with a modest grating or shaving of lemon...

Author: Nigella Lawson

Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

As any true pumpkin lover can attest, there's more than one way to get your pie fix, and a milkshake just might be the most winning substitution: It's...

Author: Sarah Copeland

Jacques Pepin's Banana Ice Cream

Author: Jacques Pepin

Malted Milk Fudge Ripple Ice Cream

If you love the flavor of malted milk, you'll adore this ultra-creamy ice cream, which tastes like a chocolate malted in solid form. To achieve the most...

Author: Melissa Clark

Cinnamon Ice Cream

Author: Melissa Clark

Sweet Corn Ice Cream With Blackberry Verbena Sauce

Because this ice cream uses so few ingredients, wait until the depths of summer, when you can get really good, sweet, plump ears of corn. Taste a kernel...

Author: Melissa Clark

Butterscotch Bourbon Ice Cream

Add reddish-brown caramel and a splash of bourbon to a classic custard ice cream base, then top it off with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

Author: Melissa Clark

Vegan Frozen Coconut Lime Bars

Inspired by frozen Key lime pie, this simple summertime treat is for vegans and dairy-lovers alike. The no-bake graham cracker crust gets topped with softened...

Author: Lidey Heuck

Philadelphia Style Ice Cream Base

Made without eggs, this ice cream is much less rich than those made with a custard base. The lack of eggs also allows the flavorings to shine through,...

Author: Melissa Clark

Ginevra Iverson's Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream

This recipe came to The Times from Ginevra Iverson, a chef and former owner of Calliope in New York. To make this luscious ice cream, she melts a few tablespoons...

Author: Melissa Clark

Salty Peanut Pretzel Ice Cream Cake

Grab a couple quarts of your favorite vanilla ice cream, crush up some peanuts and pretzels, and invite the neighborhood over for this sweet, salty, satisfying...

Author: Yossy Arefi

Roasted Grapes With Caramelized Wine and Yogurt Ice Cream

In this recipe, grapes take on a floral, caramelized flavor from fresh thyme and honey. If your thyme is woody, discard the stems and just use the leaves....

Author: Yotam Ottolenghi

Patrick O'connell's Butter Pecan Ice Cream

Author: Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Prune Ice Cream With Armagnac

Author: Amanda Hesser

Cream Cheese Semifreddo

This simple, refreshing and not-too-sweet frozen dessert is the perfect blank canvas to show off that fancy Italian balsamic vinegar in your cabinet. Natasha...

Author: Margaux Laskey

Lemon or Lime Ice Cream

Author: Melissa Clark

Ginger Ice Cream

Author: Corby Kummer

Pecan Pie Ice Cream

This pecan pie ice cream is built on a base of French vanilla, with toasted pecans, cloaked in maple syrup, swirled in. Making the vanilla custard for...

Author: Florence Fabricant

Rum Cranberry Ice Cream With Walnuts and Chocolate Chunks

This recipe combines copious chunks of bittersweet chocolate folded into a custard base perfumed with good, dark rum and dotted with rum-soaked dried cranberries....

Author: Melissa Clark

Rocky Road Ice Cream Bars

This recipe takes the classic American ice cream and turns it into simple, festive bars. They start with a no-bake chocolate cookie crust that gets topped...

Author: Lidey Heuck

Vietnamese Coffee Sundaes

Here, a sort of granita made with very strong coffee is layered with a sweetened cream mixture, and then doused in a chocolatey coffee syrup. It's a relatively...

Author: Alice Hart

Chocolate Ice Cream

Author: Melissa Clark

Vegan Roasted Banana Ice Cream

A combination of coconut milk, homemade cashew milk and cocoa butter gives this dairy-free ice cream its particularly luscious, creamy texture. Ripe bananas,...

Author: Melissa Clark

Goat Cheese Ice Cream With Fennel, Lemon and Honey

Very popular a few years ago, goat cheese ice cream deserves bringing back to the fore. The goat cheese supplies a tang similar to the flavor of cheesecake....

Author: David Tanis

Green Tea Ice Cream

Author: Florence Fabricant

Winter Strawberry Gelato

I'm calling this "winter" strawberry gelato only because I'm making it with frozen organic strawberries. You can use sweet, fresh strawberries when they're...

Author: Martha Rose Shulman