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Cold soups make for excellent summer fare. The best vichyssoise I ever had in my life was at a French restaurant during a Montreal summer. Humor me. Try the soup in the traditional manner but then, if you must heat it up, (sigh), go ahead.

A frozen Oreo ice cream pie with 42 cookies, chocolate and vanilla ice cream layers, and a ring of whole Oreos standing guard around the edge. Topped with whipped cream and chocolate fudge sauce. No baking, pure indulgence.

Delicate tulip-shaped cookie cups made from a thin butter and egg white batter, molded while warm over a glass. Fill with ice cream, sherbet, or fresh fruit.

Layered parfaits with Kahlua-soaked macaroon cookies, vanilla ice cream, crushed pineapple, rum, and toasted coconut. A boozy tropical frozen dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Orange gelatin dessert with vanilla ice cream stirred into the Jello and layered with mandarin oranges. A creamy, dreamsicle-flavored retro treat with just 4 ingredients.

No-bake frozen blueberry ice cream cake with a cookies-and-cream crumb base, layered vanilla ice cream, and blueberry pie filling. A summer dessert that freezes firm in 2 hours.

Chocolate peppermint ice cream dessert with a chocolate wafer crumb crust, peppermint ice cream layer, and chocolate fudge topping. Four ingredients, no baking, freezer-set.

Layered parfait with a homemade creme de menthe pineapple sauce spooned over scoops of vanilla ice cream. A retro dessert that comes together in 15 minutes.

Chocolate mocha mousse: a French-style chocolate mousse with strong coffee, butter, egg yolks, and clouds of whipped cream and stiff egg white. The classic dinner-party finale, made the proper way.

Gingered grapefruit baskets stuffed with vanilla ice cream and topped with fresh ginger-sugared grapefruit segments. A bright, palate-cleansing make-ahead dinner-party dessert.

Best pecan pralines made rich with heavy cream and brown sugar, studded with pecan halves and cooked to the soft-ball stage. A creamy, caramel-deep Southern candy that melts in your mouth.

Minty chocolate mousse blends scalded half-and-half with chocolate chips, an egg, and creme de menthe in the blender. Sets in an hour for a 5-minute date-night dessert.

Use this creme anglaise to serve with gingerbread or coffee cake, absolutely delicious!

Death by chocolate: a layered chocolate masterpiece of brownie, cocoa meringue, chocolate and mocha mousse, all under glossy ganache. A multi-day project built for serious chocolate lovers.

Pumpkin mousse layered three ways: a warmed pumpkin-cream cheese-yolk base, folded with whipped cream and beaten egg whites, then chilled and topped with crystallized ginger.

Silky chocolate mousse infused with rum creates an elegant French dessert that melts on your tongue with rich cocoa notes and a warm boozy finish.