93 ice cream base recipes

A very light no/low fat ice cream base to use in place of the very rich ice cream base used in many ice cream recipes.

No-bake ice cream pie with a chocolate coconut crust. Four pantry ingredients, no oven required. Fill with any ice cream flavor for a summer dessert kids can help make.

Sunshine ice cream pie with layers of vanilla ice cream and orange sherbet on a graham cracker crust, topped with mandarin oranges and toasted coconut. No-bake summer dessert.

Gluten-free pancakes blend millet flour and rice flour with applesauce and apple juice concentrate for sweetness. No oil, no dairy, no refined sugar, ready in under 30 minutes.

Meringue pecan pie binds Ritz cracker crumbs and chopped pecans into a stiff egg-white meringue, then bakes into a chewy-crisp slice. No pie crust required. Top with ice cream or fresh fruit and whipped cream.

Chocolate lovers will adore this decadent cake made with almonds and served with vanilla ice cream.

Layered oatmeal bars with a brown sugar oat crust, chopped peanuts, semisweet chocolate, and caramel ice cream topping drizzled through the middle. Chewy, crunchy, and irresistible.

Rhubarb crumble with apples and strawberries under a buttery oat and brown sugar topping. Tart fruit baked until bubbling with a crisp, golden crust.

Caramel-pecan cake made with buttermilk chocolate batter, folded egg whites for lift, and a gooey caramel-chocolate chip topping baked right on top.

These low-fat and delicious snacks are perfect for the kids lunches!

Chocolate malt ice cream sandwiches pair slice-and-bake chocolate cookies with a homemade malted chocolate ice cream lightened with skim milk and egg whites. A nostalgic, from-scratch frozen treat.

Ben & Jerry's plum ice cream layers macerated plum juice into a sweet cream base, then swirls plum puree in at the end of churning. Vermont custard with bright fruit ribbons in every scoop.

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.

Pecan angel pie folds toasty pecans and graham cracker crumbs into stiff meringue, then bakes into a chewy-crisp dessert topped with whipped cream or ice cream. No flour, no fat in the base, just nuts and crumbs holding sweet meringue together.

Creamy coffee punch with vanilla ice cream floats, sweetened coffee-milk base, whipped cream, and freshly grated nutmeg. A Southern-style punch bowl dessert drink for parties.

Friendship fruit starter ferments pineapple, peaches, apricots, and cherries in brandy and sugar for three weeks. A boozy heirloom base for cakes, ice cream, or gifting.