600 lemon ice recipes

Traditional Irish apple cake with a buttery shortbread-style crust layered around spiced applesauce. A rustic Sunday dessert served warm with whipped cream, ice cream, or lemon sauce.

Frozen fruit yogurt dessert built from raspberry puree, low-fat yogurt, apple juice concentrate, lemon, and beaten egg whites for lift. Lighter than ice cream, naturally sweetened, and endlessly variable.

Poppy seed rolls with a rich sour cream yeast dough filled with honey-stir-fried poppy seeds, raisins, candied orange peel, and meringue, rolled jelly-roll style and iced with lemon glaze.

Old-fashioned blackberry shrub, a sweet-tart fruit syrup mixed with lemon juice. Serve over ice, top with club soda, or float a scoop of sherbet for a colonial-era refreshing drink.

Raspberry sorbet spiked with Beaujolais wine, lemon juice, and a touch of cream. A jewel-toned grown-up dessert with a smooth, scoopable texture. No ice cream maker required.

Diner-style crumb top apple pie with six apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, and a buttery streusel topping baked golden. Serve warm with cheddar or ice cream.

Kiwifruit sorbet made without an ice cream machine using a freeze-beat-refreeze method. A bright green, tangy frozen dessert with lemon juice and corn syrup for smooth scooping.

Banana honey frozen yogurt with just 4 ingredients: ripe bananas, plain yogurt, honey, and lemon juice. Naturally sweetened, no refined sugar, made with or without an ice cream maker.

Easy Orange Julius copycat blends orange juice with whipped topping mix and a splash of lemon for that frothy mall-classic foam. Four ingredients, one blender, served over ice.

Aztec Punch is a big-batch tequila cocktail with grapefruit juice, dark tea, lemon juice, and cinnamon served over ice. Tart, warm-spiced, and built to serve 20 thirsty guests.

Candied spiced bananas pan-fried in brown sugar, lemon, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Caramelized on the outside, soft inside, ready in 10 minutes for ice cream toppings, brunch, or quick dessert.

Homemade vanilla custard ice cream topped with a deep morello cherry sauce simmered with lemon, vanilla bean, and the cracked cherry stones for almond-scented depth. Old-world Italian dessert work.

Frozen Christmas wreath ice ring built in layers with cranberries, lemon slices, and mint that mimic holly leaves and berries. A stunning floating centerpiece for holiday punch bowls that keeps drinks cold without dilution.

Homemade lemonade made with fresh-squeezed juice and a quick simple syrup so the sugar dissolves smooth, never gritty. Tart, sweet, and easy to adjust to taste, served over ice with lemon slices.

Orange pekoe iced tea steeped with orange and lemon rinds, fresh mint, and a generous squeeze of citrus juice. A pitcher-sized summer drink, courtesy of H&R Block founder Henry W. Bloch's personal recipe.

Iced cucumber yogurt soup: a no-cook chilled soup blended with mint, scallion, lemon, and garlic, then enriched with sour cream and yogurt. The summer starter that cools the room as it cools the palate.