Ice cream recipes

Banshee cocktail with creme de banana, creme de cacao, and sweet cream shaken over crushed ice. A creamy, dessert-style drink ready in two minutes.

Round Island Hummer is a frozen cocktail blending vanilla ice cream with creme de cacao and creme de almond into a rich, creamy after-dinner drink.

Twinkies floating in orange Jell-O made with vanilla ice cream, pineapple juice, and 7-Up. A retro no-bake dessert that's equal parts ridiculous and irresistible.

This creamy Cedar Island Mint Hummer blends creme de menthe, creme de cacao, and vanilla ice cream into a frosty after-dinner cocktail that's ready in minutes.

Classic pina colada blended with light rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and crushed ice until foamy. A tropical cocktail that takes 30 seconds in the blender and tastes like a Caribbean beach.

Nutty cheese brulee: warm Brie drizzled with fruit or chocolate ice cream topping and a scatter of toasted pecans, microwaved until soft and served with crackers and fresh fruit. A 3-minute appetizer.

Witch hat Halloween treats made from chocolate cookies, sugar cones, and chocolate frosting with hidden candy inside. A no-bake kids' craft activity with a candy surprise.

Banana Daiquiri blends fresh banana, light rum, banana liqueur, orange liqueur, lime juice, and cream with crushed ice into a smooth, tropical cocktail. Ready in 5 minutes.

Pears Melba with Bosc pears poached in Marsala and dry wine syrup, served over vanilla ice cream with pureed raspberry sauce. A classic French dessert with elegant simplicity.

Silky Bavarian vanilla cream dessert set with gelatin and enriched with vanilla ice cream. Unmold and serve with fresh fruit.

No-bake mud pie with coffee ice cream in a chocolate wafer cookie crust, drizzled with fudge sauce and topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds. Frozen and foolproof.

Classic peach Melba: vanilla ice cream crowned with a poached peach half, glossy raspberry-currant sauce, crushed macaroons, and a piped collar of whipped cream. Auguste Escoffier's signature dessert from 1893.

Chocolate lovers with adore this scrumptious pie that is decadent to the touch.

Coffee soda built with chilled double-strength coffee, half and half, coffee ice cream, and a top-up of fizzy soda water. The grown-up float you'd find at a 1950s soda fountain counter.

Chocolate chip pancakes made with pancake mix, served as a sandwich with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream between two warm cakes. A fun weekend breakfast or dessert.

Classic bananas flambe with rum and banana liqueur, sauteed in butter and brown sugar with cinnamon. A dramatic tableside dessert served over vanilla ice cream.