Ice cream recipes

Homemade Kahlua: a rich coffee liqueur from a slow-simmered coffee syrup, vanilla and vodka. Cheaper than store-bought, make-ahead, and a great gift for cocktails or pouring over ice cream.

Cream filbert cookies with a whole hazelnut hidden inside each shortbread ball, glazed in vanilla icing and rolled in sugar. Vintage Pacific Northwest holiday cookie with a sweet crackly finish.

Tired of cakes?! We have you covered. Try this warm and mouth-watering fig-apple compote with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Heavenly delicious!

Exotic fresh lychee sorbet with raspberry coulis. Sweet floral lychee gets a bright orange juice boost, then freezes silky-smooth in your ice cream maker.

Vodka infused with toasted almonds, warm cinnamon, and almond extract transforms into a smooth homemade amaretto perfect for spiking coffee or drizzling over ice cream.

Three-ingredient pineapple rum sauce with fresh chopped pineapple, brown sugar, and rum. No cooking required. Spoon over ice cream, pound cake, or grilled meat.

Homemade Grape-Nuts cereal made from graham flour, brown sugar, buttermilk, and cinnamon. Baked, ground, and toasted into crunchy nuggets for cereal, ice cream topping, or snacking.

Just 3 ingredients: dried California figs simmered in pure Vermont maple syrup until thick and luscious. Spoon it over ice cream, pancakes, waffles, or warm biscuits.

Two-ingredient cranberry apple sorbet made with Golden Delicious apples simmered in cranberry juice. No ice cream maker needed. Fat-free, dairy-free, and naturally refreshing.

A quick microwave cherry sauce made with dark sweet cherries, cornstarch, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Spoon over ice cream or cake in under 10 minutes.

Banana rum sherbet made with yogurt, dark brown sugar, lime juice, nutmeg, and chopped almonds. A tropical frozen dessert churned in a food processor, no ice cream maker needed.

Apple crisp with double-layered apples and a buttery oat-cinnamon crumble, finished with a splash of apple juice for extra moisture. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream for a fall classic.

Classic Cherries Jubilee with sweet Bing cherries simmered in citrus-scented syrup, flambéed with cognac, and ladled over vanilla ice cream. Pure tableside drama in 25 minutes.

Slow-simmered strawberry-rhubarb compote with just four ingredients cooked low for hours until thick and jammy. A versatile fruit topping for yogurt, ice cream, or toast.

Rhubarb orange sauce: a tart-sweet sauce simmered from fresh rhubarb, orange juice, and sugar. Perfect with roast duck, pork, or poured warm over vanilla ice cream.

Strawberry yogurt freeze: three ingredients, no ice cream maker. Strawberry yogurt frozen in cubes, blended with fresh strawberries and orange zest into a soft-scoop frozen treat.