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Instead of standing in line at the ice cream shop, cool off with easy make-your-own frozen desserts right at home: milkshakes, yogurt popsicles, no-churn ice cream, and ice cream pies.
With over 14 recipes to choose from, you’ll have a tough time deciding which of these fabulous frozen delights to try first!
You’ll love these frozen treats and let me assure you, none of them are difficult to make. Most of the recipes have a short ingredient list, some as few as three! Why not make your own fabulous frozen treat for a fraction of the cost?
The weather is swelteringly hot and you’re just wilting from the heat, so open your freezer and treat yourself to a homemade frozen treat. Find a nice spot in the shade, queue up your favorite summertime music, and enjoy a little taste of heaven! You’ll be so glad you did!
Homemade frozen desserts
Popsicles. With the purchase of a set of reusable popsicle molds, you can make pudding pops, yogurt pops, and fruit based popsicles. So refreshing! And e-a-s-y! Keep a good supply in your freezer — they’ll last for up to 3 months — for whenever the urge strikes you.
Milkshakes. Do you prefer milkshakes! If you have a blender, you can make a milkshake and customize it, too. Milkshakes are so easy to make. Stick blenders work great, too.
Ice Cream. Did you know you can make your own ice cream? You don’t even need a fancy ice cream maker! Make your own signature flavor by stirring in bits of candy bar, chocolate chips, extracts, or even bacon bits! If you’re looking for a less indulgent (but still delicious!) treats, try strawberry sorbet. This non-dairy frozen desserts is packed with fruit flavor, and lower in calories, too.
Ice Cream toppings
Try classic hot fudge sauce, or a variation: mocha hot fudge, peanut butter hot fudge, or cherry hot fudge. If you’re not a chocolate lover, try bourbon caramel sauce, or maybe both for a fancy turtle sundae!
Crazy about dipped cones? Try magic shell with only 2 easy ingredients (no creepy artificial ingredients). Perfect drizzled over vanilla ice cream.
Top your sundaes with a homemade crunchy oat topping. It’s the perfect nut-free topping for sundaes and costs hardly anything to make, with only three ingredients! If you love nut toppings, try these spiced pecans or vanilla bean candied walnuts on ice cream.
Frozen Dessert Recipes
Maple Whiskey Milkshake
4.67 from 15 votes
Take your day up a notch by making whiskey milkshakes! The flavors of whiskey, maple, vanilla, and espresso come together in a dreamy way.
This peanut butter chocolate banana milkshake is cool, refreshing and perfect for a summer day. You’ll love the combo of these three classic ingredients.
Sprinkle Ice Cream Pie Recipe with Rice Krispie Crust
4.50 from 2 votes
This whimsical ice cream pie recipe is perfect for any summer party – kids will love the sprinkles and adults will love the vanilla beans and white chocolate ganache.
This grilled pineapple recipe is the perfect summer treat! Grill pineapple slices, top them with cool and creamy caramel toffee crunch ice cream, and dig in.
A crunchy chocolate crust paired with creamy coffee ice cream and rich whiskey ganache makes this Irish Coffee Ice Cream Pie an irresistible treat. Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day – or any day!
Make your own no-churn Oreo ice cream right in your own kitchen. If you love cookies and cream ice cream, try this easy homemade recipe made with only 4 ingredients (no ice cream maker required!).
This no-churn vanilla ice cream is quick and easy to make, with only 3 ingredients! This is the best vanilla ice cream recipe that's rich, creamy, and flavored with real vanilla bean.
An ice cream terrine is beautiful and ridiculously easy to make. Everyone will be so impressed! Top with roasted strawberries, fresh strawberries, or hot fudge!
A mash-up of a vanilla milkshake and a mojito, this mojito milkshake is absolute summer perfection! You'll love the flavors of a mojito in a decadent summer treat.
Make your own homemade fudge swirl ice cream with just 4 ingredients and no ice cream maker! This is an easy no-churn vanilla ice cream recipe swirled with decadent ribbons of chocolate fudge.
They might not sell them at the grocery store anymore, but you can still enjoy homemade pudding pops! You only need 2 ingredients for these creamy frozen treats.
Banana Popsicles
5 from 2 votes
Cool off this summer with a refreshing and healthy frozen banana popsicle. All natural ingredients and only 128 calories per popsicle!
Hi! Sorry about that. Where do you see the photo? I’m not seeing it. Regardless, we routinely clean up the site when we feel a recipe or post isn’t top notch for any reason, and that recipe got the ax. We keep all the old recipe on file though, so if you’d still like it, email me at rachel@rachelcooks.com and I’ll send it over to you.
I see a photo of the Root Beer Float Popsicle but there is no link to the recipe. Can you help?
Hi! Sorry about that. Where do you see the photo? I’m not seeing it. Regardless, we routinely clean up the site when we feel a recipe or post isn’t top notch for any reason, and that recipe got the ax. We keep all the old recipe on file though, so if you’d still like it, email me at rachel@rachelcooks.com and I’ll send it over to you.
love all of these desserts, one a day, then repeat would be wonderful, thank you!
I like the way you think!
Summer day and summer night dessert deliciousness and Love all of your photos too, Rachel Gurk!!
Thanks so much!