Don't let summer pass by without trying a few of these easy and delicious frozen dessert recipes.
Frozen Dessert Recipes
- Peanut Chocolate Parfait Bars
- Ice Cream Cone Parfaits
- Ice Cream Tartlets
- Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Chocolate Orange Freeze
- Roll Around Ice Cream
- Frozen Berry Mousse
- Ice Cream Pie
- Ice Cream Pumpkin Tart
- Peanut Ice Cream Squares
- Not Fried Ice Cream
- Marble Pops
- Frozen Strawberry Margarita Dessert
- Cookie Frozen Yogurt Pie
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie
- Homemade Frozen Strawberry Yogurt
- Sherbet Roll
- Crispy Ice Cream Dessert
- Lemonade Ice Cream Pie
- Buster Bars
- Easy Tartufo
- Fudgesicle Pie
- Mandarin Freeze
- Coffee Almond Tart
- Rocky Road Pie
- Instant Eclairs
- Sorbet Parfait
There are a few tricks to working with ice cream. It usually must be softened a bit before spreading in a pie shell or layering between cookies. You can soften ice cream in the microwave oven at 30% power for 20-30 seconds. Make sure to check the ice cream at the 20 second point, then let stand for 1-2 minutes. Ice cream can be softened by letting it stand at room temperature for 15-20 minutes. And you can use your stand mixer to soften ice cream too; beat the ice cream on medium for 30-40 seconds until the consistency softens.
When your confection is completed, freeze it for at least 3-4 hours before serving, or follow instructions in the recipe. Remove the dessert from the freezer 20-30 minutes before serving so it softens slightly and the flavors can bloom.
If you're making your own ice cream, you can freeze it in a traditional crank ice cream freezer, using proportions of 2 cups of crushed ice covered with 1/2 cup of rock salt. The ice cream will be much smoother and simply better if you let the custard sit in the refrigerator overnight before freezing. A Donvier Ice Cream Maker uses a frozen inner cylinder to freeze the custard. Of course, you could also purchase an Electronic Ice Cream or Gelato Maker and make perfect ice cream by pressing a few buttons. If you're on a budget {who isn't?) you can even make ice cream by rolling a couple of coffee cans around your kitchen (see Roly Poly Ice Cream).
