Recipe Roundup

Our 101 Best Frozen Dessert Recipes

These cool and creamy desserts are the sweetest way to beat the heat.

June 25, 2020

Seven individual frozen key lime pies with graham cracker crust and lime zest garnish.

Frozen dessert recipes come in handy as soon as the temperature rises, whether you've vowed to make this the summer you get into making homemade ice cream (or semifreddo or gelato), or the world's best ice pops, or a truly impressive (but actually easy) frozen pie. Below, you'll find our best recipes for simple-but-delicious 3-ingredient desserts and more elaborate ones like ice cream bombes and baked Alaska.

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Coconut-Strawberry Ice Cream Pie
Salted coconut-graham cracker crust. Cooling ice cream filling. No baking required. We call frozen dessert recipes like this a win-win-win.
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2/102
Banana Milkshake
Easy, creamy, and dreamy, this banana milkshake gets a dash of warm spice to complement the real fruit flavor.
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Ditte Isager
3/102
Chocolate Ice Cream
Plan to start making this truffle-rich ice cream five days before you serve it and you'll be rewarded for the waiting. It took the chefs at St. John years to arrive at this recipe. We're glad they did.
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4/102
Root Beer Float
As much as we love a trip to the ice cream parlor, the best root beer float is the one you make yourself.
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5/102
Frozen Margarita Pie
Tart, creamy, and boozy—this is your favorite summer cocktail in pie form.
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6/102
Pistachio Ice Cream
No neon green frozen treats here, just real pistachio color and real pistachio flavor.
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7/102
Frozen Mini S'mores Pies
These campfire-inspired treats combine rich chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows in a whole new way. Torch them just before serving to mimic toasted marshmallows.
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8/102
Fresh Strawberry Milkshake
A secret ingredient helps all the flavors of this homemade strawberry milkshake shine (hint: you definitely have it in your pantry already).
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9/102
3-Ingredient Creamy Coconut-Lime Ice Pops
These refreshing pops blend two kinds of coconut for an extra rich and creamy flavor. Lime zest lends a lovely floral note.
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10/102
Meringue Sundae With Peppery Berry Sauce
Store-bought meringue cookies and frozen berries make this elegant sundae come together in a snap. Serve it on one big plate with two spoons for a sweet ending to a romantic dinner.
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11/102
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
It only takes a few ingredients to make Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream's creamy, dreamy salted caramel scoop.
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12/102
Homemade "Dole Whip"
As any Disney Park fanatic can tell you, it’s not a visit to the Magic Kingdom without a helping of this tropical, dairy-free, soft-serve–like dessert. Now you can make magic at home.
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Mini Frozen Key Lime Pies
Don't want to share your key lime pie? With these mini versions of the creamy, tangy dessert, you don't have to!
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Mais con Yelo
In the Philippines, mais con yelo is a traditional dessert of crushed ice layered with corn kernels and sweetened milk. For this version, the milk and ice are combined with puréed corn to make a delicious granita.
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