Need some easy homemade ice cream recipe ideas? You’ve come to the right place. Below you’ll find 40 absolutely delicious handmade ice cream recipes that are sure to help you beat the heat this summer.
These easy homemade ice cream recipes are great any time of the year, but there’s just something special about a delicious scoop of ice cream on a hot summer day. Try one of the recipes below, you’ll see what I mean. What’s the best way to get through those brutal summer days? Well, ice cream, of course!
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Expert Tips for Making Handmade Ice Cream
Making homemade ice cream is fun but sometimes mistakes happen find out what they are and how to fix them here.
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- What sugar is best for ice cream?: Most homemade recipes call for simple table sugar. While other sugars can be used, the exact amount of alternative sugar may differ significantly.
- Dairy free substitute: Most of the recipes outside of the dairy free section can be instantly made dairy free simply by swapping out the milk or heavy cream for a non-dairy substitute.
- Ice cream too hard?: This is most likely caused by adding too much sugar. Make sure to follow the sugar contents closely, as too little sugar will result in watery ice cream.
- What kind of milk?: Generally speaking, a milk with a higher fat content makes for creamier ice cream.
Easy Ice Cream Ideas
This is a collection of a bunch of easy homemade ice cream recipe ideas, featuring both classic and unorthodox flavors alike!
This Hazelnut Ice Cream turned out so delicious, I doubt that I’ll be buying much ice cream anymore.
A simple three ingredient recipe that requires no fancy equipment. What's not to love?
This chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream is loaded with eggless cookie dough chunks. Incredibly delicious
When you combine cold cookies with ice cream, you have a merit-badge worth dessert.
You won’t believe how easy you can whip up some of this at home with just 4 simple ingredients!
The doughnut flavour really carried through well and the ice cream itself was deliciously creamy.
Colorful swirls of easy homemade ice cream filled with sprinkles that is perfect for a mermaid party…or just a hot summer afternoon treat!
A true classic, this homemade vanilla ice cream is simply decadent
This ice cream isn’t hard to make, but it does take a couple of steps. The results are well worth it, though!
For those of us that can't decide between chocolate and vanilla, this recipe combines both beautifully.
You’re gonna fall in love with this Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream. It tastes just like a Wendy’s Frosty and has a scoop of brownie mix churned into it! AMAZING!!
A beautiful combination of coffee and ice cream, this recipe is sure to please.
Oreo Ice Cream Recipes
These all have one thing in common: Oreos! Nothing beats a refreshing bowl of homemade Oreo ice cream on a hot summer day, and these recipes are some of the best.
Oreo Ice Cream that you can make right at home without any special tools or machines? Sign me up! This recipe for homemade Oreo Ice Cream is absolutely delicious and so easy to make!
This is Oreo crust and ice cream dreamland. The fudge really ties the whole recipe together.
Homemade Cookies And Cream Ice cream is an easy, simple and incredibly delicious summer dessert. Everyone will scream for ice cream when you whip up a batch of this cool and creamy treat!
This No Churn Peanut Butter Oreo Ice Cream is SO easy — just FIVE ingredients and a few minutes prep. It’s a no bake dessert you can easily customize to your tastes!
An easy, golden-oreo ice cream treat perfect for a hot summer day!
This rich, creamy, and amazingly tasty cookies n cream nice cream is an easy frozen dessert that the whole family will love! Soft-serve consistency banana nice cream combines with deliciously crunchy, creamy chunks of Oreo cookies to make the best healthy-ish ice cream there is!
Looking for an easy and delicious summer dessert? This creamy No Churn Oreo Ice Cream is sure to be a family favorite!
With a creamy Oreo ice cream topped with a thin chocolate shell, these No Churn Oreo Ice Cream Bars are an excellent summer dessert!
Homemade Peach Ice Cream & Other Fruit Ice Cream
Is there a more decadent combination than fresh fruit and fresh homemade ice cream? Take a look at these recipes that all include fruit, including some homemade peach ice cream recipes for those that want to try a lovely combination.
A wonderfully creamy ice cream loaded with fresh peaches and natural peach juice.
This Mango Ice Cream is deliciously creamy and can be made with or without an ice cream maker with fresh mango and coconut cream. Healthy ice cream better for your than any store-bought ice cream and makes the perfect frozen treat for summer.
I love adding fresh fruit to vanilla ice cream. This strawberry banana ice cream recipe is a perfect way to use up some fresh, seasonal fruit.
Vanilla bean ice cream with ribbons of peach puree. This peaches and cream ice cream is a fabulous treat for a summer afternoon.
This Orange Ice Cream tastes just like that favorite summer time treat, a creamsicle. Making ice cream without an ice cream maker is so easy.
Made with fresh blueberries and sweet coconut, this blueberry ice cream recipe will knock your socks off! Super simple to make, this homemade blueberry ice cream is perfect in a cone, a dish and fantastic with cake and pie, too!
Easy peach cobbler flavored ice cream, no ice cream machine required.
This strawberry ice cream recipe is as good as it gets. Egg yolks, cream, and vanilla bean are the base of this decadent dessert!
This grilled peach and mascarpone ice cream is the most delicious way to enjoy a warm summer night. With fresh juicy peaches, rich creamy mascarpone, and a hint of honey every bite is perfection.
This apricot ice cream is sure to be your new favorite summer dessert! Pick up some fresh apricots and then turn them into a decadent frozen treat!
Dairy Free Homemade Ice Cream
These dairy free homemade ice cream recipes are dedicated to those that omit dairy from their diet. Ice cream doesn’t need dairy to be delicious, and these recipes are solid proof!
DElicious vegan vanilla ice cream is no churn and easy to make. Made with just 5 ingredients, this recipe is sure to blow your mind.
Super chocolatey, delicious rich and creamy, perfect dairy free ice cream. This vegan rocky road ice cream is a huge hit for adults and kids alike!
This Vegan Salted Caramel Ice Cream is sweet, creamy, delicious and made with homemade caramel sauce, coconut cream and crunchy almonds. It’s easy to make and ready in no time with or without an ice cream maker, making it the perfect easy sweet treat for summer!
This no churn vegan pistachio ice cream needs just 6 ingredients and 5 minutes to prep. Full of flavor and perfect year round!
The BEST homemade almond milk ice cream recipe – chocolate chip cookie dough flavor! See how easy it is to make sugar-free almond milk ice cream, with simple ingredients.
This absolutely amazing vegan cookie dough ice cream needs just 12 ingredients and can be prepared in just 20 minutes.
This Chocolate Dairy Free Ice Cream Recipe will tempt your taste buds before you even get it into the freezer. With just five minutes of prep, you can have homemade ice cream in no time.
These vegan cookie dough ice cream sandwiches are made completely with edible cookie dough and ready in under two hours!
I love these ice cream recipes.My 4 yr. and 7 yr ,love helping .
Awesome! Thanks so much your feedback! 🙂