32 ice cream recipes

For more summer desserts, check out our ice cream cake recipes, condensed milk recipes, yogurt recipes and sorbet recipes. For an extra touch of luxury, take inspiration from our easy ice cream toppings, make up a brioche ice cream sandwich or compile one of these showstopping ice cream sundaes. We've also got plenty more seasonal inspiration in our collection of summer recipes.

Easy ice cream recipes

Vanilla ice cream with warm chocolate sauce

Learn how to make this supremely creamy vanilla ice cream and you’ll be set for summer. Drizzle with warm chocolate sauce for an extra touch of indulgence.

Strawberry ice cream

Strawberry ice cream is a family favourite but home-made just tastes so much better. This recipe for no-churn double strawberry ice cream is super easy and makes delicious, creamy ice cream that everyone will love. Try more of our strawberry dessert recipes.

Vegan banana ice cream

Dairy-free, no-churn, no-effort ice cream. Once you’re confident with the process, try experimenting with different flavours – add frozen berries, peanut butter or raw cacao powder to get the flavours shown in our picture below. Browse more of our dazzling vegan desserts.

Cherry and pistachio Neopolitan

Showcase Italy’s best flavours – cherry, vanilla and pistachio – coloured like the Italian flag to impress guests with this effortless dessert.

Biscoff ice cream

Biscoff and espresso combine beautifully in this no-churn ice cream to give a caramelised flavour with a slight kick. Made with just four ingredients, this frozen dessert is perfect if you’ve got guests coming over, as it can be prepared in advance. For more inspiration, check out our collection of Biscoff recipes.

No-churn Vietnamese coffee ice cream

Cardamom and cinnamon add a fragrant edge to this quick coffee ice cream recipe. You only need 15 minutes to prepare before freezing – an easy pick-me-up for summer entertaining.

Dark chocolate ice cream

A grown-up version of Italy’s favourite flavour, this bitter chocolate ice cream is easy to make and creates a sophisticated ice cream cone dessert alternative. Indulgent, intense and seriously chocolatey!

Maple honeycomb ice cream

Making this delicious maple honeycomb ice cream is easier than you may think with step-by-step help from the olive test kitchen. It's guaranteed to be a new family favourite any time of year.

Turkish ice cream (dondurma)

Try Turkish ice cream this summer, made with goat's milk and vanilla. Finish with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.

Tarragon ice cream

This ice cream boasts a heady aniseed flavour thanks to tarragon. It’s ideal for sunny days and warm evenings.

Nonya kaya coconut ice cream

Try this ice cream with nonya kaya, a sweet coconut condiment, for a dinner party dessert with a difference.

Olive oil ice-cream

This recipe is for grown-ups. Use extra-virgin olive oil for a peppery, herbal flavour and finish with dark chocolate and an extra drizzle of oil

Roasted banana caramel swirl ice cream

Check out our impressive ice cream recipe with roasted bananas and homemade caramel sauce swirled through. Black bananas are best for this recipe as they're super ripe and sweet.

Homemade kulfi

This Pakistani dessert combines cardamom, sweetened condensed milk, ricotta and saffron – roll in ground pistachios for an extra flourish

Brown butter ice cream

Brown butter adds a nutty, caramelised flavour to creamy homemade vanilla ice cream in this recipe. It's a little effort but so worth it for a grown-up summer treat.

Classic vanilla ice cream

Try this quick and easy homemade vanilla ice cream with just 20 minutes of prep. Serve alongside your favourite summer dessert.

Nougat and pistachio ice cream

Elevate your dinner party effortlessly with this no-churn ice cream. Amp up the fancy factor with chocolate-dipped ice cream cones.

Pomegranate ice cream

Pomegranate molasses adds a fruity, sweet-and-sour smack of flavour to this creamy no-churn ice cream. Make it using just 4 ingredients for an effortless entertaining option.

Spiced coffee kulfi

Nik Sharma's Indian frozen dessert is flavoured with coffee, cardamom, cinnamon and star anise. A perfect kulfi should contain ice crystals, so look out for them!

Chocolate and black pepper gelato

Try our recipe for indulgent and creamy homemade chocolate gelato spiced up with black pepper. Gelato differs from ice-cream in the fat content – ice cream is usually made with cream, while gelato is milk-based. The trick to this silky smooth gelato is to add some liquid glucose – this lowers the freezing point so it doesn’t freeze rock solid.

Pecan praline ice cream

Make our easy homemade ice cream with a twist. Master your own praline, then make a custard-based ice-cream, mix in the caramel-pecan nuts and freeze.

Elderflower ice cream

Valentine Warner's elderflower ice cream is light, aromatic and calls for only five ingredients. You don't even have to go and pick your own elderflower – a good cordial will work just fine.

Baileys ice cream

This rich and boozy no-churn ice cream is perfect as an accompaniment for your Christmas puds, and requires just four ingredients to make.

Pea, coconut and lime ice cream

Try this ice cream singing with fresh spring flavours, featuring garden peas, zingy lime and creamy coconut milk.

Peach melba ice cream

Peach melba is a classic British dessert created to honour the Australian soprano Nellie Melba. Try the great combination of peaches and raspberries in our peach melba ice cream for a sweet and tart frozen dessert for summer.

Peanut butter and salted caramel ice cream

This homemade ice cream combines two luxurious flavours – smooth peanut butter and the delicious sweet and salty combo of salted caramel. Check out more of our caramel cakes and bakes

Blackcurrant ripple ice cream

This no-churn homemade ice cream with blackcurrant sauce rippled through is the perfect weekend treat for the family. Find plenty more seasonal blackcurrant recipes.

Quick banana ice cream

This quick and easy this no-churn ice-cream recipe is ready in just over 2 hours. There's no need to make a custard base - just blend bananas, double cream and sugar and freeze.

Instant mango fro-yo

Check out this super speedy dairy-free frozen yogurt. Our easy recipe only uses three ingredients (lime, mango and coconut yogurt) and takes minutes to make.

Whipped avocado with frozen yogurt

Try this elegant avocado dessert with frozen yogurt and meringue to serve at your next dinner party.

Black sesame caramel ice cream with daigaku imo

Daigaku imo are deep-fried sweet potatoes coated in a sticky soy-caramel sauce. Serve with black sesame caramel ice cream for the ultimate contrast in temperature, texture and flavour. You will need an ice cream maker for this recipe.

Double honey ice cream

We use a simple-to-follow custard-based recipe to create this ice cream, with broken honeycomb stirred through for a sweet crunch.

Make your ice cream better with our DIY ice cream sundae bar

Pack tubs of ice cream into a big bowl of ice. Make some easy sauces then pile up shop-bought ingredients into pretty bowls and glasses so guests can build their own bespoke sundae.