Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cool Off with These Homemade Ice Cream, Sorbet, Sherbet, and Gelato Recipes By Kelly Vaughan Kelly Vaughan Kelly is a former associate digital food editor for MarthaStewart.com. Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 4, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Karl Tapales / Getty Image While we believe ice cream can be enjoyed 365 days a year, it feels extra right come summer. There's nothing like cooling off with a double (or triple) scoop in a cone topped with hot fudge sauce, sprinkles, and a cherry on top. Here, we're serving up all kinds of flavors that range from traditional churning methods to no-churn, delicious dairy delights and vegan recipes, as well as sorbet, sherbet, and gelato iterations. You'll find classic ice cream recipes for old-fashioned scoops like vanilla, chocolate, cookies and cream, and coffee, as well as seasonal spins such as pumpkin and peach ice cream. It's time to put your ice cream maker to good use. If you need to follow a dairy-free diet, know that you can still enjoy ice cream. We have recipes including vegan ice cream made from a coconut milk base (as opposed to the usual heavy cream, whole milk, or condensed milk). Plus, all of our sorbet recipes—which run the gamut from Meyer lemon to mixed berries to grapefruit—are dairy-free and are made just with a few ingredients (usually puréed fruit, sugar, and lemon juice). Along the way, our recipes will teach you how to prevent ice crystals from forming when churning ice cream and achieve a smooth, luscious texture. If you're short on time, we also have quick ice cream recipes that come together in less than one hour and chill in a flash. On a hot day, grab an ice cream scoop, your favorite toppings, and prepare a delicious bowl (or cone!) of ice cream, sorbet, sherbet, or gelato using these sweet recipes. Make them ahead so that you can enjoy them at the drop of a hat on a beautiful summer day. 01 of 26 Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Mike Krautter Kids and kids at heart will love this black and white ice cream that has chocolate sandwich cookies folded into the cream mixture and sprinkled on top as a garnish. View Recipe 02 of 26 No-Churn Mint-Chip Ice Cream Bryan Gardner Since you're using sweetened condensed milk as the base, you don't need to worry about churning this ice cream recipe. A combination of peppermint extract and crème de menthe bring a fresh mint flavor to each scoop. View Recipe 03 of 26 Martha's Strawberry Ice Cream Marcus Nilsson Our founder's favorite ice cream recipe uses an entire pound of strawberries, which gives it not only a pretty pink hue but plenty of fresh flavor, too. View Recipe 04 of 26 Peach Ice Cream Bryan Gardner This summery ice cream recipe calls for an entire pound of sliced peaches, plus equal parts of heavy cream and whole milk and eight egg yolks to form the creamy base. View Recipe 05 of 26 Rose-Geranium-and-Cardamom Ice Cream Jake Stangel How elegant is this ice cream? It calls for steeping rose-geranium leaves and cardamom pods in a combination of heavy cream and whole milk before the dairy is strained and churned. View Recipe 06 of 26 Pumpkin Ice Cream Come autumn, we're all about pumpkin ice cream, no matter the temperature. Try it with our favorite caramel sauce, which perfectly complements the fall flavor. View Recipe 07 of 26 Mango-Olive Oil Sorbet Johnny Miller Extra-virgin olive oil adds a richness and fruitiness that is intoxicatingly delicious in this vegan fruit sorbet, which is made with two pounds of yellow mangoes. View Recipe 08 of 26 Meyer Lemon Gelato If you can't make it to Italy for a scoop of gelato, try making this version at home. This recipe calls for the juice and zest of five Meyer lemons, which are more aromatic and a touch sweeter than the regular Eureka lemons. View Recipe 09 of 26 Vegan Avocado Ice Cream Martyna Szczesna No cream here! A combination of avocados and coconut milk make this dairy-free ice cream plenty rich. Xanthan gum also helps to provide some body and prevent ice crystals from forming. View Recipe 10 of 26 Chai Ice Cream Con Poulos Sweet, spice, and everything nice, this ice cream recipe gets its chai flavor by infusing milk with black tea and an assortment of whole spices—black peppers, coriander seeds, allspices, cloves, and cardamom pods. View Recipe 11 of 26 Grapefruit Sorbet Paola + Murray Ultra-refreshing and totally vegan, this four-ingredient citrus sorbet is made with a combination of fresh grapefruit and lemon juice, sugar, and Campari, which is an Italian apertif that contributes a bright orange hue. View Recipe 12 of 26 Peach Sorbet Marcus Nilsson Whether you choose a cup or a cone, this three-ingredient peach sorbet couldn't be easier to make or more delicious to eat. View Recipe 13 of 26 Strawberry Ice Cream Eight egg yolks plus heavy cream make this ice cream deliciously rich, and the addition of a whole quart of sliced strawberries makes it explode with fresh berry flavor. View Recipe 14 of 26 Chocolate Ice Cream John Kernick This chocolate ice cream offers a mix of bittersweet and milk chocolate, plus a pinch of salt for an irresistible treat. View Recipe 15 of 26 Quick Vanilla Ice Cream This rich and fragrant vanilla-seed-flecked ice cream begins with a cooked custard base of egg yolks and cream. View Recipe 16 of 26 Coffee Ice Cream Crushed espresso beans infuse the vanilla custard base for an aromatic coffee ice cream that captures the essence of an espresso shot in cool, creamy form. View Recipe 17 of 26 Berry Sorbet Use any combination of blueberries, currants, or red, black, or white raspberries to give this sorbet its varied, vivid colors. View Recipe 18 of 26 Strawberry Aperol Sorbet Naho Kubota Aperol, a favorite aperitif of Martha's, puts a sophisticated twist on traditional strawberry sorbet. View Recipe 19 of 26 Cucumber, Celery, and Gin Sorbet Naho Kubota The herbaceous freshness of cucumber, celery, and gin tastes like summer on a spoon. View Recipe 20 of 26 Banana-Caramel Ice Cream Jonathan Lovekin The secret to the intense banana flavor of this banana-caramel ice cream is starting with very overripe fruit. Ribbons of salty, chewy, ever-so-slightly bitter caramel wind their way through every sweet and creamy spoonful. View Recipe 21 of 26 Rose Raspberry Sorbet Naho Kubota Life is a bed of roses—and raspberries—when you scoop up a bowl of this aromatic sorbet. View Recipe 22 of 26 Blueberry Buttermilk Sherbet Naho Kubota The sweetness of fresh blueberries pairs beautifully with the creamy tang of buttermilk. View Recipe 23 of 26 Banana-Rum-Raisin Ice Cream A soak in rum syrup gives a kick to golden raisins. Whipped cream folded into a base of sweetened condensed milk gives this ice cream a smooth texture, no ice-cream maker required! View Recipe 24 of 26 Coconut Gelato This smooth gelato is a coconut triple threat, incorporating grated coconut, cream of coconut, and sweetened angel-flake coconut, too. View Recipe 25 of 26 No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream Petrina Tinslay Sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream, and a dash of bourbon are the secrets to achieving a perfectly creamy texture without an ice cream maker. View Recipe 26 of 26 Orange Ice Cream Fresh orange zest infuses the simple custard base for a subtle citrus flavor. We especially like this ice cream in a cream soda float or drizzled with hot fudge sauce. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit