Ice Cream
Ice Cream is part of the non-country component guide library: practical how-to pages that can be recommended alongside full meals, country recipes, articles and menu builders.
How to make ice cream feel special
Why not elevate the things you have all the time? Start with a favourite, then turn simple everyday ingredients into something worth looking forward to.
How to make ice cream
Simple, practical guides for making everyday sides, bases, sauces and techniques better at home.
Amarena Cherry Gelato
A creamy gelato rippled with dark sour cherries; amarena is the Italian name for the syrupy sour cherry flavour.
Apricot Gelato
An apricot gelato inspired by the Italian flavour albicocca. It should taste sunny, gently tart and intensely fruity.
Bacio Gelato
A chocolate-hazelnut gelato inspired by bacio, meaning kiss, with hazelnut pieces and cocoa depth.
Banana Split Ice Cream
A banana ice cream with chocolate, strawberry ripple and nutty crunch inspired by the classic banana split sundae.
Black Sesame Ice Cream
A Japanese-inspired ice cream made with roasted black sesame paste. It should taste nutty, toasted and slightly savoury.
Blood Orange Sorbet
A citrus sorbet made with blood orange juice and zest. In Italian, arancia rossa means blood orange and gives a ruby, bitter…
Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
A creamy cheesecake-style ice cream rippled with blueberry compote and biscuit crumbs. The Italian gelato-style idea is mirt…
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
A southern American-style ice cream with toasted buttered pecans. Toasting the nuts deeply prevents them tasting flat once f…
Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream
A vanilla ice cream folded with cherries for a classic fruit-and-cream flavour. In gelato terms, ciliegia e vaniglia means c…
Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream
A chocolate ice cream folded with fudgy brownie pieces. It should be deeply cocoa-rich with chewy pockets throughout.
Chocolate Ice Cream
A rich chocolate ice cream made with cocoa, chocolate and dairy. For gelato, Cioccolato usually tastes darker and less butte…
Cinnamon Ice Cream
A warm-spiced ice cream infused with cinnamon. It pairs especially well with apple desserts, chocolate and caramel.
Cioccolato Fondente Gelato
A dark chocolate gelato; cioccolato fondente means dark chocolate in Italian. It should be intense, smooth and less sweet th…
Coconut Ice Cream
A creamy coconut ice cream made with coconut milk or cream. In Italian, cocco describes the clean coconut flavour used in ge…
Coconut Milk Ice Cream
A dairy-free ice cream built from full-fat coconut milk. It freezes best with enough sugar and a little stabilising starch o…
Coffee Gelato
Italian Caffè gelato captures espresso flavour in a cold creamy base. Use strong coffee so the flavour survives freezing.
Cookie Dough Ice Cream
A vanilla ice cream with safe-to-eat cookie dough pieces and chocolate chips. Keep the dough pieces small enough to scoop cl…
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
A vanilla cream base folded with chocolate sandwich cookie pieces. The best texture keeps some crumbs soft and some larger c…
Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
A caramelised milk ice cream popular across Latin America. Dulce de leche gives a rounded, milky caramel flavour rather than…
Earl Grey Ice Cream
A tea-infused ice cream with bergamot fragrance and creamy body. It should taste like a refined frozen milk tea.
Fior di Latte Gelato
Fior di Latte means flower of milk: a pure Italian milk gelato without egg or strong flavouring. It is all about clean dairy…
Frozen Yogurt
Frozen yogurt uses yoghurt for tang and a lighter feel than ice cream. It needs enough sugar or honey to freeze scoopably ra…
Greek Yogurt Frozen Yogurt
A richer frozen yogurt made with strained Greek yoghurt. Honey softens the texture and supports the natural tang.
Hazelnut Gelato
Italian Nocciola gelato is a hazelnut classic. Toasted nuts and a little salt give it depth while the dairy keeps it rounded.
Honeycomb Ice Cream
A vanilla or cream ice cream with crunchy honeycomb pieces. The contrast should be creamy, caramelised and crisp.
Kulfi
Kulfi is a dense South Asian frozen dairy dessert made with reduced milk. It is not churned like ice cream, so it freezes fi…
Lavender Honey Ice Cream
A floral honey ice cream infused gently with lavender. Keep the lavender restrained so it tastes elegant, not soapy.
Lemon Gelato
Italian Limone gelato or sorbetto is sharp, clean and refreshing. It should smell of zest and taste bright without becoming…
Lemon Sorbet
Italian Sorbetto al Limone is a classic lemon sorbet: bright, clean and dairy-free. Zest gives aroma while juice gives the s…
Lychee Sorbet
A fragrant dairy-free sorbet made with lychee, sugar syrup and lime. It should be icy, floral and refreshing.
Mango Sorbet
A dairy-free frozen dessert made from ripe mango purée, sugar and lime. The best version tastes intensely of fruit, not just…
Maple Walnut Ice Cream
A maple ice cream with toasted walnuts. Keep the nuts well toasted so the flavour stays deep rather than woody.
Mascarpone Gelato
A rich mascarpone gelato with a soft dairy sweetness. Mascarpone gives a luxurious Italian cream-cheese character without sh…
Matcha Ice Cream
A Japanese-inspired green tea ice cream. Use culinary matcha with enough dairy and sugar to balance its natural bitterness.
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
A cooling mint ice cream with small chocolate pieces. Keep the mint fresh and clean rather than toothpaste-like, and chop ch…
No-Churn Ice Cream
No-churn ice cream uses whipped cream and condensed milk to create a scoopable texture without a machine. Fold gently to kee…
Panna Cotta Gelato
A vanilla cream gelato inspired by panna cotta, the Italian cooked-cream dessert. It should be smooth, milky and elegant.
Passion Fruit Sorbet
A sharp tropical sorbet made with passion fruit pulp and syrup. The flavour should be bright, aromatic and clean.
Peach Ice Cream
A summer peach ice cream with ripe fruit folded into a custard or cream base. In Italian gelato language, pesca means peach.
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
A rich peanut butter ice cream with chocolate pieces and salty-sweet depth. It should feel indulgent but not claggy.
Pistachio Gelato
Italian Pistacchio gelato should taste of real pistachio, not bright green almond essence. A little salt makes the nut flavo…
Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream
A spiced autumn ice cream with pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cream. It should be smooth, cosy and lightly eart…
Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream
A vanilla ice cream rippled with raspberry sauce. Chill the ripple until thick so it creates bold streaks instead of disappe…
Raspberry Sorbet
A vivid raspberry sorbet with a clean sweet-tart finish. In Italian, lampone means raspberry and is a classic fruit gelato f…
Ricotta Fig Gelato
A creamy ricotta gelato with fig ripple. In Italian, ricotta e fichi means ricotta and figs, a classic gentle dairy-fruit pa…
Rocky Road Ice Cream
A chocolate ice cream loaded with marshmallow and nuts. Fold in the mix-ins after churning so they stay distinct.
Rum Raisin Ice Cream
A classic ice cream with raisins soaked until plump and aromatic. Use enough rum for fragrance without making the base too s…
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
A caramel ice cream with enough salt to sharpen the sweetness. In gelato cases it may be Caramello Salato: smooth, glossy an…
Semifreddo
Semifreddo means half-cold in Italian. It is a frozen mousse rather than churned ice cream, giving a soft sliceable texture…
Soft Serve Ice Cream
Soft serve is a lighter, aerated ice cream served straight from a machine or churned base. At home, serve it freshly churned…
Speculoos Ice Cream
A spiced biscuit ice cream with caramelised cookie crumbs. It should taste of brown sugar, cinnamon and buttery biscuit.
Stracciatella Gelato
Stracciatella is Italian fior di latte-style gelato streaked with thin shards of chocolate. The chocolate should crack delic…
Strawberry Ice Cream
A fruit-led strawberry ice cream. Italian gelato descriptions often use Fragola, highlighting ripe strawberry flavour with a…
Tiramisu Gelato
Tiramisù gelato borrows the flavours of the classic Italian dessert: coffee, cocoa and creamy mascarpone notes, sometimes wi…
Tutti Frutti Ice Cream
Tutti Frutti ice cream mixes a sweet cream base with colourful candied or preserved fruits. The name is Italian in origin an…
Ube Ice Cream
A purple yam ice cream popular in Filipino desserts, with a gentle vanilla-nutty flavour and striking violet colour.
Vaniglia Gelato
A classic vanilla gelato; vaniglia is Italian for vanilla. It should be milkier and denser than standard ice cream, with a c…
Vanilla Ice Cream
Classic custard-style vanilla ice cream. In Italian gelato shops the nearest simple milk-and-vanilla style may be labelled V…
Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream
A dairy-free chocolate ice cream using cocoa, dark chocolate and a plant-based base. Strong chocolate helps mask any plant m…
Zabaglione Gelato
A custard-like gelato inspired by zabaglione, the Italian dessert of egg yolks, sugar and Marsala. It should taste rich and…