20 Ice Cream Treats You'll Want to Make All Summer Long

Use fresh or frozen dark cherries to make this sweet and tart-flavored ice cream that everyone will love. For an extra sweet addition, toss in some chocolate chips. If you can't find cherry juice concentrate, reviewers suggest using grenadine.

This ice cream is egg-free and easy to make in your ice cream maker. Reviewers warn that this recipe makes a lot — so you might want to scale the recipe back if you have a small ice cream maker.

This five-ingredient ice cream cake is super easy to prep by using store-bought ice cream sandwiches, whipped topping, hot fudge, caramel ice cream topping, and pecans. "Crowd pleaser! I took a whole pan to a cookout and brought it home empty :) I loved it because it was so easy, they loved it because it was equally delicious," says reviewer LanaShoaf.

"This is the BEST ice cream recipe I ever encountered. It is super smooth, lemony, and just overall delicious. No modification was necessary. I also made a strawberry version using the same base," says reviewer K. Lee.

If you love all things chocolate, this 5-star custard-style ice cream recipe is for you. "Both in quality and texture, this is one of the best ice creams I've ever made. In my opinion this is a flawless recipe, and my suggestion is to use the finest chocolate your budget can afford. This had a smooth, velvety mouth feel, totally creamy, chocolatey and rich. The directions are well written and easy to follow. No need to change or add a thing," says home cook naples34102.

"This dessert is a frozen winner! It is made in a 9-inch springform and can be stored in the freezer and served immediately when unexpected company arrives. It is a very rich dessert with layers of butter brickle, caramel sauce, and a rich layer of Cool Whip & cream cheese," says recipe creator LORIELEECOOPER.

Reviewers say this egg-free rocky road ice cream tastes just as good as what you'd get at your local ice cream shop. You can add anything else you like in your rocky road — such as almonds and chocolate chips.

Chef John's ice cream pie has a graham cracker crust topped with chocolate ice cream and miniature marshmallows for a frozen twist on a classic summer treat.  "Everyone raved about the combinations of flavors that imitated a s'more. For convenience, I bought a graham cracker crust already prepared and I added mini chocolate chips to the softened ice cream before putting it in the crust. This will be a family favorite," says reviewer Shonna.

"The major ice cream manufacturers should take note of this recipe, because this is the most true form of cake batter ice cream I have tasted. It is comparable to Cold Stone Creamery's Cake Batter Ice Cream. I honestly think I will never buy ice cream again. This was easy and you could easily use chocolate cake mix too. For the milk, I use whole milk and make sure you do not substitute the heavy cream for anything else. This is a CREAMY ice cream, not an icy ice cream," says Allrecipes Allstar House of Aqua.

Turn your favorite old-fashioned sundae into a pie with this easy recipe. To save time, this recipe uses store-bought strawberry ice cream, and you can use a pre-made chocolate crust as well. Top with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry, or any other ice cream topping you love — such as chocolate syrup or hot fudge.

Get a caffeine kick with this frosty caramel macchiato ice cream. "This ice cream is GOOOOD. Holy moly, I never expected it to be this delicious! Even if you don't like coffee, you will love this. The pairing of caramel and coffee flavors is just simply, dreamy delicious. It is so rich, creamy and gooey it needs no toppings or any other embellishment," says reviewer naples34102.

This peanut butter ice cream is loaded with mini peanut butter cups for the perfect chocolate and peanut butter flavor. If you're a chocolate-lover, you can add extra chocolate chips. "Heaven in a bowl... Definitely peanut buttery which is a plus in my peanut butter obsessed house :D This is the first ice cream recipe I have ever tried...and I will never buy ice cream again," says home cook Tanya Masengale.

"Pistachio and strawberry ice cream top a fudgy brownie base that's frosted with meringue and torched to create this baked Alaska. This concept is said to have emerged when a British physicist known as Count Rumford was experimenting with egg whites during the Revolutionary period and found them to be poor conductors of heat. Make sure to bake the brownie base and layer the ice creams the night before prepping the meringue," says recipe creator Smart Cookie.

This 5-star, egg-free mint chocolate chip recipe is easy to make using heavy cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, and chocolate chips. You can use green food coloring if you prefer your mint ice cream to be green. "Super easy. My 3-year-old helped make this ice cream. Delicious and exceptional texture," says reviewer vegas654.

This recipe is easy to make and doesn't require an ice cream maker. Use any color food coloring you want to make fun rainbow ice cream your kids will love.

"This very simple ice cream sandwich is exactly like the ones you remember from childhood. It tastes just like the ones purchased from the ice cream truck with a soft, sticky, chewy cookie around soft, plain vanilla ice cream," says recipe creator Chef John.

This is a basic four-ingredient recipe for a frozen Italian dessert. You can use this as a base and experiment with other flavors, or add different ingredients such as vanilla, shaved chocolate, or fruit. "This gelato recipe is awesome very similar in taste and texture to the gelato in Italy. I was very impressed with this. It was great and not too hard to make either," says reviewer kr3w31.

These four-ingredient frozen cake pops are so easy to make this summer. Simply coat store-bought ice cream sandwich halves in chocolate and top with your favorite crunchies — such as sprinkles, cookies, nuts, or crushed candy bars. "The shell coating against the cake part of the ice cream sandwich gives it the most amazing texture. It's not thin and brittle like normal chocolate-coated pops, but more like the inside of a Carvel ice cream cake. Assorted toppings (I like crushed Oreos!) add crunchy texture and the cake warms a little so it's a perfect contrast to the cold ice cream," says recipe creator NicoleMcmom.

Vanilla ice cream is coated in cornflakes and cinnamon before being fried for a crunchy frozen dessert. "Delicious! We have made it for our friends, and everyone wants the recipe! Tastes just like a Mexican restaurant! I sprinkled added cinnamon on the balls after they were fried and then topped with whipped cream more cinnamon and honey! YUM," says home cook Dena Aucoin Burk.

Pretzel Crisps are stuffed with strawberry ice cream, fresh strawberries, and chocolate to create these mini ice cream sandwiches. "These little one- or two-bite ice cream sandwiches are quick and easy to make, and fun to eat. Different flavors of ice cream and fresh fruit give you lots of options," says recipe contributor lutzflcat.