11 Homemade Ice Cream Treats Both Moms and Kids Will Love
Nothing screams Summer like ice cream, but you don't have to run to your favorite ice cream shop every time you have a craving. Ice cream makers can be found pretty inexpensively (Cuisinart makes a great one for under $100). After you're up and churning, we've found 11 homemade ice cream treats that will appeal to kids of all ages — and their parents. From gelato-topped cupcakes and ice-cream-stuffed waffle sandwiches to unique recipes that will make your ice cream taste like strawberry Pop-Tarts, oatmeal cookies, or bananas and peanut butter, these treats are sure to add some cool, tasty fun to your Summer! Keep clicking to find your favorite sweet treat.
Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream
Strawberries, graham cracker crumbs, and sprinkles inspired foxeslovelemons to make a Pop-Tart-inspired ice cream.
Ice Cream Waffle Sandwiches
Martha Stewart's ice cream waffle sandwiches actually use store-bought ice cream and cookies, but hey — you put them together. We call that homemade!
Caramelized Banana and Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Roost's caramelized banana and peanut butter "ice cream" actually only includes four ingredients: ripe bananas, honey, coconut oil, and peanut butter.
Blackberry Rosewater Ice Cream
Cafe Johnsonia's blackberry rosewater ice cream is a sophisticated take on ice cream, but don't worry: the recipe is kid-approved, too!
Ice Cream and Mixed-Berry Pops
Martha Stewart's ice cream and mixed-berry pops are simple to make. Just blend your favorite berries into vanilla ice cream, pour into a popsicle mold, and freeze.
No-Churn Blueberry Ice Cream
Raspberri Cupcakes' no-churn blueberry ice cream recipe doesn't require an ice-cream maker to create. She suggests serving it over brown-butter waffles. Yum!
Salted Caramel Brownie Milkshake
Salted caramel is one of our favorite sweet treats, and Two Peas and Their Pod has made it even better by incorporating it into a brownie milkshake. Drool-worthy!
Strawberry Sour Cream Ice Cream
Katie at the Kitchen Door's strawberry sour cream ice cream is the perfect early-Summer treat.
Ice Cream Cupcakes
What's better than a cupcake? One topped with ice cream! Martha Stewart's ice cream cupcakes — gelato-topped buttermilk-vanilla cupcakes — prove it!
Strawberry Rhubarb Ice Cream Sandwiches
Buttercream Blondie's strawberry-rhubarb ice cream sandwiches combine brown-sugar cookies and a delicious fruity ice cream. "They taste just like a strawberry shortcake!" says Meghan of Buttercream Blondie. "And the best part about these is — even right out of the freezer, the cookies are still soft!"
Oatmeal Cookie Chunk Ice Cream
Dinner or Dessert's oatmeal cookie chunk ice cream combines creamy cinnamon ice cream and crispy, chewy oatmeal cookies with delicious results.