11 Homemade Ice Cream Treats Both Moms and Kids Will Love
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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.
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Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream
Strawberries, graham cracker crumbs, and sprinkles inspired foxeslovelemons to make a Pop-Tart-inspired ice cream.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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Strawberry Sour Cream Ice Cream
Katie at the Kitchen Door's strawberry sour cream ice cream is the perfect early-Summer treat.
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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!
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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!"
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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.