Ice Cream

At the ever-popular Cafe Pasqual's in Santa Fe, chocolate and devilishly hot chile pequín flakes come together in an ice cream not soon forgotten. Our version is rich but almost austere compared to chef Katharine Kagel's original, the recipe for which appears in Cafe Pasqual's Cookbook.

Pineapples are grown all over Thailand and are commonly eaten freshly sliced at the end of a meal. We wanted a worthy finish to this complex meal, so we decided to put a slightly different spin on this classic ingredient. Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 17 3/4 hr (includes chilling and freezing)

A pretty pink dessert that is refreshing and light. Plums with dark purple skin or flesh will give the sherbet beautiful color. Serve a pot of green tea alongside.

This fuss-free ice cream doubles down on the chocolate flavor with a rich dark cocoa base and a glossy fudge ripple—no churning required.

This showstopper has confetti cake layers, vanilla and strawberry ice cream, and rainbow sprinkles. Let’s party.

Vanilla ice cream, espresso-spiked fudge, and lots (and lots) of chocolate cookie crunchies.

Cannoli but make it ice cream. An egg-free homemade ricotta ice cream chock-full of crushed sugar cones, chocolate, and pistachios.

A one-bowl vanilla cake, doctored store-bought ice cream, and quick raspberry curd make this impressive dessert totally achievable.

Caramelized bananas in a boozy, butterscotch-y sauce served over creamy mascarpone makes for a delicious dessert paying homage to a classic.

Tangy, floral citrus soaks up dark, smoky caramel for a sweet, sticky sundae unlike any other.

This cold, creamy, scoopable dessert features a ribbon of sumac-spiced mango and finely chopped dark chocolate.

No ice cream maker required to whip up this fruity, fancy-feeling frozen dessert.

Swirls of sweet, jammy plum make their way into every bite of this easy no-churn frozen dessert.

A clever combo of olive oil and agave syrup keep these cookies miraculously chewy and tender even straight out of the freezer.

Make ice cream without an ice cream machine using this zip-top bag and rock salt trick. Peppermint flavoring and candy canes are festive, but you can flavor your ice cream any way you like.

We stopped running after ice cream trucks ever since we started dipping chewy, coconut cookie ice cream sandwiches in chocolate.

Peanut butter, jelly, and buttery crackers in (no-churn!) ice cream pie form.

Imagine a cross between butter pecan ice cream and salted caramel ice cream, except that the “salted” part comes from miso.

A dream came true: Cookies and cream meets black sesame ice cream.