27 great ice cream recipes

One of the best ways to keep cool this summer is with beer ice cream.

One of the best ways to keep cool this summer is with beer ice cream. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

By Noelle Carter

May 26, 2016 1:27 PM PT

27 great recipes for ice cream, gelato, sorbet and more from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen.

Buy This Now: Peaches and nectarines

Recipe: Nectarine-cardamom ice cream

(Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)

Meyer lemon cardamom ice cream

Recipe: Meyer lemon cardamom ice cream

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

It's time to think outside the carton

Recipe: Buckwheat ice cream

(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Spring greening

Recipe: Green tea ice cream

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Carrot cake ice cream

Recipe: Carrot cake ice cream

(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Buttermilk's Subtle Charm

Recipe: Vanilla Bean Buttermilk Ice Cream

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Rustic Canyon's honeycomb ice cream

Recipe: Honeycomb ice cream

(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Tangerine ice cream

Recipe: Tangerine ice cream

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

At Axe, scoops with 'tude

Recipe: Mint ice cream

(Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Shortcut to fabulous

Recipe: Pumpkin pie ice cream with pecan praline

(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Your pantry, a chef's panache

Recipe: Peppered balsamic ice cream with fresh strawberries

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

A fruit that's better than chocolate?

Recipe: Prune-Armagnac ice cream

(Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Rhubarb and raspberry ice

Recipe: Rhubarb and raspberry ice

(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Pensive deviled eggs? Irate gazpacho?

Recipe: Ceremonious ice cream

(Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)

Chocolate desserts

Recipe: Jose Andres’ pan con chocolate with brioche ice cream

(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

Strawberries in a food processor

Recipe: Balsamic-strawberry gelato (without an ice cream maker)

(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Carob molasses ice cream

Recipe: Carob molasses ice cream

(Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)

The cheese course, but cooler

Recipe: Goat cheese ice cream

(Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Mango-ginger ice cream

Recipe: Mango-ginger ice cream

(Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)

Spiced plum ice cream

Recipe: Spiced plum ice cream

(Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)

Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.

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