Chocolate Silk Ice Cream
This chocolate silk ice cream is named perfectly — it’s smooth as silk and easy to eat. Whenever chocolate ice cream is called for, this fills the bill. You do need an ice cream freezer to make this dessert [more…]
Fresh Berry Granita
Italians make a frozen dessert called a granita. Granite (plural for granita) are scraped ices, much like the Italian ices sold by street vendors in North America. This granita incorporates fresh berries [more…]
Toasted Coconut Frozen Soufflé
This toasted coconut frozen soufflé is a festive dessert. The toasted coconut has a nice crunchy texture, in contrast to the smooth soufflé.
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Lemon Granité
Granité is a French word for a type of flavored ice. Essentially, granités are flavored and sweetened water that you freeze and then scrape. You can use all kinds of fruits to flavor them, and they make [more…]
Raspberry Sorbet
Make this luxurious raspberry sorbet only when you can find very ripe raspberries. If you use unripe raspberries in your sorbet, it could be bitter. Also, you need an ice cream machine to make this particular [more…]
Cherry and Pistachio Parfait
Cherry and pistachio parfait (or nougat glacé ) is a classic French dessert. Flecks of red, green, and orange stand out against the delicate, white meringue base. This colorful treat is a lovely dessert [more…]
How to Make Cranberry Cider Sorbet
Cranberries are associated with the meals that are typically served for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fresh cranberries are available during the fall months and they complement the flavors of turkey and [more…]
Simple Dairy-Free Strawberry Tofu Ice Cream
Tofu-based ice cream is a little different from ice cream made with cream. The texture is not as creamy, and the flavor is slightly beany. Don’t be discouraged though, you’ll like it, especially this [more…]
Dairy-Free Perfect Peach Ice Cream
This dairy-free ice cream tastes especially good made with fresh, locally grown peaches when they’re in season. Experiment with this recipe by using other seasonal fresh fruits, including equal amounts [more…]
Dairy-Free Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
This recipe for dairy-free mint chocolate chip ice cream is made with rice milk, which balances well with the minty flavor. Serve a dish of this nondairy treat with sliced bananas or inside a cantaloupe [more…]
Delightful Dairy-Free Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie
This cool and refreshing nondairy smoothie provides a blast of vitamin C while the strawberries and kiwi fruit give it a beautiful color. Let the pretty rose color show through by serving it in a tall, [more…]
Very No-Dairy Cranberry Smoothie
The tart cranberry flavor of this delicious nondairy smoothie is complemented by sweet strawberries and plump blueberries. Make a trip to your local farmer’s market and use fresh, locally grown fruit in [more…]
Dairy-Free Italian Ice Cream Pie
This recipe for dairy-free Italian ice cream pie is a modern variation of an old Italian recipe for tortoni, a creamy semi-frozen dessert. A mix of cherries, chocolate, and rum gives this rich nondairy [more…]
Velvety Dairy-Free Chocolate Tofu Ice Cream
This recipe for chocolate tofu ice cream is simple and delicious. The texture of this nondairy ice cream is soft and creamy, somewhere between chocolate mousse and smooth gelato, and the flavor is all [more…]









