There are few pleasures so iconic of summer as making your own ice cream. We’ve gathered together the tools, books, and ingredients to make your homemade frozen treats better than you’ve ever dreamed, as well as everything you need for turning your creation into a party.
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ProductCuisinart Fruit Scoop Frozen Dessert Maker
This ice cream maker creates healthful desserts using only crushed fruit; change the paddle, and it makes traditional ice cream and frozen yogurt, too. As with many modern ice cream makers, it uses an insulated bowl that you freeze for 24 hours before using; if you need more spontaneity, you can buy a second bowl so there’s always one at the ready. -
ProductHello, My Name is Ice Cream
Author Dana Cree geeks out on the science of ice cream, explaining how you can manipulate ingredients and methods to create ice cream just the way you like it. But even if science is not your thing, this book delights with the recipes, from basics like chocolate, vanilla, and coffee to the more unusual Cinnamon Basil. Cree also covers Philadelphia-style ice cream (made without eggs and, unbeknownst to most, the prevailing style sold in the United States), sherbet, and frozen yogurt. -
ProductNielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean Paste
Nothing says real, pure homemade vanilla ice cream like the enticing visual flair of real vanilla bean specks against the cream. Nielsen-Massey’s Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste combines the best of both bean and extract with no scraping of beans required. It has the consistency of a thick syrup and holds thousands of tiny seeds (all the goodness inside a vanilla bean pod) in suspension. -
ProductLe Creuset Ice Cream Bowls
These footed enameled stoneware bowls are perfect for serving ice cream. Available in a ton of fun colors, they’re freezer (and dishwasher) safe, so they can be chilled to keep your dessert cold longer. Pair with the matching spoons, and you’re ready for an ice cream party. -
ProductJoseph Joseph Non-Drip Ice Cream Scoop
Designed with neatness in mind, this scoop from Joseph Joseph can stand upright so that it won’t get ice cream on your counter, while a silicone collar at the top of the handle catches drips. The dimpled surface of the scoop helps the ice cream release more easily. -
ProductFat Toad Farm Caramel
For an ice cream topping with a sophisticated edge, try Fat Toad Farm’s goat’s milk caramel sauces. Based on traditional Mexican cajeta, the creamy not-too-sweet caramel is made in Vermont from just a few natural ingredients. The petit quartet set includes 2-oz. jars of four flavors: original, salted bourbon, vanilla bean, and cinnamon. -
ProductTovolo Glide-a-Scoop Ice Cream Tub
When you go to the effort of making homemade ice cream, you want it to taste good longer than just a day. Tovolo’s storage container is insulated, so it helps prevent those unpleasant ice crystals that tend to plague homemade ice cream. The long, narrow shape is easy to squeeze in your freezer, and makes it easy to form a perfect scoop. -
ProductFran’s Chocolate and Raspberry Sauces
Fran’s award-winning dessert sauces make a decadent option for a DIY sundae bar—choose from the ultrarich, smooth dark chocolate sauce or impressively fresh, bright raspberry sauce (or don’t choose!) Both sauces are fair trade and organic. -
ProductSweet Cream and Sugar Cones
In Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones, Dabney Gough teams up with the founders of Bi-Rite Creamery, to offer recipes for their hand-crafted, creative ice creams.
