Since I have a degree in the baking and pastry arts, a lot of people ask, “What’s your favorite dessert to bake?” I love hitting them with my unexpected answer: ice cream. Homemade ice cream is such a ...

WHEN I CRACKED open “America’s Most Iconic Ice Creams: A Salt & Straw Cookbook” (Clarkson Potter, 2025), I knew my summer bucket list had a new item on it: make my own frozen treat. I’ve made ice ...

Crumbled Heath bars! Dried cherries soaked in bourbon! Sichuan peppercorn! With Scott Loitsch’s basic recipe, your flavor options are endless. By Sam Sifton Today we have for you: Ice cream A puffy, ...

As if ice cream could get any better, the addition of fresh, ripe cherries and chewy, gooey almond paste turns a summer classic into a gourmet delight. The cherries are simply coarsely mashed, rather ...

There is nothing like ice cream made from fruit that you pick yourself. Most of the fruit found at the grocery store isn’t native to Illinois, but an import introduced centuries ago from Eurasia, ...