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Granita -

This Sicilian frozen dessert is not only fresh and delicious, but it's also easy to make. The one pictured is made with water, sugar, and watermelon. Freeze the mixture, and it's ready to serve.

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Sorbet terrine -

Fruit sorbets can easily be made at home by blending frozen fruit with sugar and heavy cream, or coconut cream for a vegan alternative. Make two different contrasting flavors, such as peach and raspberry, and freeze them in layers in a loaf tin.

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Frozen cheesecake bars -

For a lightened-up frozen cheesecake-style dessert, mix cream cheese with Greek yogurt instead of using 100% cream cheese. Top with a raspberry coulis, and freeze! Cut into bars to serve.

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Tequila peach pops -

Want to get drunk and enjoy a cooling popsicle at the same time? Look no further! These adult popsicles combine fresh peaches, tequila, and lime juice to make the summer treat you didn't know you needed.

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Semifreddo -

Semifreddo is an Italian dessert that combines ingredients like egg yolks, cream, and sugar. It's semi-frozen and has the texture of a frozen mousse. It can be flavored with chocolate, coffee, or berries, and many other variations exist.

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Cherry ice cream sandwiches -

Cookie ice cream sandwiches are always a hit. You can make your own chocolate chip cookies or use store-bought ones to speed things up. It's best to choose a cookie that has a little flexibility to it. A delicious option for the filling is vanilla ice cream with fresh cherries roughly mashed in.

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Frozen lemon cheesecake -

Lemon is a flavor that pairs perfectly with cold desserts. This lemon cheesecake follows the usual recipe, but you simply place it in the freezer to set rather than the fridge. Top with lemon curd for that extra zesty flavor.

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Banana ice cream - Bananas are just one fruit of many fruits you can use to make easy, homemade ice cream without any need for an ice cream maker. This so-called "nice-cream" became a huge health food trend for a while, so there are endless recipe ideas online.

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Avocado ice cream - Avocados are a surprisingly good addition or substitute in many desserts. Their naturally creamy texture easily replaces dairy products. Avocado ice cream is a great example! Simply blend avocado with coconut cream, bananas, and maple syrup, and freeze.

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Chocolate-dipped frozen bananas - This one is a simple classic, and it's great summer fun to make it with kids. Dip frozen bananas in melted chocolate and add whatever toppings you can think of.

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Peach pudding - This easy dessert simply requires frozen peaches, honey, yogurt, and lemon juice. Just blend them in a food processor and serve. If you have any summer fruit going bad in your kitchen, you can stick it in the freezer and save it for future desserts.

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Frozen key lime pie -

Key lime pie is one of the more refreshing desserts already, but why not make it even cooler by freezing it! Add a mixture of cream cheese, condensed milk, powdered sugar, and lime juice to your biscuit base. Freeze overnight.

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Frozen tiramisu -

Frozen tiramisu takes the best of Italian desserts and makes it perfect for a hot summer night. It stacks sponge finger biscuits soaked in coffee and booze with layers of sweet, creamy, coffee-flavored filling. Prepare it in a loaf pan lined with plastic wrap and freeze overnight.

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Raspberry kulfi -

Kulfi is an Indian dessert similar to ice cream, but it doesn't require an ice cream maker or any churning! Instead, whole milk is evaporated in a pan until it's almost caramelized. Once cooled, you add condensed milk and raspberries, or any other fruit you want, and blend. Pour the mixture into molds and freeze.

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Frozen chocolate layer cake -

This triple-layer chocolate dessert is decadent but still cooling. Prepare three different kinds of chocolate ganache: white chocolate, dark chocolate, and cookies and cream. Layer them in a cake tin and freeze.

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Caramel frappuccino popsicle -

This easy and delicious dessert is made by combining milky coffee with vanilla pudding and whipped cream. Freeze the mixture in popsicle molds and drizzle with caramel sauce.

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Orange ice cream floats -

An ice cream float is an American diner classic. The orange version combines fresh orange juice or orange soda with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and some whipped cream on top. A delicious alternative uses ginger beer, vanilla ice cream, and chopped peaches.

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Homemade 'Dole Whip' -

Dole Whip is a dessert phenomenon that at one time could only be found at Disneyland! It's a non-dairy pineapple flavor soft serve similar to ice cream. Make your own at home by blending frozen pineapple, a frozen banana, and a can of coconut milk.

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Affogato - Affogato is a simple Italian creation. Simply poor a shot of espresso over a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It's heaven!

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Frozen chocolate and peanut butter pie -

This chocolatey peanut butter pie responds very well to the freezer! The rich, creamy peanut butter filling turns into something like the best ice cream you've ever had.

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Yogurt bark -

Yogurt bark is a super simple and healthy recipe you can make as a dessert or a snack for the kids. Combine plain yogurt with maple syrup and lemon juice and spread it on a tray lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with chopped berries and maybe some granola or grated chocolate.

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Yogurt bark -

Change it up by using berry yogurt for the base, or blending tropical fruits with the plain yogurt.

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Frozen Irish cream mousse cake -

When you freeze a mousse, it develops the most delicious texture! This version adds Irish cream liqueur to a basic vanilla mousse, and is topped with a thin layer of chocolate ganache.

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Frozen poached peaches -

If you poach peaches in sugar and water, let them cool, and then freeze them, you'll get something similar to a peach sorbet that retains the shape of a fruit! It's delicious and refreshing. Serve with chopped strawberries and mint.

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Frosé -

If you like strawberries, and you like rosé, then this is the dessert for you! Mix the rosé with grapefruit juice, blended strawberries, and sugar. Freeze and you've got yourself a refreshing boozy treat.

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Baked Alaska -

Baked Alaska is an American dessert that's really quite bizarre. A layer of ice cream sits on top a layer of cake, and is then surrounded by meringue and browned. It looks pretty magical!

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Arctic roll -

The Arctic roll is an English classic, somewhat similar to baked Alaska. This retro dessert magically wraps ice cream inside a baked cake! The cake is baked on a flat sheet and then cooled. It's then spread with a layer of high quality strawberry preserve, then vanilla ice cream shaped into a log is placed on top. The cake is rolled around the ice cream like a burrito.

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Ice cream Eton mess -

Eton mess is a traditional English dessert that combines three classics: strawberries, meringue, and whipped cream. To make it even better for summer, mash in vanilla ice cream and drizzle with a homemade strawberry sauce.

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Frozen white chocolate and strawberry cheesecake -

Berries and white chocolate are the perfect summer combination, especially when they're frozen! This simple cheesecake has a cream cheese filling that adds melted white chocolate and chopped strawberries. Freeze overnight and serve with fresh berries.

Sources: (Tasty) (Epicurious) 

See also: Greek-inspired recipes for summer cooking

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