Maple Rosemary Ice Cream

Use grade B maple syrup if you can; it has a more pronounced flavor that stands up to ice cream all the more. Serve this with warm pears (poached, caramelized, or in cobbler) and some toasted pecans.

Scooped: Rosemary, Olive Oil, and Pine Honey Ice Cream

Oil doesn't hit you over the head in this ice cream—that's the rosemary's job. Its alpine punch recedes as the ice cream melts on the tongue, giving way to the sweet, resinous honey.

Cherry Ice Cream

Without any egg yolks to get in the way, this ice cream tastes like pure cherry and nothing more—although if you'd like a hint of smoke try throwing the cherries on a hot grill until wilted and soft.

Scooped: Lavender-Hyssop Ice Cream

Lavender is a surprisingly versatile dessert ingredient with a strong affinity to cream. It's a love-it-or-hate-it kind of herb, but the creaminess subdues its at-times overwhelming intensity. Hyssop has largely fallen out of Western culinary use, which is a shame given its long history dating back to ancient times. Fortunately it's increasingly common in gardens and at farmers' markets.

Fresh Mint Ice Cream Recipe | Cook the Book

I once took my friend to an ice cream shop that made mint ice cream from real mint, as opposed to the artificial stuff you find it most places. After taking one bite she alleged that it didn't taste...

Gelato de Crema Recipe | Cook the Book

This Gelato de Crema acts as a base for many of the gelato recipes in The Ciao Bella Book of Gelato and Sorbetto, but frozen on its own, this is a wonderful introduction into the subtle differences between ice cream and gelato. Without the buttery richness of a base made entirely of cream, this custard allows the delicate flavors of milk, egg yolks, and sugar to come through. The sugar is kept to a minimum, giving the gelato a clean, austere sharp flavor with none of the cloying qualities of an ...

Raspberry Rosewater Cupcakes

Romantic cupcakes for Valentine's Day.

Saffron, Honey, and Orange Ice Cream

This ice cream is all about balance: heady saffron, floral honey, and bittersweet orange zest.

Strawberry Ice Cream (No Churn)

A creamy, no churn Strawberry Ice Cream with real strawberry flavour that money can't buy! Creamy, scoopable, no ice crystals at all, no ice cream maker required!

Raspberry-Rose Sorbet with White Chocolate

This cheat's dessert is a five-minute knockoff of the great raspberry-rose sorbet from Berthillon in Paris.