34 peach ice cream recipes

Elegant cranberry twist on Peach Melba with poached peach halves, vanilla ice cream, and a pureed cranberry-kirsch sauce. A stunning dinner party dessert served in stemmed glasses.

Classic peach Melba: vanilla ice cream crowned with a poached peach half, glossy raspberry-currant sauce, crushed macaroons, and a piped collar of whipped cream. Auguste Escoffier's signature dessert from 1893.

Peach caramel crisp: ripe peaches baked over a hardened caramel base and crowned with ground almond praline streusel, served warm with vanilla ice cream. Summer fruit dessert elevated with French patisserie technique.

Peach nutmeg frappe blended with vanilla ice cream, skim milk, and a pinch of nutmeg. A creamy frozen peach milkshake ready in 10 minutes with fresh or frozen peaches.

Deep-fried ice cream balls coated in almond paste and graham cracker crumbs, served in a peach half with homemade vanilla sauce and chopped walnuts. A restaurant-style showstopper dessert.

Honey nut flavored cream cheese spread on grilled peach halves makes a very quick and easy summer dessert. A little drizzle of extra honey tops it all off. A nice change to your typical peaches and vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Old-fashioned peach pie with sliced fresh peaches, sugar, flour and nutmeg under a hand-woven lattice crust. Baked until the juices bubble through the weave. Serve warm with cream or vanilla ice cream.

Mrs. Johnson's peach preserves boil ripe sliced peaches in clear sugar syrup with lemon extract for old-fashioned Texas-style preserves. Spoon over biscuits or warm over vanilla ice cream.

Old-fashioned peach ice made with fresh peaches, sugar syrup, and beaten egg whites for a light, airy texture. A vintage frozen dessert from the days before electric ice cream makers.

Friendship fruit starter ferments pineapple, peaches, apricots, and cherries in brandy and sugar for three weeks. A boozy heirloom base for cakes, ice cream, or gifting.

Frozen peach mousse with fresh peaches, whipped cream, and almond extract. A silky, no-churn frozen dessert with just four ingredients and no ice cream maker needed.

To see a very similar dessert I made this summer, check out my Grilled Peaches with Coconut Milk Ice Cream recipe.

Fresh peach sauce with orange juice and nutmeg, thickened with cornstarch. A warm fruit topping for pancakes, waffles, ice cream, or pound cake.

Fresh fruit ice is a light, low-fat frozen dessert made with orange juice, lemon, mashed banana, and strawberries or peaches. Gelatin and a rebeat give it a creamy, scoopable texture without a churn ice cream maker.

Cactus honey sherbet swirls magenta prickly pear juice with peeled peaches, wildflower honey, lemon, and a fold of whipped cream for a Southwestern frozen dessert that lands somewhere between sorbet and ice cream.

Friendship brandied fruit is a perpetual fermented fruit compote built over months by adding peaches, pineapple, cherries, sugar, and brandy to a starter. Spoon over ice cream, pound cake, or yogurt for an instant dessert.