Frozen Desserts That Put Your Local Ice Cream Shop to Shame

Because during a heatwave, ice cream is a perfectly acceptable dinner option.

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As far as heatwaves go, this one is on par with the best (or rather, worst) of them. It's so thick and all-encompassing, it can be seen from space. The sun's ray are so intense, you can (almost) fry an egg in them. All of it is enough to make you want to hole up in your (hopefully air-conditioned) apartment and eat Rocky Road until the fall.

If the thought of leaving your apartment to procure popsicles is too much to bear, we've got you. Enter frozen treats you can make at home. Food52 has found a vast array of all-icy-everything that you can create without ever leaving the confines of your kitchen. Carvel and Baskin Robbins, be damned.

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10. Arnold Palmer Ice Cream

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9. Maple Ice Cream with Tipsy Raisins and Maple-Candied Cashews

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8. Mango Ice Cream with Chili Sea Salt

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7. Fresh Ricotta Ice Cream

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6. Naked Chocolate Ice Cream for Lovers

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5. Olive Oil-Saffron Ice Cream with Burnt Orange-Caramel Swirl

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4. Brooklyn Blackout Semifreddo Cake

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3. Browned Butter Pecan Ice Cream

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2. Iced Tea Granita

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1. Frozen Bananas Dipped in Mexican Chocolate Ganache and Spicy Honeyed Peanuts

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