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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