Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? What better excuse to whip out that ice cream maker and churn up some of your favorite frozen treats! Ever since getting my ice cream maker in late 2008, I have been addicted to trying new flavors and am constantly finding new favorites. I honestly feel like I could make a different flavor every week and (1) never run out of new flavors to try; and (2) never get tired of eating freshly churned homemade ice cream! Since I’ve been actively making ice cream for almost four years now, many of my favorite flavors have found their way to the deep recesses of the site archives. It’s time to dig them up for you and celebrate the beauty of a month devoted to ice cream! Stay tuned for more ice cream goodies this week!

Classics

The favorites that you grew up on – they’re freezer staples and go-to flavors when hitting up the local ice cream stand.

Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Pistachio Nut Ice Cream
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Chocolate + Peanut Butter

My obsession with chocolate and peanut butter carries on with these ice cream flavors.

Chocolate Fudge Swirl Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
Two-Ingredient Ice Cream: Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

Boozy

From beer to wine and liquor, these recipes cover it all!

Date, Rum and Pecan Ice Cream
Dried Apricot-Pistachio Ice Cream
Guinness-Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

Fruity

Nothing screams summer more than the combination of ice cream and fresh fruit. These are some amazing flavors that take advantage of summer’s fruit bounty.

Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Roasted Banana Ice Cream
Toasted Almond and Candied Cherry Ice Cream

Fall and Winter Favorites

Just because the weather starts to cool off in September doesn’t mean you need to put away your ice cream maker… these ice creams are perfect complements to fall and winter desserts.

Cinnamon Ice Cream
Pumpkin Ice Cream

Trendy

These ice creams aren’t quite classics, but they’re all making a big push. They play on some favorite food trends and flavor combinations, and are absolutely phenomenal.

Espresso Ice Cream
Malted Milk Ice Cream
Red Velvet Ice Cream
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
S’mores Ice Cream
Tin Roof Ice Cream

Toppings!

You can’t make a proper ice cream sundae without toppings galore. These are homemade versions of some of your store-bought favorites.

Hot Fudge Sauce
Salted Caramel Sauce

Ice Cream Desserts

When ice cream becomes more than just ice cream. A collection of some fabulous desserts that use ice cream as their main ingredients.

Chocolate Espresso Semifreddo
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
Homemade Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Sandwiches
Spumoni Ice Cream Terrine

Etc.

The ice cream maker I currently use: KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment
Highly rated self-freezing ice cream makers (my next purchase): Whynter SNO and Cuisnart ICE
Don’t have an ice cream maker? Read this post! How to Make Homemade Ice Cream without an Ice Cream Maker
My favorite containers for storing homemade ice cream: Glad FreezerWare

What are some of your favorite ice cream flavors??