Desserts

Ice Cream and Sorbets Vegetarian

Plombir, gelato, semifreddo and sorbets at home, with or without a machine — and how to get a creamy scoop without ice crystals.

Vanilla Plombir Ice Cream

Homemade plombir: a rich custard ice cream made with egg yolks and heavy cream. How to cook the base to 82 °C and freeze it with or without a machine.

Hands-on time: 55 min plus waiting time: +8 h Difficulty: Medium

Chocolate Ice Cream
Hands-on time: 50 min plus waiting time: +8 h Difficulty: Medium
Pistachio Gelato
Hands-on time: 55 min plus waiting time: +8 h Difficulty: Medium
Strawberry Sorbet
Hands-on time: 30 min plus waiting time: +4 h Difficulty: Easy
Lemon Sorbet
Hands-on time: 30 min plus waiting time: +5 h Difficulty: Easy
No-Churn Ice Cream
Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +6 h Difficulty: Easy
Banana Nice Cream
Hands-on time: 10 min plus waiting time: +6 h Difficulty: Easy
Berry Semifreddo
Hands-on time: 1 h plus waiting time: +6 h Difficulty: Medium
Stracciatella Gelato
Hands-on time: 55 min plus waiting time: +8 h Difficulty: Medium
Fruit Ice Pops
Hands-on time: 25 min plus waiting time: +6 h Difficulty: Easy
Coffee Ice Cream
Hands-on time: 50 min plus waiting time: +8 h 55 min Difficulty: Medium
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Hands-on time: 50 min plus waiting time: +8 h 25 min Difficulty: Challenging
Berry Frozen Yogurt
Hands-on time: 28 min plus waiting time: +3 h 20 min Difficulty: Easy