July is National Ice Cream Month! The dairy treat is recognized in the middle of summer, when everyone is dreaming in the sun of an ice cream cone loaded with toppings. While 31 days is not enough time to celebrate the beloved dessert, it presents a great opportunity to enjoy your favorite flavors and discover new flavors to love all year long. This can be through unique ingredients like cottage cheese, unusual flavors like blueberry and gingersnaps, or fun add-ins like candy. Celebrate the last day of National Ice Cream Month with these 5 tasty homemade ice cream flavors!

Fruity Breakfast Popsicles

While not technically an ice cream recipe, this Fruit Breakfast Popsicles recipe will become part of the homemade ice cream rotation. Holley Grainger, MS, RD created this fruity popsicle recipe for the young ice cream fans who need a snack option on hot days. This recipe uses vanilla Greek yogurt and milk as the base to hold fresh fruits, granola, honey, and chia seeds together. This recipe calls for popsicle molds, though you can use ice cube trays or tins in a pinch.

Check out Holley’s other summer snack suggestions for the kids made with real milk and other dairy foods.

Key Lime Ice Cream

This Key Lime Ice Cream recipe is a great dessert option for your next get-together. If you’re a fan of key lime pie, you are going to love this creamy, tangy ice cream. Using graham sticks instead of graham crackers ensures they stay crunchy and don’t get too soggy. This recipe uses egg yolks to create its custard-like texture

No-Churn Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Peanut butter and chocolate are a classic flavor combination that comes together in this No-Chrun Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream recipe. Looking for a quick and delicious dessert that will surely impress your guests? Try this easy, no-churn decadent chocolate peanut butter ice cream. Sweetened condensed milk and buttermilk add more complexity to the rich flavor profile of this sweet scoop.

Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream

No celebration is complete without cake, and this Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream recipe is the perfect option for National Ice Cream Month. Who doesn’t love sweet cupcakes with sprinkle--in ice cream? It’s like ice cream and cake all rolled into one delicious scoop, or two! Cake batter extract is readily available in the baking aisle of most grocery stores. This recipe calls for 4 store-bought vanilla cupcakes with the frosting removed and crumbled, but you can make a batch at home to experiment with flavor combinations.

Eberly Farm Fresh Ice Cream

Everyone needs a vanilla ice cream recipe on hand for topping sweet treats or ending the night with a sweet scoop, and the Eberly Farm Fresh Ice Cream recipe is the perfect tasty, no-fuss option. The Eberly dairy farm family shared their recipe for classic homemade vanilla ice cream. This recipe uses evaporated milk and instant pudding mix for its sweet, smooth taste.

Don’t let National Ice Cream Month come and go without celebrating ice cream made with real milk. Ice cream made with real dairy milk is perfect for the hot summer months. Milk is one of the best beverages for hydration, with its natural electrolytes, carbohydrates, and high-quality protein making it more effective at improving hydration status and keeping you hydrated longer than water and sports drinks.

Are you looking for more tasty homemade ice cream flavors? Explore our dairy-based desserts for more ideas.

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