22 Genius Desserts You Can Make with Store-Bought Ice Cream Purchasing a gallon or two of your favorite flavors makes these delicious dessert recipes so much easier. Close Credit: Mike Krautter Go ahead and trade your usual scoops for a milkshake, sundae, ice cream sandwich, layer cake, or a celebration bombe. Thanks to store-bought ice cream, they're easy to make and entirely impressive. Get started by stocking up on your favorite flavors next time you're at the store, then get creative with mix-ins, pour-overs, and our hands-on techniques. With ice cream treats this magnificent, brain freeze is a beautiful thing. Sarah Carey’s Favorite Ice Cream Desserts Will Sweeten Your Summer 01 of 22 Frozen Cafe-Mochaccino Tart Credit: Con Poulos Consider this your dream frozen cappuccino drink in dessert form. Simply smooth a blend of two parts store-bought coffee ice cream and one part chocolate ice cream into our chocolate-shortbread shell, then whip up an airy top layer of caramel meringue from egg whites, sugar, and cream caramel. The confection is finished with cocoa nibs and more caramel. View Recipe 02 of 22 Chocolate-Sea-Salt Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches Credit: Con Poulos For these irresistible ice cream sandwiches, the cookie is actually a brookie (or a brownie cookie). The chocolately rounds are dense and fudgy on the inside and amazingly crackly on the outside. Use them to sandwich scoops of your very favorite ice cream(s). View Recipe 03 of 22 Cream Puffs With Ice Cream and Hot Fudge Sauce Cream puffs, aka profiteroles (or "little gifts" as translated from the French), are filled with vanilla ice cream and topped with hot fudge sauce for a special dessert. View Recipe 04 of 22 Cherry Cheesecake Celebration Bombe Credit: Con Poulos Four components get layered into a large mixing bowl for this frozen opus. There's a tangy no-bake cheesecake filling made from cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk first; a crunchy blend of freeze-dried- cherry-spiked cookie crumbs; store-bought ice cream amped up with cherry syrup; and a tender round of sponge cake (made with oil, not butter, so it stays soft when chilled). After unmolding, gently pat more cherry cookie crumbs on top. View Recipe 05 of 22 Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake Credit: Anson Smart Chewy cornbread cake is layered with vanilla, strawberry, and pistachio ice creams in this sophisticated take on Neapolitan ice cream. Slathered in whipped cream and garnished with strawberries and pistachios, it's an irresistible treat. View Recipe 06 of 22 Bananas Foster Milkshake Credit: Bryan Gardner Appeal to everyone's inner child with a decadent milkshake like our Bananas Foster creation. It starts with vanilla and coffee ice cream, then adds banana, milk, homemade caramel sauce, with pretzels and whipped cream for garnish. View Recipe 07 of 22 Coffee Meringue-Ice Cream Cake Credit: Jonathan Lovekin A coffee lover's dream, this beautiful dessert elevates store-bought ice cream with almonds, ground coffee, and flaky salt, then layers it between coffee-swirled chewy meringues. View Recipe 08 of 22 Strawberry-Shortcake Sundaes Credit: Marcus Nilsson Make the most of strawberry season by swirling a quick sauce into vanilla ice cream and spooning more on top. Add in homemade or store-bought pound cake for a parfait worthy of a party. View Recipe 09 of 22 Fudgy Ice Cream Cake Three pints of vanilla ice cream, graham crackers, and fudge sauce are the recipe for ice cream cake-success. View Recipe 10 of 22 Watermelon Bombe This centerpiece dessert requires creative assemblage but all the ingredients are store-bought. Simply put, it's the bombe. View Recipe 11 of 22 Lemony Ice Cream Sandwiches Credit: Paola + Murray Store-bought ice cream gets drizzled with homemade lemon curd and sandwiched between waffle cookies for a luscious treat that's remarkably easy to assemble. View Recipe 12 of 22 Vanilla-Raspberry Baked Alaska Credit: Mike Krautter These are individual mini baked Alaskas, featuring a double layer of ice cream and sorbet—because why not? View Recipe 13 of 22 Salted Caramel-Pecan Shake This rich milkshake uses premium vanilla ice cream blended with toasted pecans and Maldon salt. Serve in a glass drizzled with caramel sauce. View Recipe 14 of 22 Lemon-Spice Ice Cream Sandwiches Credit: Bryan Gardner This recipe makes cake-like ice cream sandwiches in a big batch, which is highly convenient. Use any flavor of ice cream you want; here you can see fruity citrus and berry flavors. View Recipe 15 of 22 Almond Crunch Ice Cream Cake Credit: Mike Krautter Inspired by Good Humor's Toasted Almond Bar, the whipped cream frosting of this almond-to-the-max ice cream cake covers layers of almond cake brushed with amaretto syrup and sandwiched with vanilla ice cream and sugared almonds. View Recipe 16 of 22 Classic Ice Cream Sandwiches Classic for good reason, these homemade ice cream sandwiches are made with store-bought ice cream and a soft, thin cake-like chocolate cookie. Try using coffee or strawberry ice cream, though vanilla is wonderful too. View Recipe 17 of 22 Triple-Chocolate Ice Cream Cake Credit: Mike Krautter This cake's presentation is unlike any other. The slices are vertical, rather than horizontal, and it features layers of white chocolate ganache with a chocolate ice cream center. View Recipe 18 of 22 Star-Spangled Ice Cream Sandwiches Credit: Kate Sears A fun cake to serve to a crowd, this is essentially two thin sheet-pan cakes layered with softened vanilla ice cream that's been swirled with raspberry sorbet for beautiful effect. View Recipe 19 of 22 Strawberry-Shortcake Sundaes Credit: Marcus Nilsson Make a strawberry sauce and swirl it into vanilla ice cream. Served with pieces of pound cake and some whipped cream on top, it makes for a perfect summer dessert. View Recipe 20 of 22 Coconut-Macaroon Sundaes Credit: John Kernick A chewy macaroon base is dipped in melted chocolate and topped with vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries. View Recipe 21 of 22 Bananas Foster Split For this classic treat, bananas are seared in a butter-brown sugar sauce, then topped with vanilla ice cream, which melts slightly from the warmth. View Recipe 22 of 22 Brownie Sundae Ice Cream Cake Credit: Johnny Miller This is like an ice cream sundae in a visually dramatic cake form. Brownie cake is layered with strawberry and vanilla ice creams, as well as peanut butter and raspberries. Freeze before slicing and serving. View Recipe Explore more: Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes