This book will make you scream for ice cream, yum. The recipes for the most part are easy, made with readily available ingredients. There is a chapter with no-churn recipes and instructions on how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker. Very practical! Ice cream is only one part of the book, it also contains recipes for frozen pops, shorbets, sandwiches as well as stuff that go on ice cream like sprinkles and magic shell. The naked chocolate ice cream is delicious and does not need a maker. Although I have not tries all of the recipes, many are intriguing, like mud pie with beer ice cream. If you like ice cream, this book is highly recommended.

I love the variety of the flavors, methodologies, and miscellaneous recipes that come in this cookbook. The photos are inviting. The anecdotes are funny and useful. There is a good mix of traditional and non-traditional flavors.
Sadly, I have only managed to try two of the recipes: honey lavender, and no-churn coffee. The honey lavender turned out really well, flavorful and creamy. I ended up using 4x the amount of coffee concentrate for the no-churn coffee. Also, as with a lot of no-churn recipes, this one is best of consumed soon after whipping and freezing, as the next day ice cream is not as creamy although not icy either.
Looking forward to trying out the rest of the recipes!

I have read several Food52 cookbooks and this one is just as good as the previous ones. I was not disappointed.

This is a frozen dessert cookbook - mainly ice cream, but with other frozen desserts included for variety. These are not difficult, and many have that nice Food52 twist - carrot cream ice cream, anyone, and look like so much fun to make and eat!

There are also no-churn ice cream recipes for those of us without an ice cream machine. And they look so yummy as well.

I look forward to making some of these recipes during our long, hot Florida summer. They will cool my husband and me down at least a little!

A really fun and excellent cookbook!

I can't say I' make every recipe in this book, but I do enjoy making ice cream! When summer comes, this is going to be my new go to book for making delicious, cold treats!

A fabulous book, with sprinkles on the top! Yes, sprinkles! The book teaches you how to make ice cream and how to make the sprinkles. Highly recommended.

Food 52 is a favorite website for foodies, and the editors have lately been putting together cookbooks that include many of the recipes from the website. Food52 Ice Cream and Friends: 60 Recipes and Riffs for Sorbets, Sandwiches, No-Churn Ice Creams, and More is one of these books, and anyone who likes ice cream (is there anyone who doesn’t?) will definitely want to pick up a copy. Not only are there recipes for innovative and unique ice cream flavors, but there are also recipes for sugar cones and other shaped cookie-type accompaniments to ice cream, as well as homemade sprinkles (a reason alone to buy the book). There are great instructions for making ice cream with and without ice cream makers, and plenty of hints for serving, both to friends and family.

While there are basic ice cream flavors featured and variations of chocolate and vanilla, some of the more original flavors include Lavender Coconut Milk Ice Cream (which, incidentally, is fabulous), Burnt Toast Ice Cream, Dark Chocolate Rosemary Ice Cream, Grasshopper Ice Cream Bars, and Grilled Watermelon Cremolada with Honey and Lime to name a few. Every recipe made so far has turned out perfectly. Most of the recipes are fairly easy, so even beginners will be successful in their ice cream making endeavors.

There are recipes for popsicles, ice cream cakes, ice cream pies, frozen desserts, and even savory sorbets. Although most may assume this is a book for summer, there are enough mouthwatering recipes to inspire everyone to make ice cream year round. Highly recommended, Food52 Ice Cream and Friends: 60 Recipes and Riffs for Sorbets, Sandwiches, No-Churn Ice Creams, and More is great for gifts, and a must for every cookbook collection.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

It was an ok book. There were no recipes that enticed me to make them.