Cold Desserts

Go ahead, keep the oven off. These cold dessert recipes are best served chilled or frozen, and often involve little to no cook time whatsoever. My Peanut Butter Pie recipe, for instance, asks for a mere 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep time. I’m dishing up a variety of top-rated cold dessert ideas, such as ice cream cakes, puddings, granita, ice pops, and ice cream.

Nothing tastes better than a cool dessert on a hot day. So chill out my sampling your way through all of my best cold dessert recipes for picnics, barbecues, and even holidays. Discover Midwestern favorites like Strawberry Pretzel Salad (or the Raspberry Pretzel Salad version), Chocolate Lasagna, No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake, and Millionaire Pie. Or, make a batch of icy cold Granita in one or more flavors of melon. Looking for a no-sweat dessert miracle? Try my restaurant-style Fried Ice Cream, ready in about 5 minutes. Or, make a from-scratch Tiramisu that can hold its own against anything served at your local Italian bistro.