I love ice cream more than I love most things—I spent two years working at an ice cream parlor for Pete's sake—but ice cream does not love me back. I'm lactose intolerant, so even just a few bites of the sweet, creamy stuff can flip my stomach completely upside down, which means that during the summer (peak ice cream season!) I have to find some creative workarounds to fill the ice cream-shaped hole in my heart.
I'm clearly not the only person so afflicted, because the internet is teeming with dairy-free frozen dessert recipes. Bloggers have transformed all the classics into lactose intolerant-friendly treats that taste just as good as their cream-filled counterparts. With ingredients like alternative milks and naturally creamy fruits (like bananas), pretty much everything from ice cream sandwiches to milky popsicles can be dairy-free.
These 15 recipes have all the dairy-free ice cream you could possibly want, plus ideas for frozen treats that don't normally have dairy, like slushes and sorbets. So whatever kind of icy treat you're looking for, you'll definitely be able to find something here.
