Frozen Ice Cream Dessert Recipes

Enjoy these frozen ice cream dessert Recipes. Now, you can make the original sundaes, banana splits, and frozen dessert specials from the days of the old fashioned ice cream parlors right in your own home.

Imagine serving up these tantalizing treats to your friends and family. They will so appreciate the all-natural flavors and the delicious taste of these easy-to-make homemade delights.

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Vintage Chocolate Ice Cream Parlor SundaeEnjoy Making Authentic Ice Cream Parlor Treats
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Frozen Ice Cream Dessert Recipes From Old Time Soda Parlors

The Dispenser's Formulary or Soda Water Guide (1915)

Fancy Heart-Shaped Frozen Dessert with a Cherry on TopFancy Heart-Shaped Frozen Ice Cream Dessert
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These frozen ice cream dessert recipes were invented by ice cream parlor operators to WOW their customers and keep them coming back for more.

Imagine making your own fancy ice cream sundaes that look too good to eat and taste even better. Now, be prepared to WOW your family and friends!

Saint Valentine's Own

To dispense this sundae have a heart-shaped mold, about 2-1/2 inches in diameter and 1-1/4 inches in depth. In the mold place a layer of vanilla ice cream, a layer of strawberry ice cream, and another layer of vanilla ice cream.

Trim the molded ice cream even with the top of the mold, then place the cream on a china plate of fancy design, measuring about 6 inches in diameter.

Pour over the cream a ladleful of crushed strawberries, add a spoonful of mixed ground nuts and top off with a spoonful of whipped cream, a cherry, and a sprinkle of ground cinnamon.

The author states that this sundae is a good seller at 20 cents. He has promoted it in the daily papers of his town with much success. —Philip W. Fraker

The Frozen Masterpiece

For this classy frozen ice cream dessert recipe, line a champagne sundae glass with four or five split lady fingers in upright position, and then put into the center a large scoopful of Neapolitan ice cream.

Over all pour a ladleful of marshmallow sauce, or cover with whipped cream and close to the top insert peaches, the slices pointed to a cherry placed in the center. Price 15 or 20 cents. —Jos. B. Clark

Northern Lights

In dispensing the Northern Lights use a fine china plate, six inches in diameter, decorated with a winter design (e.g., ice and snow).

First, place a piece of angel food cake on the plate. Around the angel food lay three slices of orange, on the first of which place a red cherry, on the second a white cherry, and on the third a blue cherry.

Now place a (large size) scoop of ice cream on the cake and insert in the top of the ice cream a Veronique wafer, leaving about one inch to appear above the cream (this is to represent the North Pole). Stick a small national flag on the top of the pole.

Place three spoonfuls of pineapple ice around the bottom of the cream between the slices of orange. Then, spread whipped cream over the top of the mold of ice cream just below the pole, so that it looks like snow.

Lastly, arrange four chocolate "Teddy Bears" around in the whipped cream so that they appear to be trying to reach the pole — one at the very top. (Sells for 20 cents.)

Chocolate Soldier

For this frozen ice cream dessert recipe, place a scoop of chocolate brick ice cream on a fancy Melba plate and on it lay a slice of devil's food cake.

Over all pour a float of chocolate syrup and top with a maraschino cherry. "A very delicious and dainty dish when correctly served." (Sells for 15 cents.)

Haystack

In dispensing "Haystack" use a fine china plate of rose design decoration and measuring six inches in diameter. For the base of the stack use a piece of chocolate cake about 2-1/2 inches square; on this place a scoop (large size) of vanilla ice cream.

One each of two sides of the plate place a slice of orange and on each of the other two sides lay a slice of banana.

Pour over the cream a heavy caramel syrup, sifting over it shredded coconut which has been previously browned.

On top of the stack put a maraschino cherry and lean against the sides of the stack so that they will come to a "peak" four Veronique wafers, arranging them so that the cherry appears to rest on top of the wafers.

Around the base of the stack arrange four maraschino cherries, put a little whipped cream on the slices of orange, and insert a spoon in the side of the stack. Price, 25 cents. —Philip W. Fraker

Hobble Bon Bon

Into a glass about 4 inches deep place a small amount of chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ice cream; split two lady fingers and stand the four halves on end in a vertical position, so that the upper ends will reach to the top of the glass.

Add about 1/2 ounce of chocolate syrup, or syrup of any flavor desired, one scoopful of vanilla ice cream, some whipped cream, one teaspoonful of English walnuts, and top it off with a slice of fig or a maraschino cherry. In pricing this feature, be sure to cover the costs. —J. E. Stallings

Eclair Delight

For this frozen ice cream dessert recipe, cut an eclair shell in two lengthwise, place one half on a banana split dish and fill with "Delight" ice cream (see below).

Place top on the shell and cover with a ladle of marshmallow topping. Dust over all a sweet powdered chocolate and top with a couple of red maraschino cherries.

Delight Ice Cream

This frozen ice cream dessert recipe makes slightly over one gallon of fancy ice cream for scooping later.

For this recipe, take one gallon of vanilla ice cream, slice into it 10 ripe bananas, then add 6 ounces of maple syrup, 1 pound of chopped pecan nut meats, add 1/2 pound of seeded Muscat grapes which have been previously soaked in simple syrup for three hours.

Mix all well together, place in a storage container, and keep frozen till used. —Harry G. Frame

Dessert a La Copley Square

Paper Cases

See instructions for making Paper Cases further down this page.

Serve individual servings of quality vanilla ice cream in this manner:

Secure dainty white paper cases of a square shape; half-fill a case with ice cream and then introduce a spoonful of guava jelly, or a layer of chopped nutmeats and figs (or dates).

Fill the case even-full of ice cream. Mound the top with whipped cream and garnish with four blanched almond meats arranged like the petals of a flour and with a bit of candied citron for a center.

Lay on one side of the plate a spray of crystallized mint, or appropriate garnish, also a square piece of delicate white cake frosted with white and decorated with a slight touch of pale green frosting. This mixture is worth 25 cents.

Veronique Wafers

1909 Veronique Wafers IllustrationVeronique Wafers

Some of the old time frozen ice cream dessert recipes from ice cream parlors call for Veronique wafers. You can substitute any log-shaped rolled wafer or even a favorite crispy cookie.

The vintage Veronique promotional illustration appeared in the May 1909 edition of the Evening Post magazine.

Mom's Favorite Frozen Ice Cream Dessert

Mom's Recipe Scrapbooks (c. 1920s)

Old Fashioned Ice Cream Pie

This vintage frozen ice cream dessert recipe easily makes a pie that's absolutely delicious with its crushed pineapple and ice cream filling. The pie's baked meringue topping reminds of Baked Alaska, except it's on a pie.

Make a pastry shell and bake, then allow it to cool. Thoroughly chill 1 cup of well-drained crushed pineapple.

Make a meringue of 4 egg whites beaten stiff and dry, adding 2 tablespoons sugar for each white.

Fill the cooled pastry shell with (favorite) ice cream, cover with chilled pineapple, lightly top with the meringue.

Set pie in the oven at 350°F just until the meringue is delicately browned, no longer. Serve at once.

Frozen Ice Cream Dessert Recipes From Restaurants

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896)
The Hotel St Francis Cookbook (1919)

Delmonico's Ice Cream With Angel Food

2 cups milk, 3/4 cup sugar, yolks 7 eggs, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 2-1/2 cups thin cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon lemon.

For this Delmonico's Restaurant-style frozen dessert, make a custard of milk, sugar, eggs, and salt; cool, strain, and flavor (with lemon).

Whip cream; there should be two quarts; add to custard, and freeze. Serve plain or with Angel Food. —Delmonico's

Delmonico's Angel Food

Whites 3 eggs, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 quart cream whip, 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat eggs until stiff, fold in sugar, cream whip, and flavoring; line a large mold with Delmonico's Ice Cream, fill with the mixture, cover, pack in salt and ice, and let stand two hours.

Souffle Glace Pavlowa

Whip a pint of rich cream until thick. Beat the yolks of four eggs with one-quarter pound of sugar, until very light.

Then add it to the cream, with a pony (ounce) of maraschino. Whip the whites of five eggs very hard, and add them to the mixture, mixing lightly.

Then fill fancy paper cases or small serving molds until about one inch higher that the edges, and set to freeze. When hard, and just before serving, dip the tops in grated chocolate. —Hotel St. Francis

Souffle Glace St Francis

Make a Souffle Glacé Pavlowa mixture (above), dress in fancy paper cases, using a pastry bag with a fancy tube. Sprinkle some chopped pistachio nuts on top, and freeze. —Hotel St. Francis

Frozen Ice Cream Dessert Recipe

Frozen Dainties (1899)

Biscuit Glacé

Ice cream and sherbet are often served in small forms or in fancy paper cases, one case serving for each guest.

Make and freeze the cream and fill the paper cases with two kinds, either sherbet and plain ice cream, or sherbet and tutti-frutti, or sherbet and a mousse, or any combination that will be agreeable in flavor and harmonize in color.

Pack the cases in a freezer, with a layer of waxed paper between each layer of cases. Keep frozen till ready to serve.

Serve on a lace-paper napkin laid on a fancy plate. Sometimes the biscuits are covered with a méringue and browned slightly just before serving.

Parloa's Frozen Ice Cream Dessert Recipes

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book (1880)

Biscuit Glacé No. 1

Mix together in a deep bowl or pail one pint of "rich" cream, one-third of a cupful of sugar and one teaspoonful of vanilla extract.

Put the mixture in a pan of ice water and whip to a stiff froth. Stir this down, and whip again. Skim the froth into a deep dish.

When all the cream has been whipped to a froth, fill paper cases with it, and place these in a freezer. Let these remain there two hours.

Make a pint of strawberry sherbet. Put a thin layer of it on each case of cream, and return to the freezer. Let the cases stand half an hour longer, and serve.

The cases should be arranged on a bright napkin, spread on a flat dish.

Biscuit Glacé No. 2

One pint of heavy cream, whipped to a froth; a dozen and a half macaroons, three eggs, half a cupful of water, two-thirds of a cupful of sugar, a teaspoonful of vanilla extract.

Boil the sugar and water together for half an hour. Beat the eggs well, and stir into the boiling syrup. Place the saucepan containing the mixture in another of boiling water, and beat for eight minutes.

Take from the fire, place the saucepan in a pan of cold water, and beat the mixture until it is cold; then add the vanilla flavor and whipped cream. Stir well, and fill paper cases.

Have the macaroons browned and rolled fine. Put a layer of the crumbs on the cream in the cases, and freeze.

Paper Cases for Use With Frozen Ice Cream Dessert Recipes

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book (1880)

Follow the original instructions to make the fancy paper cases called for in some frozen ice cream dessert recipes from the late 1800s.

Enjoy making and serving the frozen ice cream treats from Great-Grandma's day. So delicious and so daintily served.

Diagram for Making Paper Cases for Ice Cream TreatsDiagram for Making Paper Cases for Frozen Desserts
(Source: Don Bell)

This is not difficult, if one will carefully study for a moment the Paper Box diagram above and the directions following:

  1. Cut the paper on the dark lines — there are eight including the outside edges.
  2. Crease on every dotted line.
  3. At each end turn the parts lettered A over those lettered B, so that the lines "c" rest on the line "d" and one A overlaps the other.
  4. Fold the parts B up against the backs of the parts A.
  5. Fold outward those parts that are heavily shaded, and fold inward those parts of the (parts B) edges that are lightly shaded (over the outward-folded edges of the backs of the parts A).
  6. Stick the parts of the box together with warm water mixed with a little flour to form a paste. This is unnecessary if the box's shaded edges have been folded properly.

Remember that it's simply a box that is to be made, and after the first two steps it may be easy to guess how to complete the work.

By tracing a copy of the diagram one obtains a good model that's a fraction of the size the case should be; that is, the square should be five inches on a side instead of the size illustrated.

After experimenting with this, the shape may be varied to suit the taste. Stiff white note paper should be used.

Paper cases can sometimes be bought from restaurateurs and pastry shops.

The paper cases are called for with frozen ice cream dessert recipes when making biscuit glacé, biscuit soufflé, and other frozen dainties.

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