8 ice cream recipes we can't get through summer without – from classic crowd-pleasers to sophisticated frozen drinks and desserts

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There are ice cream recipes (think: vanilla, strawberry, chocolate – you know, the classics), then there are ice cream recipes.

Below, we've gathered our favorites, starting with the creamiest, most perfect vanilla ice cream (plus toppings) right through to grown-up granita, sophisticated semifreddo and posh popsicles.