Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream: Sweet Seasonal Recipes for Ice Creams, Sorbets, and Toppings Made With Local Ingredients

Learn how to make seasonal, gourmet-quality ice cream—right at home and with everyday ingredients from your local market

Artisanal ice cream is all the rage—and Molly Moon owns the greater Seattle ice cream market with delicious offerings and a creative community-building business ethic

When Molly Moon Neitzel opened the first of her five boutique ice cream scoop shops in the spring of 2008, it was an instant hit with the folks of Seattle. Customers have been happily lining up for a cone or signature sundae ever since, with major publications like Bon Appétit and Travel + Leisure hailing Molly Moon’s Ice Cream shops as some of the best in the United States. And now, you can make Molly’s delicious ice creams, sorbets, and toppings at home!
 
Arranged in the book by season—with the focus on using local, fresh fruit and herbs in combinations that are both familiar and surprising—you will find recipes for most flavors imaginable and even those a little unimaginable.

A sampling of these lip-smacking ice-cream treats includes:

• Honey Lavender Ice Cream
• Rhubarb Rose Compote
• Raspberry Mint Sorbet
• Watermelon Sorbet
• Crispy Nut Cobbler-Top Crumble
• Cinnamon Ice Cream
• Maple Walnut Ice Cream
• Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream
• Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream
• Salted Caramel Ice Cream
• Cardamom Ice Cream
• Cappucino Ice Cream
• Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

And much more!

Molly Moon Neitzel is an expert ice cream eater turned enthusiastic ice cream maker. After a career in the political and music industries, Neitzel gave in to her ice cream obsession in the spring of 2008, opening her first Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream shop—a great neighborhood hangout where people could congregate and celebrate their favorite dessert. Neitzel's five Seattle-area scoop shops and signature Molly Moon's blue ice cream truck have been hailed as one of the best in the United States by Bon Appétit, Sunset, Food & Wine, and Travel + Leisure magazines. Neitzel lives in Seattle with her lovable Frenchton pup, Parker Posey (featured in the company logo), and her even more lovable husband, Zack.

Following an environmental studies degree at the University of Washington, Christina Spittler dove in to studying pastry at the Seattle Culinary Academy. Based in Seattle, she is head chef at Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream.