11 Recipes For Sweet & Savory Homemade Ice Cream

Ice cream is a classic treat that most everyone enjoys. Especially during seasons of warmer whether. However, not everyone likes the sweet flavors that come in the more popular ice cream flavors. Have you ever tried ice cream with a savory side? They tend to be a little hard to find in most grocery stores, but ice cream is very easy to make at home! Today we have brought you 11 recipes for sweet and savory homemade ice cream. Try one out and see what you think.

1- Basil Mint Ice Cream from Savory Simple

2- Ice Cream With Chocolate And Pomegranate from Food Faith Fitness

3- Salted Caramel Ice Cream from The Novice Chef

4- Salted Saffron Tinted Coconut Milk Ice Cream from Savory Spice Shop

5- Goat Cheese Ice Cream With Balsamic Roasted Strawberries from The Corner Kitchen

6- Salted Ripple Chip Ice Cream from Cupcakes and Kale Chips

7- Sea Salt And Honey Ice Cream from Kitchen Treaty

8- Ginger Maple Miso Ice Cream from Spabettie

9- Green Tea Ice Cream from Just One Cookbook

10- Goat Cheese With Honey And Vanilla Ice Cream from Busy In Brooklyn

11- Avocado Ice Cream from The Law Student’s Wife

As if Diwali weren’t colorful and fun enough, The Festival of Lights: A Lift-the-flap Diwali Celebration by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm, makes it even more fun to read about with flaps and things to lift and pull to see more information or details in the illustrations.

The book is a story about a family getting ready for Diwali and what happens on the different days of the five-day celebration. There’s cleaning, shopping, crafting, food preparation and getting the home altar ready for the big day.

It covers decorating the outside of the house with rangoli, diyas and lanterns, buying sweets to share with family and friends, the sights and scents of the mandir (home temple), getting dressed up in new fancy clothes, the story of Diwali and celebrations with relatives.

Flaps (there are more than 140 in all) give you vocabulary words for different foods and definitions, as well as fun things like what’s inside the shopping basket or where the cat is hanging out. They also help illuminate the story of Diwali, which is the triumph of good over evil as Lord Ram defeated the demon Ravana to save his wife, Sita.

This pretty and colorful book helps kids understand what Diwali is and how it is celebrated, regardless of whether they practice it at home. This would be a nice book to keep in a classroom (it’s rated for kids ages 3-7) or to have at home to teach kids about Diwali even if it’s not something you celebrate. Where I live there are a lot of people from India so we are probably exposed to Diwali more than some other regions of America, but it’s a nice holiday to know about wherever you live.

Combine with the book Diwali and check out some fun lantern crafts and printables for kids to round out your experience.

About the book: 24 pages, hardcover, published 2025 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail prices $22.99.

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