Frozen confectionary Archives - Gourmet Traveller

How to make sorbet

An easy sorbet recipe to follow, resulting in frosty, fragrant peach sorbet, plum sorbet or strawberry sorbet.

Cherry and gingerbread bombe Alaska

For dessert with drama.

A cheat’s recipe for blackberry soft serves

We've hacked the recipe for fast summertime refreshment.

three cheesecake semifreddo squares stacked on top of eachother on white plate with yellow background

15 must-try semifreddo recipes

Half-frozen, all-round goodness.

Avocado ice-cream with coconut-cacao crunch

Don't knock it 'til you try it. The creaminess of avocado flesh works beautifully in ice-cream.

Jaclyn Koludrovic’s dairy-free macadamia parfait with pineapple, ginger and finger lime

When it comes to making this creamy vegan dessert, it's aquafaba to the rescue.

Jaclyn Koludrovic’s dairy-free almond milk jelly with prosecco-poached peach and almond crumb

An elegant sweet finish.

Peach and gin slushie

Say hello to your new favourite summer drink.

Vietnamese coffee ice-creams with salted cashew crumb

Vietnam's cà phê sữa đá (iced milk coffee), but in frozen dessert form.

Lauren Eldridge’s Christmas fruit pudding frozen nougatine

A cool spin on the traditional yuletide pud.

Eggnog ice-pops with milk crumb

The traditional Christmas treat receives a very Australian makeover.

Raes on Wategos’ mango-macadamia popsicles with Piña Colada pineapple

Taking inspiration from Weiss bars, these frozen treats are made for summer.

It’s always a good time for ice-cream (or sorbet, or gelato)

It's true.

Monique Fiso’s hokey pokey whoopie pies

The ice-cream sandwiches you need.

Fragrant plum snow cones

These plum snow cones deliver big on flavour and refreshment – they’ll cool you down in a snap on a warm summer’s day.

How to make fruit granita

Need an icy refresher for summer? Lisa Featherby shows how to make this fruity dessert, step by step.

La Casita’s grilled pineapple with mulato chilli and pineapple granita

“The mulato chilli adds smoky, chocolate and raisin characters to the honey,” says La Casita chef Josh Lewis. “It’s delicious when brushed over the pineapple and grilled.”

Lauren Eldridge’s no-churn passionfruit ice-cream with lime sherbet and blackberries

The ice-cream is delicious on its own, but transforms into something else when paired with that sherbet.

Frozen bûche de Noël

This hazelnut-semifreddo version of the classic Yule log is here to save your Australian Christmas.

Salted-caramel macadamia ice-cream sandwiches

The ice-cream sandwich of your dreams awaits.

Hugh Wennerbom’s frozen nougat

A no-churn frozen confection that's as easy to make as it is delicious to eat.

JoyBird’s cheesecake semifreddo

Is it a cheesecake? Is it an ice-cream? Adelaide's JoyBird marries the two creamy desserts into one.

Chocolate liégeois

Coffee granita, chocolate mousse and a cherry on top. This dessert is the whole package.

Jordan Toft’s mandarin and yoghurt frozen slice

Part sorbet, part gelato, part meringue. This slice has it all.

Capitano’s rockmelon granita with a Suze float

A simple, fresh and fruity way to finish a meal.

Mango, coconut and lemongrass ice blocks

These frosty fruit pops hit all the right tropical notes.

Mango-lime granita

Mangoes and coconut are a dreamy summer pair. Here we've used them as the base for a granita that then gets a kick from makrut lime leaves and plenty of lime juice.

Pineapple carpaccio with mango sorbet

Tropical flavours are given room to shine in this super simple dessert.

Dave Verheul’s coconut sorbet, blueberries and rosemary

"Strangely enough, rosemary loves coconut and this makes a great refreshing dessert to eat any summer's day," says Dave Verheul.

Peaches and raspberries are the backbone of a Peach Melba. Here we've reimagined this classic Australian dessert in icy-pole form, with a few tweaks along the way (such as roasting the peaches) for an even more memorable finish to a meal.

Milko meringue ice-cream sandwiches

Milko meringue ice-cream sandwiches recipe - For milk ice-cream, bring milk, cream and vanilla seeds to a simmer in a saucepan.

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Passiona granita jellies

Celebrate the passionfruit-flavoured soft drink of your childhood with this refreshing combination of jelly and granita.

Ginger waffles with matcha ice-cream

Ginger waffles with matcha ice-cream recipe - For matcha ice-cream, whisk yolks and sugar in a bowl until very pale (5-6 minutes). Meanwhile, bring cream and milk just to a simmer, pour into yolk mixture, whisking continuously, then return to pan.