Creative, Crazy Ice Cream Recipes The Kids Will Love

In the heart of the kids' summer vacation, ice cream has become an almost-daily treat. You have probably been dividing your ice cream-eating sessions between the ever-singing truck and the pints of Ben and Jerry's in your freezer, but it's time to add homemade ice cream to your kids' frozen sweet treat routine. These ice cream recipes are not as basic as strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate, as we know your kids' tastes are now far too sophisticated for anything so simple. Instead, we've collected our favorite exciting, innovative ice cream flavors, which range from cookie butter to blueberry pie to raspberry cheesecake.

Transform your favorite brunch dish of waffles topped with crispy bacon and maple syrup into an ice cream: We're pretty sure that because it's filled with breakfast food that it's OK to eat first thing in the morning.

For the Bacon and Waffles Ice Cream recipe, click here.

This ice cream's three key ingredients are some of the most popular foods among kids, so it's sure to be extremely well-loved by the little ones.

For the Banana, Honey, and Peanut Butter Ice Cream recipe, click here.

This blueberry ice cream is genuinely studded with mini pieces of chopped up blueberry pie.

For the Blueberry Pie Ice Cream recipe, click here.

A simple, typical, weekday breakfast of Cheerios topped with berries and drowned in milk is transformed into a totally decadent tart and sweet ice cream flavor.

For the Cheerios Berry Swirl Ice Cream recipe, click here.

This isn't just cinnamon ice cream with a fancy name. To make this incredibly popular flavor, you steep cinnamon rolls in the ice cream ingredients overnight before blending everything together to literally transform the roll into a scoop of ice cream.

For the Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream recipe, click here.

There are very few foods that aren't improved by lashings of cookie butter. This ice cream is no exception.

For the Cookie Butter Ice Cream recipe, click here.

This ice cream is citrusy, tangy, and sweet. It's even more wonderful when topped with crumbled Graham crackers.

For the Key Lime Pie Ice Cream recipe, click here.

This ice cream may just end up being every kid's favorite treat forever and ever. Make your own M&M-filled cookie dough, chop it up, and fold it into the ice cream.

For the M&Ms Cookie Dough Ice Cream recipe, click here.

You can't go wrong with ice cream based on every kid's favorite flavor combination of peanut butter and jelly.

For the Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam Ice Cream recipe, click here.        

This unconventional ice cream recipe uses cream cheese as the base rather than classic custard for a quick, easy, and tangy ice cream.

For the Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream recipe, click here.

Combining sweet and salty flavors always make desserts incredibly addictive. This ripe strawberry and crunchy pretzel ice cream really accentuates that satisfying taste.

For the Strawberry Pretzel Ice Cream recipe, click here.

Filling your ice cream with all the kids' favorite ingredients is a fail-safe way to ensure that this pint of ice cream will be devoured in a matter of seconds.

For the Toasted Marshmallows Ice Cream Fudge and Graham Swirls recipe, click here.