You’ll turn up your nose at plain old chocolate chip ice cream once you try this cool, stracciatella-flavored concoction.

We love this cool vehicle for fennel seed on its own, and it beautifully boosts the pear crisps.

A semifreddo is an Italian soft-frozen custard mousse. Grappa, which is floral and just a little edgy, bumps the musky, intoxicating sweetness of the melon up a notch....

Honey and cream suspend almonds, hazelnuts, and pine nuts in a gorgeous, glossy candied topping on a buttery crust.

Store-bought panettone is the foundation of this raisin and bread pudding.

The tart cherries brighten the classic flavor of almond in this tortoni.

Our food editors raided old family recipe boxes to rediscover their childhood favorites.

A little fancier than a fruit salad yet almost as easy, this cool combination of musky cantaloupe and honeydew gets an unexpected fillip from icy granita.

You'll feel thoroughly Continental after your first taste of these tartlets, made with the thoroughly French combination of prunes and Armagnac.