Ice Cream: Here's the scoop

If you’re an ice cream novice, if you’re in need of a refresher course or if you like to freestyle in the recipe department, this might be the help you’ve been waiting for: base recipes, current standards for various frozen desserts and tips for serving and storing. You may never dip into a store-bought container again. A previous version of this graphic included an incorrect recipe for Ice Cream Base With Eggs, mistakenly omitting the heavy cream and including an incorrect amount of sugar. The recipe has been updated below.

The government’s definition is here.

Recipes for sauces

Bittersweet Chocolate Fudge Sauce

Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream With Bourbon Fudge Sauce

Caramel Sauce

Cherry Sauce

Easy Butterscotch Sauce

Hot Fudge Sauce

Maple-Walnut Sauce

Roasted Pineapple With Strawberry Sauce

Other ice cream recipes

Honey Sunflower Ice Cream

Cannoli Ice Cream Sandwiches

Carrot Cake Ice Cream Sandwiches

SOURCES: International Dairy Foods Association; www.davidlebovitz.com; www.howstuffworks.com; USDA/FDA; ''Food Lover's Companion''; www.whatscookingamerica.net; Packaged Facts; www.allrecipes.com; www.dailybitesblog.com