8 frozen fruit desserts, including sorbet, ice pops and more

The amount of fresh fruit I buy — and eat — in summer borders on outrageous. I just simply cannot resist those piles of peaches, massive watermelons and everything else we get fresh and local for just a sliver of the year.

Sometimes that bounty is a little more than my small family can get to. While there are always cobblers, pies and other baked treats to consider, I’m often looking for ways to cool off and avoid turning on the oven. Frozen desserts it is! Here, from our archives, are some treats that will help you use up that peak summer produce, as well as a few grocery store staples.

In this recipe I developed for my guide to homemade ice cream several years ago, cooked and freeze-dried peaches come together for especially fruity flavor. Crumbled amaretti cookies and crystallized ginger add contrasting crunch and zing. Get the recipe.

While now is the time to scoop up fresh blackberries, these herb-accented pops can also be made with frozen berries. Get the recipe.

Ice pops are a quintessential summer treat. Here’s how to make your own.

The color and flavor combination of honeydew and mint is just lovely here, but you can also use cantaloupe or watermelon. Get the recipe.

How to pick, prepare and enjoy cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon and other melons

This creamy, elegant dessert has similar built-in flexibility with regard to which fruit you use. It gives off similar vibes to ice cream, with no need to churn in a machine. Get the recipe.

Ice creams and frozen desserts to make when you can’t spring for an ice cream machine

Use one or a mix of berries, melons and stone fruit in this quick-to-assemble sorbet. Get the recipe.

Sure, you can always make banana bread when you’ve bought too many bunches, but how about mixing it up with these pops? Get the recipe.

For those who like to drink their dessert with a boozy kick, check out this light and frothy version of the classic sipper. No cloying coconut flavor here. Get the recipe.

All right, it’s a bit of a stretch if you’re talking about fruit-forward desserts, but I couldn’t not mention this celebration-worthy pie that layers sliced bananas with chocolate ice cream, strawberry ice cream, caramel, whipped cream and more inside a pretzel crust. Get the recipe.