12 Vegan Ice Cream Pies and Cakes for Summer Celebrations

Ice cream cake is a treat like no other! This classic favorite can easily be made vegan, no eggs or dairy needed. These refreshing cakes and pies are both delicious and guilt-free. From raw hot fudge peanut butter ice cream cake to coconut lime ice cream pie, these 12 recipes were made to impress!

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1. Coconut Lime Ice Cream Pie With Chocolate Crust

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Chocolate and lime aren’t a flavor combo you come across often, but this Coconut Lime Ice Cream Pie With Chocolate Crust by Gin Butters is proof that it should happen more often. A sweet, creamy coconut and lime ice cream pie nestled in a rich, chocolatey almond crust. The flavors balance each other and the result is a cool, creamy, and refreshing summer treat.

2. Blueberry Strawberry Banana Ice Cream Cake

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This vegan Blueberry Strawberry Banana Ice Cream Cake by Emily Von Euw is one delicious demon. It is creamy, sweet, fresh, tart, and colorful all at once. It’s nearly impossible not to love it! Plus, it’s the perfect thing to serve at a barbecue or summer picnic! Everyone will be gushing about how beautiful it is. The recipe is also super easy to make (surprise, surprise) and the cake can be eaten the same day you make it. You have to make this vegan ice cream cake! It’s delicious, aesthetically pleasing, and the perfect thing to cool you down on a hot day!

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3. Raw Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Cakes

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These individual Raw Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Cakes by Medha Swaminathan are completely raw, gluten-free, and sugar-free! Made with only a handful of all-natural ingredients, these summer treats are both delicious and guilt-free. Creamy peanut butter banana ice cream sits on a grain-free chocolate crust and it’s all topped with a rich peanut butter hot fudge. These cakes are so good, you won’t want to share — good thing it’s single-serve.

4. Crazy Colors Ice Cream Cake

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This crazy colors ice cream cake by Nikki Stokes is perfect for your next rainbow-themed celebration or for whenever you want to make a fun dessert! It’s a vanilla coconut milk ice cream with natural food coloring mixed into different batches. So fun and so tasty! This vegan ice cream cake is such a crowd-pleaser!

5. Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake

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Looking for homemade dairy- and egg-free ice cream alternatives that don’t involve bananas or an ice cream maker? You are in luck! For those who feel a pang of nostalgia when you hear the words “Neapolitan ice cream,” you’re also in luck! This Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake by Naturally Sweet Vegan Treats, Marisa Alvarsson combines the classic Neapolitan flavor trio of chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla along with all-natural flavors, plant-based creaminess, and contemporary visual appeal. And it’s surprisingly easy to put together. Of course, it is much lower in sugar than the freezer staple of many a suburban home of the 1980s too. Great to prep and make in advance of a celebration, it’s a pretty party treat.

6. Frozen Peanut Butter Pie

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Creamy chocolate and peanut butter swirl is piled inside a no-bake optional crust for a rich and cooling treat. If you’re a fan of peanut butter cups, then this Frozen Peanut Butter Pie by Annie McGee was made for you. Serve semifreddo for the perfect, melty yet chilly treat this summer.

7. Sandwich Cookie Peanut Butter Pie

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This Sandwich Cookie Peanut Butter Pie by Crazy Vegan Kitchen is like a big peanut butter cup, but better. A light and fluffy peanut butter filling is set over a chocolate sandwich cookie crust that requires no baking at all. It’s then covered with a smooth, rich chocolate peanut butter ganache and sprinkled with a topping of chopped peanuts. The textures all work together in harmony to create a decadent dessert that’ll have you dreaming about this pie.

8. Four Layer Raw Rainbow Ice Cream Cake

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Raspberries, avocados, blueberries, and saffron lend their colors and flavors to this show-stopping Four Layer Raw Rainbow Ice Cream Cake by Dani Venn. The pastels make it look like something out of a fairytale! As if this cake wasn’t amazing enough, it’s topped with coconut-crusted vanilla bliss balls – mega yum!

9. Raw Fruit and Coconut Ice Cream Cake with Brownie Crust

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A fresh, local, farmers market-inspired raw cake. The combination of frozen fruit, and coconut milk makes this seemingly fancy and extravagant dish so easy to make. Why choose between fruity desserts, chocolatey desserts, and creamy desserts when you can have all THREE with this beautiful Raw Fruit and Coconut Ice Cream Cake with Brownie Crust by Jenn  Freedman?

10. S’mores Ice Cream Cake

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Few things in life are better than taking the first bite of a perfectly made s’more – the crunch of the graham cracker, the burnt caramel from the marshmallow, and the rich, melty chocolate. But what if you could have all of that, plus ice cream? This Smores Ice Cream Cake by Holly Bertone has all of the flavors and textures a perfect s’more does but with the bonus of being a cool and creamy treat. It’s the ultimate summer dessert.

11. Raw Matcha and Raspberry Nice Cream Cake

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This Raw Matcha and Raspberry Nice Cream Cake by Pamela Higgins is out-of-this-world delicious. The rich, creamy matcha layer is made from frozen banana and creamy avocado and is sandwiched with a layer of sugar-free, homemade raspberry chia jam.

12. Rainbow Gelato Cakes

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Sometimes baking seems overwhelming and you just want to have some quick and easy dessert recipes that can make eating gluten-free fun and delicious! If this is one of those days, these Rainbow Gelato Cakes by Ambra Torelli have got you covered. This healthy, gluten-free dessert will brighten up your day with its amazing colors and its wonderful spectrum of flavors! These cute mini cakes are a great dairy-free ice cream alternative, and the nutty consistency makes this cream rich and buttery, just like traditional gelato!

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