July is National Ice Cream Month; Enjoy these 5 easy ice cream recipes

  July is National Ice Cream Month (Flickr Commons/Disco Andrew)

July is National Ice Cream Month, and National Ice Cream Day is on the third Sunday of July.

President Ronald Reagan designated this national day and month in 1984 in recognition that ice cream is a fun frozen dessert enjoyed by more than 90 percent of the American population according to the International Dairy Foods Association.

In the presidential proclamation, Reagan called for all Americans to observe these yearly events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."

Let's enjoy some ice cream with these recipes:

• Easy lavender honey ice cream
• Easy espresso ice cream
• Easy vanilla ice cream
• Caramel ice cream
• Quick and easy pear spice ice cream

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