Frozen dessert is the generic name for
desserts made by freezing liquids, semi-solids, and sometimes even solids. They may be based on flavored water (
shave ice,
ice pops,
sorbet,
snow cones,
etc.), on fruit purées (such as
sorbet), on
milk and
cream (most
ice creams), on
custard (
frozen custard and some ice creams), on
mousse (
semifreddo), and others. In the UK and Ireland, frozen desserts are referred to as "ices".