Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America's Past, Present, & Future by Lokelani Alabanza

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    • Categories: Ice cream & frozen desserts; Dessert
    • Ingredients: heavy cream; whole milk; sugar; tapioca syrup; kosher salt; egg yolks; Madagascar Bourbon vanilla bean paste
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  • ISBN 10 0393881644
  • ISBN 13 9780393881646
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  • Published Jun 16 2026
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 256
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company

Publishers Text

An ode to Black joy and creativity with 100 wildly inventive ice cream, sorbet, and nondairy recipes.

Back in the 1840s, a free Black woman ran a successful ice cream saloon in Nashville. Her name was Sarah Estell, and she became known as “the Ice Cream Queen.” Now taking up her crown is Lokelani Alabanza, a trained pastry chef and avid collector of all things Black Americana. Her love of ice cream and appreciation for those who preceded her come together in this joyful cookbook.

Ice Cream Queen features Alabanza’s original creations and revamped classics such as Malted Vanilla, Roasted Strawberry, and Mint Chip. Building on simple bases, standout flavors range from boozy and fruity to adventurous and decadent. Recipes include Nashville Hot Chicken, an ode to her adoptive city’s iconic dish; Juneteenth Sorbet, with summer-ripe raspberries and hibiscus flowers; PB&J, a vanilla swirled with peanut butter, strawberry jam, and slices of white bread; Chocolate-Covered Kettle Chip, a crunchy mix of sweet and salty . . . and many more.

A love letter to generations of Black ice cream makers, this cookbook offers something entirely new: ice cream as an act of memory, identity, and Black excellence.

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