Boozy Frozen Limoncello Dessert
Frozen dessert recipes like this Frozen Limoncello cocktail are perfect anytime of year, but especially refreshing on hot summer days! It’s the perfect dessert for your next adults only get-together!
Updated August 6, 2025
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More like ice cream, this tangy adults-only lemon dessert tastes just as good as it starts to melt, as it is frozen! Pour an extra splash of Limoncello over top and you have yourself a delicious float! (Tip for non alcoholic version below!)
It isn’t often that one goes to a distillery to buy hand sanitizer! But, then again it has been a year full of doing things differently, hasn’t it?
No, hand sanitizer is not an ingredient in this recipe, but I did take the opportunity to pick up a few other spirits including a bottle of Limoncello!
In case you are confused, let me explain! At the beginning of the pandemic when hand sanitizer was flying off the shelves and those who needed it most like health care providers and hospitals were not able to get it, a local distillery stepped up to the plate and pivoted a production line to make the badly needed hand sanitizer for essential services.
The best part. They provided it at no charge!
When it was clear they were meeting the needs of those who needed it the most, they began offering it for sale to the public. Well, you can’t go to a distillery and only buy hand sanitizer! So, of course I also grabbed a bottle of Limoncello.
I have been hoarding frozen dessert recipes lately.
They have been our go-to treats during this hot and humid summer so I decided to use this to create this lip-puckering frosty dessert!
This is a super simple recipe that brings fresh whipping cream, tangy lemon curd and of course limoncello together in a swirly frozen dessert.
Can I make it Alcohol Free?
Of course! You can make it alcohol free using something like Pallini Limonzero Non-Alcholic Limoncello or other non-alcoholic Limoncello! Or, a quick Google search can yield many recipes to make your own alcohol free version of Limoncello.
Scooped into cocktail glasses and garnished with a frozen lemon slice and a spring of lemon thyme, it is a feast to the eyes as well as the tummy! Serve it with a delicious Lemon Crinkle Cake Mix Cookie on the side for some extra lemony goodness.
What started out as a trip to ensure clean hands during a pandemic turned into a luscious lemon frozen dessert!
Who would have thought?!
Enjoy responsibly!
Until next time…….
I used homemade lemon curd, but store bought will suffice just fine. You can find the recipe I used within this recipe for Triple Lemon Cake!
Using a shallow 2 quart glass casserole dish is perfect for freezing and for scooping the perfect scoops!
Boozy Limoncello Frozen Dessert
Equipment
- electric mixer
- freezer safe casserole dish
Ingredients
- 1 cup 35% whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 6-8 tablespoons limoncello divided
- 1 cup lemon curd
Instructions
- Add whipping cream to the bowl of electric mixer and whip just until thickened. Add sugar and 3 to 4 tablespoons limoncello. Continue whipping until stiff peaks form.
- Whisk together lemon curd and remaining 3 to 4 tablespoons limoncello until well combined.
- In a shallow glass casserole dish spread the prepared whipped cream mixture. Add dollops of the lemon curd randomly on top and using a knife, gently swirl it into the whipped cream.
- Freeze for at lest 4 hours, or overnight.
- Scoop into chilled cocktail glasses and garnish with a frozen lemon slice. For extra pucker pour a splash of limoncello over top!
I love lemon; can’t wait to try!
Oh my heavens…this is so refreshing! And a great recipe for that limoncello we have sitting around.
Thanks!
This sounds really yummy, I cant wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh this was soooooo delicious!!! Loved it.
So cool and yummy looking! Youhad me at boozy! Pinned & Shared
Hello! Just returned from an amazing trip to Italy & loved stumbling upon your recipe!
Making it tonight for a party tomorrow!
Could i use ice cream in the recipe as well?
Thanks!
Elia