As the temperature inches up higher, cool off with these refreshing summer treats, from iced drinks to frozen classics. The best part? You can make all of them at home.

Lemonade

Who doesn’t love lemonade on a summer day? And just three simple ingredients comprise this quintessential summer drink.

Easy recipe: Zest three large lemons in wide strips. Make a simple syrup using half a cup of sugar and half a cup of water. Boil until sugar is dissolved, and cool for five minutes. Steep the lemon peels for 30 minutes, then strain syrup into a container with 3/4 of a cup of lemon juice and 3 cups of cold water. Serve over ice.

Kick it up: Add fruit like watermelon chunks, blackberries, peach slices or strawberries. Garnish with mint.

Smoothie

Forget making breakfast over a stove. Summertime means smoothies for the most important meal of the day.

Easy recipe: Frozen fruit works best, eliminating the need for ice. Throw in a banana, a cup of frozen berries, half a cup of orange juice, and half a cup of almond milk or yogurt in a blender. Add 1 tablespoon of chia seeds to give the smoothie extra nutrition and a thicker texture. If you want a more substantial meal, add kale, spinach, protein powder, wheat germ, maca powder or ground flaxseed.

Kick it up: Make a treat smoothie instead. Banana with heaps of peanut butter, cacao powder and frozen vanilla yogurt is practically dessert.

Iced Coffee

It’s now iced coffee season. Skip the drive-thru and make a big batch of cold brew at home for a caffeine jolt any time of the day.

Easy recipe: Grind 1 cup of coffee beans coarsely, and steep for 12 hours in 4 cups of water. Strain over a cheesecloth or a mesh strainer, and serve over ice with the sweetener of your choice.

Kick it up: Sweeten with condensed milk for a Vietnamese-style iced coffee.

Ice Pops

Making ice pops is a fun project for kids, and it teaches them patience, too. It’s great if you have ice pop molds, but a muffin tin or mini Dixie paper cups with popsicle sticks work just as well.

Easy recipe: Puree about 2 cups of ripe (or overripe) fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, cantaloupe or pineapple in a blender. Add half a cup of orange juice, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and your sweetener of choice, like sugar, honey, agave or maple syrup. Pour in molds and freeze overnight.

Kick it up: Add dairy, like Greek yogurt or full-fat coconut milk, to any fruit pop to make it creamy and rich. Or skip the fruit altogether and make chocolate ice pops, using milk, sugar and cocoa powder.

Ice Cream

Ice cream is one of the most versatile cool summer treats you can make, yielding an infinite number of flavor combinations. An ice cream maker comes in handy, but there are plenty of no-churn recipes online that require only on a stand mixer.

Easy recipe: Master a good ice cream base recipe and the world is yours. Start with a combination of heavy cream and milk, totaling three cups. For very rich ice cream, use 2 cups of cream and 1 cup of whole milk. That ratio can be altered to suit your taste, and you can also use milk with a lower fat content. Sugar (2/3 cup), a dash of salt and egg yolks (four to six, depending on the richness) are the other ingredients. Make a custard, cool in the fridge and churn in an ice cream maker. Freeze overnight.

Kick it up: Toppings and mix-ins are only limited by your imagination. (Just ask Ben and Jerry, who made a fortune doing so.)