Heatwaves can be glorious.

The forest here in the Welsh borders is lush and green for a reason so it is rarely what I would class as ‘hot’.

But today it is hot. Not in the 1976 heatwave sense but it is warm enough to enjoy a frozen treat instead of lunch.

The surrounding forest canopy provides a cool respite on hot days like this. The brook that borders our cottage is a refreshing blessing as the dragonflies hover over the little eddies babbling over the riverbed stones. I may add that this is one of the few times that living so close to the brook feels like a blessing.

Every year when people remark on the heat of summer, I am generally taken aback as I emerge from the cool depths of our cottage like a startled badger, blinking in the bright light of the warm summer sun.

Heatwaves can be energy sapping.

Depending on the level of effort you want to exercise for sorbet and ice cream making, here are seven refreshing raw sorbet and ice cream ideas. A couple for when you only have enough energy to open the freezer or ice box door. If you can get the food processor out there are more options. If you feel like blowing the dust off the ice cream maker for a full-blown ice cream, then you have many frozen assets of which to avail yourself.

These are raw, gluten-free and dairy free too.

Just the thing for enjoying whilst languishing in the sun on lazy summer days.

For other RAW PLANT-BASED frozen treat ideas, you can check out the recipe section of my website here.