Ice, ice, baby: four fab frozen desserts, from fruit splits to semifreddos (opens in new tab)

Beat the heat with pistachio sammies, fruit lollies, mint chocolate semifreddo and green-tea ice-box cakeDuring a recent traffic jam, on a day so hot it felt stagnant and seemingly eternal, I found myself in a private reverie of superiority. My fellow drivers, slumped in their baking metal shells, were observers to my good fortune: a homemade blackcurrant and white peach ice lolly – sharp and fruity, with a delicate almond flavour (the result of having used slightly underripe peaches) – pluck...