Ice Cream Sundae Recipe
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Ingredients
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Base
Sauces & Toppings
Optional Fruit & Mix-ins
Serving tools
Method
Preparation
chill dishes
Place the sundae dishes in the freezer 10–15 minutes before assembling to keep ice cream from melting too fast.
If using fresh fruit, hull and halve strawberries and slice the banana. Have sauces at room temperature or gently warm the fudge or caramel (see warming step below).
Warming sauces (optional)
To warm hot fudge or caramel: place measured sauce in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 10–15 second increments, stirring between intervals, until pourable but not boiling (about 20–30 seconds depending on power). Alternatively, warm in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring, until warm and pourable.
Assembling the sundae
scoop ice cream
Remove dishes from freezer. Place 2 large scoops of vanilla ice cream in each chilled sundae dish (total 4 scoops across 2 dishes). If you prefer thicker sundaes, use 3 scoops per dish and adjust sauces accordingly.
add sauces
Drizzle about 1/2 tablespoon hot fudge over the scoops in each dish (total 1 tbs hot fudge used). Drizzle about 1/2 tablespoon caramel over the scoops in each dish (total 1 tbs caramel used). If using strawberry sauce, spoon about 1/2 tablespoon over one side of each sundae (total 1 tbs).
add fruit & mix-ins (optional)
If using banana, arrange half-slices along the edge of each sundae. Distribute halved strawberries evenly between dishes. Sprinkle crushed cookies or brownie pieces over the ice cream (about 1 tbs per dish if using).
finish with whipped cream & toppings
Top each sundae with 2 tablespoons whipped cream. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon chopped nuts across both sundaes (about 1/2 tsp per dish) and divide the rainbow sprinkles. Place one maraschino cherry on top of each sundae.
Serving
Serve immediately with long-handled spoons. Provide napkins. If preparing ahead, assemble just before serving to prevent ice cream from melting and whipped cream from becoming watery.