Raspberry Hot Fudge Sundae Recipes

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY SUNDAES

Steps:

• Heat the fudge sauce in small pot. Add in raspberries and mash the berries into sauce. Turn off heat.
• Place a slice of cake or a brownie on each dessert plate. Top with 1 scoop each of chocolate ice cream and raspberry sorbet, top with a river of raspberry hot fudge and a swirl of whipped cream. Garnish with shaved chocolate, shaved with a vegetable peeler.

RASPBERRY HOT FUDGE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Stir sugar, half and half, chocolate, corn syrup, butter and salt in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves and chocolate melts. Increase heat to medium-low and cook until sauce is smooth and thick, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes. Remove sauce from heat. Stir in framboise. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over low heat, stirring frequently, before serving.)
• For each serving, spoon 1 tablespoon sauce into sundae glass or wine goblet. Top with 2 scoops of ice cream. Spoon 3 tablespoons sauce over. Sprinkle raspberries over and serve immediately.

SUMMER HOT FUDGE SUNDAES

Steps:

• For sauce
• Stir first 4 ingredients in heavy small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Add rum. Strain, pressing on solids to extract as much flavor as possible. (Can be prepared 5 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat before using, stirring constantly and thinning with more cream if necessary.)
• For sundaes
• Combine first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Stir gently. Let stand for 15 to 30 minutes.
• Scoop ice cream into sundae or balloon glasses. Top with warm sauce, then fruits and nuts and serve.

RASPBERRY-FUDGE SUNDAE TOPPING

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients; set aside.
• Cook cream and butter in large saucepan on low heat until butter is melted, stirring constantly. Cook and stir on medium heat 3 min. or until mixture just starts to bubble around edge of saucepan. Stir in dry ingredients; cook 1 to 2 min. or until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Add chocolate; stir until melted. Stir in liqueur. Pour into 3 (1-cup) airtight containers; seal with lids. Store in refrigerator.

VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH HOT FUDGE SAUCE AND RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• To make ice cream: Combine half-and-half and vanilla seeds (scraped from the vanilla beans) and pods in a saucepan over medium high heat cooking until milk scalds (10 minutes). Remove from heat and let stand for 15 minutes. Remove pods.
• Whisk yolks (or egg substitute) and sugar in a bowl.
• Reheat half-and-half.
• Whisk 2 cups of the half and half into egg/sugar mixture and return all to pan. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture thickens (3-5 minutes). DO NOT BOIL.
• Strain mixture into bowl. Cool one minute before stirring in raspberry juice.
• Cover and refrigerate ice cream until well chilled.
• Transfer to ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's directions.
• Freeze in freezer overnight.
• To make hot fudge sauce: Melt chocolates (semisweet and unsweetened) with preserves and coffee powder in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring occasionally (5-10 minutes).
• Blend in 6 tablespoons cream and 1/4 cup raspberry juice and heat. (If necessary add more cream until desired consistency is reached. Sauce should be able to pour easily). Cool slightly before proceeding.
• Beat 1 cup cream with sugar and 1 tablespoon raspberry juice until soft peaks form.
• To serve: Spoon ice cream into individual glass bowls. Spoon sauce over. Top with raspberries, then whipped cream and sprinkle with almonds, if desired.