Three Fruit Sundae Sauce Recipes

SUMMER FRUIT-TOPPED SORBET SUNDAE

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix nectarine, raspberries, blueberries, sugar and liqueur. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes but no longer than 4 hours.
• Into each of 4 serving dishes, scoop 1/2 cup sorbet. Stir fruit mixture; spoon over sorbet. Garnish each serving with 1 cookie.

RED BERRY SUNDAE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the sugar and 1/4 cup water into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, swirling the pan, until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Put the raspberries and strawberries into a blender jar and pour the hot sugar syrup over them. Puree the berries just until liquefied. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl to strain out the seeds.
• Transfer the sauce to a pitcher and pour over ice cream or sliced pound cake. Store the leftover sauce in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

SUMMER SUNDAES

Steps:

• Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium-sized heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved. Cover pan; bring to a boil. Leave cover on until condensation washes down insides of pan. If syrup crystallizes, let crystallize completely, and push around bottom of saucepan with the back of a wooden spoon until it melts again. Raise heat to medium high; cook, swirling pan occasionally, until the sugar turns medium-dark amber. Carefully add cream, standing back in case sugar boils over, and scrape in vanilla seeds. Stir until cream is incorporated, and remove from heat. Let cool; transfer to a glass jar, bottle, or bowl for storing and serving.
• Scoop sorbets and ice cream into serving dishes, drizzle with caramel, and spoon fruit over sauce; Serve, garnished with toasted pecans.

RASPBERRY SAUCE FOR SUNDAES

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a small pan over medium-low heat. Cook until berries release juice but stay whole, about 5 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

TROPICAL SUNDAES

Steps:

• For sauce
• Combine first 6 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugars dissolve. Boil gently until reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Cool to lukewarm. Discard ginger pieces and add minced ginger. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature. Reheat to lukewarm, whisking occasionally, before serving.)
• For sundaes
• Scoop ice cream into balloon glasses or sundae dishes. Spoon lukewarm sauce over. Top with fruit. Sprinkle with coconut and serve.

FRESH FRUIT SUNDAES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix strawberries, sugar and lime juice.
• Let stand until sugar is dissolved and strawberries are juicy, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
• In small microwave-safe cup, melt chocolate chips on high, 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth, reserve.
• Divide sorbet, banana slices, frozen yogurt and strawberry sauce among 4 dessert dishes.
• Drizzle with melted chocolate, top with whipped topping.

STRAWBERRY SUNDAE SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash and mash strawberries, measuring out enough mashed berries to make 4 cups. In a Dutch oven, combine strawberries and sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Boil 1 minute longer, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Stir in syrup and liqueur if desired. Skim off foam., Pour into jars or freezer containers, leaving a 1/2-in. headspace. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Cover and let stand overnight or until set. Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks or freeze for up to 1 year. Serve with ice cream.

FRUITY SUMMER SUNDAES

Steps:

• Make the brittle: oil a baking sheet and set aside. Gently heat the caster sugar in a small, non-stick frying pan, stirring until dissolved. Add the nuts. When the sugar becomes a deep caramel, pour onto the baking sheet and leave until completely cold. Snap the brittle into pieces, then pulse in a food processor to coarse crumbs. Can be made up to a week ahead. Store in an airtight container.
• For the sauce, whizz the strawberries in a food processor until smooth. Sieve into a bowl, then stir in the icing sugar. Set aside.
• To assemble the sundaes, whip the cream with the icing sugar until it just holds its shape. In a tall glass, layer up the chopped fruit, brittle, ice cream, sorbet and sauce, finishing with swirls of cream, more brittle and the whole strawberries.