Sundae Best

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Sundae Best

Here are six sophisticated sundaes, all dressed up and ready to go. The key is in contrasting flavors and textures—creamy sweet ice cream with crunchy cookies, tangy, fruity sorbet, and juicy ripe berries all topped off with a drizzle of intoxicating liqueur. With all that, who needs whipped cream? What you do need is an adequate spoon to get to the last drop. In general, sundaes are only as good as their ingredients, so be sure to get good cookies, ripe fruit, and good quality ice creams and sorbets. For assembling, ½ cup ice cream, ½ cup sorbet, 1/3 cup fruit, a couple tablespoons of crumbled cookies and a tablespoon of liqueur per sundae worked for us.

Mocha Magic Sundae

Ingredients
1/2 cup coffee ice cream
1/2 cup chocolate sorbet
2 tablespoons crumbled chocolate wafers
Chocolate covered espresso beans
1 tablespoon coffee liqueur, such as Kahlua
Instructions
1. Layer ingredients in the order given in a glass or bowl.

By Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Passionate Vegetarian and The Cornbread Gospels (forthcoming). She lives in Saxton River, Vt. “Relish the Season,” August 2006.

Lemon Heaven Sundae

Ingredients
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup lemon sorbet
2 tablespoons crumbled ginger wafers
1 or 2 teaspoons of lemon curd
1 tablespoon Lemoncello (Italian lemon cordial) or Tequila
Instructions
1. Layer ingredients in the order given in a glass or bowl.

By Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Passionate Vegetarian and The Cornbread Gospels (forthcoming). She lives in Saxton River, Vt. “Relish the Season,” August 2006.

Frangelico Fantastique Sundae

Ingredients
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup chocolate sorbet
2 tablespoons crushed vanilla wafers
1 or 2 teaspoons of Nutella (hazelnut-chocolate spread, usually near the peanut butter in the grocery store) or caramel sauce
1/4 sliced banana
Toasted hazelnuts
1 tablespoon Frangelico
Instructions
1. Layer ingredients in the order given in a glass or bowl.

By Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Passionate Vegetarian and The Cornbread Gospels (forthcoming). She lives in Saxton River, Vt. “Relish the Season,” August 2006.

U.S. Mint Sundae

Ingredients
1/2 cup mint-chocolate chip ice cream
1/2 cup chocolate sorbet
2 tablespoons crumbled chocolate wafers
1 tablespoon crushed Andes mints
1 tablespoon Crème de Menthe
Instructions
1. Layer ingredients in the order given in a glass or bowl.

By Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Passionate Vegetarian and The Cornbread Gospels (forthcoming). She lives in Saxton River, Vt. “Relish the Season,” August 2006.

Bahama Breeze Sundae

Ingredients
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup mango sorbet
1 tablespoon crumbled ginger wafers
Fresh chopped pineapple
Toasted macadamia nuts
Banana chips
1 tablespoon dark rum such as Meyer’s
Instructions
1. Layer ingredients in the order given in a glass or bowl.

By Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Passionate Vegetarian and The Cornbread Gospels (forthcoming). She lives in Saxton River, Vt. “Relish the Season,” August 2006.

Berries and Cream Parfait

Ingredients
1/2 cup strawberry ice cream
1/2 cup raspberry sorbet
2 tablespoons crumbled ginger wafers
Fresh sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier (orange liqueur)
Instructions
1. Layer ingredients in the order given in a glass or bowl.

By Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Passionate Vegetarian and The Cornbread Gospels (forthcoming). She lives in Saxton River, Vt. “Relish the Season,” August 2006.

Crescent Dragonwagon, a writer in Saxtons River, Vt.

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