Neapolitan Sundaes Recipes

NEAPOLITAN SUNDAE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whip heavy cream with a hand mixer until soft peaks form. Using a serrated knife, cut each pint of ice cream crosswise into four disks. Place a chocolate disk on each of four plates. Top each with a vanilla and strawberry disk. Pour hot fudge over each stack, and top each with a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish with strawberry slices, and serve.

NEAPOLITAN COCONUT STRIPS

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square cake pan with plastic wrap, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides. Combine white chocolate, condensed milk, butter, salt, and vanilla seeds in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in both types of coconut.
• Divide mixture among 3 bowls. Stir milk chocolate into 1 batch and food coloring into another. Leave third plain.
• Spread milk-chocolate mixture into bottom of pan. Gently dollop plain mixture over top, covering as much surface as possible. Gently spread, then repeat with the remaining mixture. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• Unmold coconut square using plastic overhang, and discard plastic. Trim about 1/4 inch each from 2 parallel sides. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide slices. Cut each slice into 1 1/2-inch-long strips. Cover, and refrigerate for up to 1 week.

NEAPOLITAN SUNDAE

Steps:

• Puree frozen strawberries with 1/2 cup fresh strawberries in processor. Transfer to small bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon amaretto.
• Melt chocolate with whipping cream in heavy small saucepan over low heat, stirring until mixture is smooth. Stir in remaining 3 tablespoons amaretto. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
• Spoon 1/4 cup chocolate sauce into each of 4 sundae dishes. Scoop some of each ice cream into each dish. Spoon some of strawberry sauce over. Top with sliced strawberries and dollop of whipped cream. Sprinkle sliced almonds and chocolate sprinkles over. Top each sundae with maraschino cherries and serve.

NEAPOLITAN SUNDAES

Steps:

• In a small pot, combine split and scraped vanilla bean, sliced berries, sugar and liqueur or syrup. Place over low heat and let berries warm gently. In about 15 to 20 minutes, a thick sauce will form.
• Scoop a big scoop of each flavor of ice cream into dishes. Pull vanilla bean out of sauce and pour the sauce over ice cream. Top ice cream with whipped cream and nuts and serve.

PORTABLE COOKIE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Cut open the bags of cookies. Using a small scoop or melon baller, place 4 to 5 small scoops of ice cream into each bag. Drizzle over the chocolate and caramel sauces. Top with whipped cream and sprinkles, then serve.