Chocolate Monkey Sundae Food

CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW SUNDAE

Steps:

• Scoop ice cream and pour on the fluff, fudge sauce and nuts/berries, if used.

SUPER SUNDAE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the coffee, sugar and cocoa. Whisk in the corn syrup until all the sugar crystals are dissolved and the mixture is completely smooth. Place the chocolate and butter in a large, dry bowl set over barley simmering water. When the chocolate has melted, whisk in the coffee-cocoa mixture until smooth and blended. The sauce is best if left to ripen for a full day before serving.
• Finely chop the chocolate and put into it in a medium bowl. Add the hot coffee and gently stir with a whisk until smooth and blended. Stir in the corn syrup.
• In a small saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer, bring the water, corn syrup and 3/4 cup sugar to 246 degrees (firm ball). In the meantime, in the completely clean and dry bowl of an electric mixer, whisk the egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until creamy and foamy. Still working, sprinkle in the tablespoon of sugar and continue to whisk until the whites hold very soft peaks. With the mixer on slow, carefully drizzle in the hot syrup. Turn the mixer to high and whisk until thick, fluffy and just warm, about 7 minutes. Turn the mixer to low and whisk in the vanilla extract. Let fluff set up on a sheet pan and set aside.
• Split the vanilla bean lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds. Reserve all. Put the seeds, pod halves, milk, cream, and 1 tablespoon sugar in heavy bottomed, medium size saucepan. Bring to a scald over low heat. In the meantime, put the brown sugar, egg yolks and vanilla extract in a large bowl and whisk just to blend. While gently whisking the yolks, drizzle the hot cream mixture into them so that they are gradually warmed up. Return everything to the saucepan and cook while stirring with a wooden spoon. Make sure that you are constantly scraping the spoon across the bottom of the pan so the custard does not scorch. The custard is done when it has thickened slightly and can evenly coat the back of a spoon. Do not let the custard come to a boil. Strain the custard through a fine sieve. Press out all the liquid in the vanilla beans and nestle the container holding the custard into a large bowl of ice. Let cool, stirring occasionally. Transfer to an ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Put the finished ice cream in a storage container and freeze until firm.
• TO ASSEMBLE: Place ice cream in a bowl of your choice and garnish with hot chocolate sauce. Enjoy.

CHOCOLATE MONKEY SUNDAE

Steps:

• Caramel-rum sauce: In a sauce pan combine the water and sugar and cook until caramel in color. Slowly add in the cream and then the rum. Allow the sauce to cool and add sliced bananas if you wish.
• Chocolate fudge sauce: Combine the cream and corn syrup and bring to a boil. Once boiling add the remaining ingredients, remove from the heat and whisk until all of the chocolate is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Tuile batter: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all of the dry ingredients and add to a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix in the egg whites and then the melted butter. Spread or pipe the batter onto a silpat and bake in oven for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Whipped cream: Place the cream in a stand mixer and whip on high speed, once at a medium peak add the sugar and vanilla extract.
• To assemble the sundae: Place the caramel rum in the bottom of a sundae glass. Layer scoops of your favorite ice cream on top and pour the fudge over the ice cream. Repeat until the glass is full. Top with whipped cream, toasted nuts and a tuile cookie. To assemble the sundae, place the caramel rum bananas in the bottom of a sundae glass. Layer scoops of your favorite ice cream on top and pour the fudge on to the ice cream. Repeat until the glass is full. Top with whipped cream, toasted nuts and the tuile monkey cookie. A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

CHOCOLATE SUNDAE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cookies:.
• Mix together flour, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
• With your mixer, mix brown sugar and shortening.
• Blend in egg. Beat well, then stir in 1/2 of the dry ingredients.
• Add Marachino juice and milk.
• Stir in the rest of dry ingredients, and mix well.
• Blend in melted unsweetened chocolate (you can use the kind that are already melted, or substitute 6 T. of cocoa and 2 T. oil), chopped cherries, and chopped walnuts.
• Drop by spoonfuls on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes.
• While cookies are baking cut large marshmallows in half.
• Place the cut side of the marshmallow down on hot cookies when they come out of the oven, so they will stick.
• Let cool.
• Frost cookies, then and put a nut on top.
• Buttercream Chocolate Frosting:
• Beat cocoa, margarine, milk and vanilla well. Add in confectionary sugar to desired consistency.

NAUGHTY CHOCOLATE SUNDAE

Steps:

• To Make the Sauce: Melt the chocolate with the butter (you can do this in the mircowave) until there are no lumps. Remember to stir this while heating.
• Once melted, leave to cool for 5 minutes and then swirl in the cream. If mixture curdles- add more cream. Sift in the icing sugar and stir.
• When ready to use- put this mixture into a pan and add the syrup. Heat this and stir until the sauce is pourable and add to the sundae (below).
• Sundae: Put the ingredients into large wine glasses or sundae bowls, varying different layers in. Fill to the top.
• Pour the warm sauce over the top and spinkle afew biscuit crumbs on top. Serve warm.

NUTTY CARAMEL & CHOC SUNDAES

Steps:

• Put the chocolate and 100ml milk in a small pan, and put the caramel, peanut butter and 100ml milk in another pan. Gently melt both, stirring until saucy. Set aside to cool.
• Give the sauces a good stir to loosen, then layer the 2 sauces, biscuit bits, peanuts and ice cream in 6 sundae glasses or bowls, and eat straight away.