Coffee Toffee Sundaes Food

SPANISH COFFEE AND FUDGE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Line dessert bowls with brownie squares or pound cake. Set coffee ice cream out to soften a bit. Heat hot fudge sauce over low heat or in the microwave. Place dark-roast coffee beans in a heavy duty plastic food storage bag and crush them with a small heavy skillet or mallet. If you have a coffee grinder, grind the beans on coarsest setting. Add beans to sauce with 1/4 cup (2 ounces), strong coffee. Scoop coffee ice cream on cake or brownies. Top with coffee fudge sauce and salted nuts and serve. WOW!

VIETNAMESE COFFEE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup of the sugar in 2 1/4 cups of the hot coffee until it dissolves. Pour into a shallow lidded container and cool. In a bowl, combine the remaining 1 1/4 cups coffee and 1/2 cup sugar with cocoa powder; stir until the sugar dissolves to make a syrup, cover, and refrigerate.
• Whisk together the condensed milk, light cream, crème fraîche, vanilla and salt, and pour into a shallow lidded container. Place both shallow lidded containers in the freezer for 2 hours.
• Remove condensed milk mixture (ice cream) from the freezer, and whisk vigorously, breaking down the ice crystals until the texture is smooth. Return to freezer to set firm before scooping, about 4 hours or overnight.
• Remove coffee mixture (granita) from freezer and rake the surface with the tines of a fork to form icy crystals. Return it to the freezer and repeat this raking every hour for about three more hours, until the texture is free-flowing but completely crystalline. At this point, it may be frozen overnight. Rake over again before serving to loosen.
• To serve, place scoops of the ice cream into glasses or bowls, alternating each scoop with coffee granita. Douse with coffee syrup, scatter with chocolate shards, if using, and serve immediately.

BEER-AND-BACON TOFFEE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Put the bacon in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, until very crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels, reserving the fat in the pan.
• Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, beer, butter, heavy cream and a pinch each of kosher salt and pepper to the pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Scoop the ice cream into bowls and spoon the toffee sauce on top. Garnish with the crispy bacon bits, toasted pecans and sea salt.

COFFEE-TOFFEE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Stir 2 tablespoons water and espresso powder in small bowl until espresso powder dissolves. Combine remaining 1/3 cup water and sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cream and espresso mixture (mixture will bubble vigorously). Return to medium heat and stir until any caramel bits dissolve, about 2 minutes. Cool sauce until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat until just warmed through.) Divide ice cream among bowls. Top with sauce and toffee, dividing equally.

TOFFEE-CRUNCH COFFEE SUNDAES

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips, 1/2 cup ice cream and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 45 seconds or until smooth., Spoon 1/3 cup of ice cream into each of four parfait glasses. Top each with 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce and 1 tablespoon chopped candy bars. Repeat layers. Top with remaining ice cream. Garnish with whipped cream and additional candy bars if desired.

TOFFEE COFFEE ICE CREAM SUNDAES

Steps:

• Spoon ice cream and crushed toffee bars evenly into four parfait glasses or dessert dishes.
• Freeze.
• Just before serving, top each with 1 tablespoon Kahlua.

ICED COFFEE SUNDAE

Steps:

• Pour the espresso or strong coffee and milk into a blender. Add 2 scoops of ice cream and the ice cubes, then blitz until it is the consistency of a smoothie. Pour straight into a tall glass, top with the last scoop of ice cream and crumble over the brownie or cookie to finish.

COFFEE ICE CREAM SUNDAES WITH BROWN-SUGAR AND CHOCOLATE SAUCES

Steps:

• Bring cream and corn syrup to simmer in heavy medium saucepan, stirring occasionally. Pour 2/3 cup mixture into bowl. Add chocolate to bowl and stir until chocolate melts and sauce is smooth. Add brown sugar to remaining mixture in saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Place 2 scoops of ice cream in each dish. Pour chocolate sauce over 1 scoop and brown sugar sauce over other. Sprinkle with toffee and serve.

TOFFEE CRUNCH COFFEE SUNDAES

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips, 1/2 Celsius ice cream and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 45 seconds or until smooth.
• Spoon 1/3 cup of ice cream into each of four parfait glasses. Top each with 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce and 1 tablespoon chopped candy bars. Repeat layers. Top with remaining ice cream.
• Garnish with whipped cream and additional candy bars if desired.