Even though fall is approaching in Kansas City we will still have quite a few warm days ahead. If find yourself in need of a treat to cool off look no further than Breyers Ice cream, you may just win $10,000.
Breyers is in search of the next sundae great with the Sundae Scoop-Off Contest. With the help of renowned pastry chef Gale Gand and ice cream lovers across the country, the classic ice cream sundae will get a deliciously creative, modern makeover this summer.
From now until September 13, 2010, Breyers is challenging America to create the ultimate ice cream sundae. Submit you recipe using up to 10 ingredients!
Participants may enter their recipes at www.breyers.com for a chance to win $10,000, a trip to Chicago featuring a private cooking lesson with Gale Gand and one year of FREE Breyers® ice cream.
The sundae recipe entries will be judged on taste, creativity, use of Breyers ice cream and presentation.
In addition to judging the Sundae Scoop-Off Contest, Gale Gand has created a variety of recipes that put a creative twist on the classic ice cream sundae—everything from the ultimate in family fun to the perfect solution for a dinner party dessert.
Gale’s recipes include the Snow Ball Sundae, the Spaghetti and Meatball Sundae, Ice Cream Lollipops and the Mini Coffee Ice Cream Sundae. Check out those recipes and her 10 tips for sundae making below.
Get creative and submit your "sundae best" today!
SNOW BALL SUNDAES
4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes Freeze Time: 30 minutes
2 cups Breyers® All Natural Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
8 slices (1-1/2 in. thick) store-bought angel food cake
1/4 cup hot fudge topping, warmed
1/2 cup marshmallow creme, melted*
Chocolate sprinkles
Freeze plate 30 minutes. Make 4 (1/2-cup) scoops Breyers® All Natural Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream and arrange on chilled plate. Place 1 Ice Cream ball on 1 cake slice, then top with second cake slice. Shape cake around Ice Cream to encase it using your hands to completely cover Ice Cream. Return to freezer until ready to serve. Repeat with remaining Ice Cream and cake.
To serve, arrange snow balls in 4 dessert bowls. Top with hot fudge topping, then marshmallow creme and sprinkles.
*TIP: Easily melt marshmallow creme in a glass measuring cup in the microwave.
SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL SUNDAES
4 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes Freeze Time: 30 minutes
12 small scoops Breyers® All Natural Rocky Road Ice Cream
1 cup chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
2 cups strawberries, trimmed
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 cup Breyers® All Natural Vanilla Ice Cream, divided
2 store-bought shortbread cookies, crushed
Freeze plate 30 minutes. For ''meatballs'', arrange Breyers® All Natural Rocky Road Ice Cream scoops on chilled plate. Place chocolate cookie crumbs on another plate. Roll scoops, one at at time, in cookie crumbs, then return to chilled plate until ready to serve.
For ''tomato'' sauce, mash strawberries with sugar in medium bowl using potato masher or fork to make chunky sauce. Stir in additional sugar if desired.
To build sundaes, press Breyers® All Natural Vanilla Ice Cream through potato ricer* into 4 dessert bowls for ''spaghetti''. Top each with 3 ''meatballs'', then ''tomato'' sauce. Top with crushed shortbread cookie ''cheese''. Serve with a fork!
*If a potato ricer is not available, simply scoopo Ice Cream into bowls.
ICE CREAM LOLLIPOPS
8 lollipops
Prep Time: 15 minutes Freeze Time: 30 minutes
2 cups Breyers® Cookies & Cream with Oreo® Ice Cream
Chocolate fudge flavor ice cream topping that freezes
Pink or rainbow sprinkles
Freeze plate 30 minutes. Scoop 8 balls Breyers® Cookies & Cream with Oreo® Ice Cream and place on chilled plate. Insert a wooden stick into each ball and freeze at least 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, pour ice cream topping into bowl. Dip frozen balls into ice cream topping, twirling to coat. Quickly decorate with sprinkles. Keep frozen until ready to serve.
MINI COFFEE ICE CREAM SUNDAES
4 servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes
2 cups Breyers® All Natural Coffee Ice Cream
Salted Caramel Sauce*
Almond Whipped Cream**
1 shot espresso coffee
4 Amaretti cookies
Chocolate covered coffee beans
Arrange 2 (1/4-cup) scoops Breyers® All Natural Coffee Ice Cream in 4 demitasse coffee cups. Drizzle with Salted Caramel Sauce, then top with Almond Whipped Cream. Pour a little espresso into each cup, then garnish with cookies and coffee beans.
*For Salted Caramel Sauce, bring 3/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water to a boil over high heat in heavy-duty saucepan until caramel-colored. Remove from heat, then slowly stir in 1/2 cup whipping or heavy cream. Let cool, then stir in 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt. Let stand at room temperature until ready to use.
**For Almond Whipped Cream, whip 1/2 cup whipping or heavy cream, 1 tsp. sugar and 2 drops almond extract in mixing bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Chill until ready to serve.
10 Tips for Sundae Making
1. Using store bought ingredients makes sundae making fast and easy and you can always “doll” things up, like dissolve some instant coffee in a little hot water and stir it into store bought caramel sauce to make a coffee-caramel sauce.
2. Using whole nuts and dried fruit for add-ins can give your sundae extra texture and a big crunch.
3. Roll scoops of ice cream in any kind of crumbs, crunched cereal or chocolate milk powder for an ice cream “truffle”.
4. Use mini containers like egg cups, espresso cups, and cordial glasses to make the world’s smallest sundaes.
5. Make a quickie fresh fruit topping by mashing your favorite berries with a little white or brown sugar.
6. To keep your ice cream from melting as fast, freeze your sundae bowls or dessert dishes over night.
7. To make your scoops more perfect looking, dip your ice cream scoop in hot water in between scoops.
8. Use 2 or more flavors of ice cream in a sundae to add extra flavor and flair.
9. Simply tucking a cookie next to a scoop of ice cream, standing up, can really dress it up.
10. Create an exotic looking sundae by using a wooden skewer to thread fruit onto then stick it into a scoop of ice cream. Use things like berries, ripe peach wedges and banana slices.
11. The addition of a little whipped cream always makes ice cream a little more special and fun.
“My favorite flavor of Breyer’s All Natural Ice Cream is Butter Pecan. I don’t always go with tradition, but this ice cream flavor is everything I want it to be. It’s creamy and sweet, and the toasty flavor of the nuts with an ever so slight saltiness, plus their subtle crunch make them the perfect foil to the smooth, rich tasting vanilla ice cream surrounding them.”
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