Friday, April 19, 2013

Ice Cream Toppings

Mom's Hot Fudge
Everyone's Favorite . . . a staple for any fridge!

1 cube butter
1  cup heavy (whipping) cream
1 pinch salt
1-2 tablespoon karo syrup, optional
2/3 cup white sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt butter in medium saucepan, over medium heat. Add cream, sugar and karo syrup (if you're going to use it)  then bring mixture to a light boil, just bubbling around the edges. While this is heating up, whisk together sugars and cocoa. As bubbles start to form, whisk in sugar mixture.  Bring mixture to a full, rolling boil and boil for one to two minutes. Remove from heat. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Whisk again and serve over ice cream.


Butter Pecan Sauce
1/2 cup butter, cut into 8 or 10 chunks
3/4  cup sugar
1/4  cup light corn syrup
1 cup heavy (whipping) cream
1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted
1/2  teaspoon vanilla
vanilla ice cream

Melt butter in saucepan with sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil and boil 2-3 minutes. Stir in cream, then pecans and vanilla. Serve over ice cream..



Butter Rum Topping
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/3 cup karo syrup
1 cube  butter
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon rum extract

In a small saucepan, combine sugar, water, corn syrup; cook stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Add butter and stir until it melts. Remove from heat; add milk and extract. Stir well, then serve.



Mom's Caramel Ice Cream Topping
2 cups sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
2/3 cup butter
1 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon salt
1  teaspoon vanilla

Combine all ingredients in a large, heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to desired candy set temperature. Remove from heat, add vanilla. Cool slightly. FOR ICE CREAM TOPPING OR SYRUP: 220 - 225 degrees (super soft ball in ice water)


German Chocolate Ice Cream Topping
Oh ya!  Add some chocolate brownie chunks to your vanilla ice cream and you've got a german chocolate cake sundae!

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup butter
2 egg  yolks, beaten
2/3 cup coconut 
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla

In saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter and egg yolks. Bring it to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for two minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat and add coconut, pecans and vanilla. Stir as it cools slightly. Serve over ice cream with brownie bits (if you want) and for a little more decadence, add some hot fudge on top of that.



Homemade Magic Shell
1 1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup coconut oil (solid)

Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave for one minute.. Allow to sit for a few minutes to allow the heat of the oil to finish melting the chips. Stir till smooth. It will be very runny. Pour over dishes of ice cream. If you want to store it, place in a glass jar and keep it in the refrigerator . Reheat in microwave using 30 second intervals.



Peanut Butter Ice Cream Topping
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
3 tablespoons butter
1 pinch of salt
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Add brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt to a microwave safe bowl and heat on high for 3-4 minutes. Mixture should be boiling. STIR EVERY MINUTE. Remove from microwave and add peanut butter. Stir till smooth then add evaporated milk and vanilla. Serve hot over ice cream.



Banana Caramel Ice Cream Topping
This recipe comes from a famous hotel in New Orleans. Bananas and caramel - what could be better?

1  12 oz. jar caramel ice cream topping
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2  teaspoon cinnamon
5  medium bananas, sliced
1 teaspoon rum extract

In saucepan, heat caramel, lemon juice, cinnamon. Bring to a boil, just barely. Remove from heat. Gently stir in bananas and run extract. Serve over vanilla ice cream.


Hot Fudge
Got this from Karen who is a great cook. This is pretty darn good hot fudge, but probably not as good as mine.

2 cubes butter
4 heaping tablespoon baking cocoa
3 cups sugar
1 can evaporated milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt butter in saucepan. Add cocoa, sugar and milk. Whisk till smooth and bring to a boil. Simmer for about seven minutes. Remove from heat. Add vanilla, then beat with a mixer on high speed for 1 minute. Serve.







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