World Ice Cream Day: Different Types of Brain Freeze Ice Cream & Dessert Sundaes You Need to Try

The sundae originated in the United States by Chester Platt, the owner of a drugstore named Platt & Colt in Ithaca, New York in 1893. The original sundae that he came up with included vanilla ice cream, cherry syrup and a candied cherry. He served this dish to a clergyman Reverend John Scott on a Sunday, which is how the name came to be.

Platt later started serving “strawberry sunday” and a “chocolate sunday” too. The dish became so popular that Platt even tried to unsuccessfully trademark the word Sunday. However, there are many other origin stories that are equally interesting. Nowadays you’ll find so many versions of the sundae, each crazier than the other.

Here are some versions that you can recreate at home on World Ice Cream Day (July 21). Host a sundae-themed party with your own little ice cream bar, which is such an amazing and interactive way to keep your guests entertained!

Classic Ice Cream Sundae

Ingredients:

• 3 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 2 tbsp chocolate ganache
• 2 tbsp caramel sauce
• 15 g whipped cream
• 1 maraschino cherry
• 2 tbsp roughly chopped peanuts

Instructions:

• Take a tall sundae glass and add all scoops of ice cream.
• Drizzle the caramel sauce, followed by the caramel sauce.
• Whip cream either at home or use from a can to top off the sundae.
• Garnish with a maraschino cherry and enjoy.

Knickerbocker Glory from the UK

Ingredients:

• 60 gm fresh raspberries
• 60 gm fresh blueberries
• ½ mango chopped
• 2 tbsp icing sugar
• 1 tbsp coarsely chopped pistachios
• 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream

Instructions:

• Create a raspberry coulis by blending the berries in a food processor until smooth along with icing sugar.
• Strain the sauce through a fine mesh sieve.
• Add the chopped mango to a tall sundae glass, followed by the blueberries.
• Then add a scoop of ice cream, and drizzle some raspberry coulis.
• Repeat this step and then garnish with chopped pistachios.

French Café Liégeois

Ingredients:

• 2 cups freshly brewed espresso
• 10 ml whipped cream
• 20 ml double cream
• 1 tbsp caramel sauce
• 1 scoop of vanilla ice crea
• Cadbury Cocoa Powder for garnish

Instructions:

• Put the sundae glass in the fridge to completely chill it.
• Put the caramel sauce into another glass, then pour the freshly brewed espresso over it. Mix well.
• Add one scoop of ice cream to the chilled sundae glass.
• Pour the caramel and coffee mixture over it.
• Garnish the glass with whipped cream and a dusting of Cadbury Cocoa Powder.

Banana Split

Ingredients:

• 1 banana
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
• 1 scoop chocolate ice cream
• 1 scoop strawberry ice cream
• Chocolate sauce
• Whipped cream
• Toasted and chopped nuts like peanuts or almonds
• 3 maraschino cherries

Instructions:

• Peel and slice a banana lengthwise, then place the pieces on either side of a shallow ice cream dish.
• Then place the three scoops of ice cream in between the banana slices.
• Drizzle chocolate sauce over vanilla and strawberry scoops.
• Then add a generous portion of whipped cream over all three scoops.
• Place the maraschino cherries on top of them and decorate with chopped nuts.

Oreo Sundae

Ingredients:

• 2 scoops cookies and cream ice cream
• ¼ cup chocolate chips
• 6 Oreo cookies
• Whipped cream

Instructions:

• Place one ice cream scoop into a chilled sundae glass.
• Add the chocolate chip, break three Oreo cookies and place them over the first scoop.
• Then add the second scoop and add the chocolate chips and the remaining Oreo cookies.
• Garnish with whipped cream and serve.

Fruit and Jelly Sundae

Ingredients:

• ⅛ chopped kiwi
• ⅛ chopped peach
• ⅛ halved orange segments
• 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream
• 8 pieces jelly cubes
• Whipped cream

Instructions:

• Prepare the jelly as per the box’s instructions and pour the liquid into an ice cube mold. Let it set.
• Add some jelly cubes in a sundae glass, followed by a scoop of ice cream and some of the fruit.
• Then add another layer of jelly cubes, followed by ice cream and more fruit.
• Decorate with whipped cream and serve.