Recipes · American · Ice Cream

Sundae

One serving has 485 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (44%), vitamin A (39%), phosphorus (36%), riboflavin (36%), manganese (28%) and magnesium (25%). Ready in 15 minutes.

Sundae
Photo: USDA photo by: Ken Hammond, Public domain · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (203 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, egg, peanut

Ingredients

  • 120 g Ice cream, vanilla
  • 8 g Cocoa powder
  • 10 g Sugar
  • 5 g Butter, unsalted
  • 15 g Milk, whole
  • 20 g Cream, heavy
  • 15 g Cherries, sour
  • 10 g Peanuts, roasted

Method

  1. Make a quick chocolate sauce: whisk the cocoa powder, sugar, butter and milk together in a small saucepan over low heat for 2-3 minutes until smooth, glossy and slightly thickened; let it cool slightly.
  2. Whip the heavy cream to soft peaks.
  3. Scoop the ice cream into a sundae glass or bowl.
  4. Pour the warm chocolate sauce generously over the ice cream.
  5. Top with a dollop of the whipped cream, the drained jarred cherry (standing in for a maraschino cherry) and a scattering of chopped roasted peanuts.
  6. Serve immediately while the ice cream is still cold and firm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy485 kcal23%
Carbohydrates48.2 g
Water112 mL
Fiber4.9 g16%
Protein9.4 g20%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.37 g
Isoleucine0.43 g
Leucine0.72 g
Lysine0.54 g
Methionine0.17 g
Cystine0.09 g
Phenylalanine0.44 g
Tyrosine0.39 g
Valine0.52 g
Histidine0.22 g
Fat31.1 g
Monounsaturated9.7 g
Polyunsaturated2.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-61.7 g
Saturated17 g
Trans-Fats0.25 g
Cholesterol87.7 mg
Calcium203 mg20%
Copper0.4 mg44%
Iron1.4 mg8%
Magnesium78.9 mg25%
Manganese0.51 mg28%
Phosphorus249 mg36%
Potassium490 mg10%
Selenium5.5 µg10%
Sodium111 mg
Zinc1.8 mg22%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.09 mg8%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.4 mg36%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.8 mg13%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg20%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.13 mg10%
Folate (vitamin B9)21.2 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.58 µg24%
Choline46 mg11%
Vitamin A275 µg39%
Vitamin C2.3 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)29.9 IU5%
Vitamin E1.2 mg8%
Vitamin K1.9 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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