Salted Peanut & Chocolate Fudge Sundaes

When the time calls for a day in the kitchen, whipping this, chilling that, stirring furiously and watching the timer tick by, it had better be for something special.

I'm all for putting in the leg work when it comes to a show-stopper of a meal, but my favourite recipes tend to be as simple as they are delicious.

This, my friend, is exactly that. And it couldn't be more utterly satisfying.

 

Spoonful upon spoonful of ice cream drenched in warm peanut and chocolate sauce and crunchy peanuts makes this the ultimate after supper treat.

Nobody judges you for licking the bowl on this blog. Nobody at all.

To make two large sundaes you're going to need:

175ml double cream

100g smooth peanut butter

3 tablespoons golden syrup

150g chopped milk chocolate

4 scoops caramel ice cream

4 scoops chocolate ice cream

4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Big handful of salted peanuts, bashed into crumbs

In a saucepan over a low heat, add your cream, peanut butter, golden syrup and milk chocolate, stirring until totally combined.

When it's thick, glossy and 100% delicious, it's done. Simple as that.

Now go fetch your prettiest glasses.

Starting with the vanilla, layer your ice cream scoop on scoop (on scoop on scoop...)

When your glasses are full, drizzle over your chocolatey, peanuty sauce and quickly top with crushed peanuts. (I usually pop mine in a plastic bag and batter it with a rolling pin a few times - no washing up, no spilt nuts, no grumpy Charlotte. Win.)

And that is pretty much it.

Nestle down on a comfy chair, grab a loved one and chow down.

Just remember to jar your leftover fudge sauce, stow it away at the back of the fridge and keep it hidden away for a particularly rainy day.

 

I'll take mine smothered on toast and topped with chopped banana, please!