Tropical Fruit Sundae with Coffee Caramel Sauce

Ingredients: ½ c granulated sugar 3 tbsp water A few of drops lemon juice ½ c whipping cream ¼ c double strength brewed coffee ¼ tsp ground coffee 2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp unsalted butter Pinch of salt mango, banana and pineapple, freshly diced Vanilla ice cream Over medium heat, add sugar, water and lemon juice into a medium saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Using a wet pastry brush, brush down sugar crystals into liquid. Do not stir. Boil until deep caramel color, about 6 minutes. Watch carefully as it can burn easily. Remove immediately from heat. Stir in cream, coffee and coffee granules (be careful as mixture will bubble a lot). Return saucepan to medium heat and stir until caramel dissolves. Increase heat and boil until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla, butter and salt. To assemble sundae, put fresh fruit in the bottom of a wine or parfait glass. Top with a scoop of ice cream, more fresh fruit and a generous drizzle of sauce. Makes 2/3 cup. Recipe courtesy of MomsMenu.com http://www.momsmenu.com May be printed for personal and educational purposes only. Copyright © 2009, MomsMenu.com All Rights Reserved Click to return to the recipe