Caramel pecan sundaes recipe

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Serves2
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories660 Kcal33%
Fat44 g63%
Saturated Fat26g g130%
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This ice cream sundae looks great and is very easy to make. All you need are six simple ingredients and a sweet tooth!

Ingredients

For the sauce:

  • (serves 4 -6)
  • 60g (2oz) soft light brown sugar
  • 6tbsp double cream
  • A few drops of vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp unsalted butter

To serve:

  • 4 - 6 small scoops of vanilla ice cream
  • A few toasted pecan nuts
  • 2 sundae glasses

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Method

  1. To make the sauce, put the sugar, cream, vanilla and butter in a small pan over a low heat. Stir well; bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring occasionally, for a few minutes, or until syrupy. Leave to cool.
  2. Put scoops of ice cream into chilled sundae glasses. Drizzle some sauce over, sprinkle with toasted pecans. (Not suitable for freezing).
Top Tip for making Caramel pecan sundaes

Sunshine Williams, 41, suggests saving calories for dessert by saying no to bread as a starter. If you do, at least skip the high-cal butter.

Jessica Dady
Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 12 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.