The hot fudge sundae is the classic
sundae, but the American Diary Association and Dairy Council offers these variations to cover every day of the week -- and then some:
-- Taste of the Tropics Sundae. Vanilla ice cream, crushed pineapple,
chopped lightly salted macadamia nuts and toasted coconut.
-- Hot Blueberry Crumble Sundae. Vanilla ice cream, warm blueberry
fruit spread or pie filling, crumbled shortbread cookies, whipped
cream, and fresh blueberries and a cookie for garnish.
-- Pear Melba Sundae. Vanilla ice cream, canned or fresh pear slices
and thawed frozen raspberries in syrup. (Drain pears if using canned
slices.)
-- Plum Good Sundae. Vanilla ice cream, canned pitted plums or fresh
plums (diced), and plum syrup flavored with a dash of ground ginger
or cinnamon.
-- Apricot Sundae. Vanilla ice cream, warmed apricot preserves,
canned or fresh apricot halves, and crushed Amaretto cookies. (Drain
apricots if using canned halves.)
-- Go Bananas Sundae. A scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of a slice
of banana-nut bread topped with warm chocolate sauce, sliced bananas
and toasted pecans.