Spumoni Sundaes with Espresso Hot Fudge Sauce
A decadent Italian-inspired dessert featuring layers of pistachio and vanilla gelato topped with homemade espresso hot fudge sauce, amaretto-soaked cherries, whipped cream, and chopped pistachios.
Ingredients
- •¼ cup amaretto or other almond liqueur
- •3 tablespoons cherry preserves
- •1 cup fresh cherries
- •⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
- •1 tablespoon honey
- •1½ teaspoons instant espresso powder
- •4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- •2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •1½ pints pistachio gelato
- •1 pint vanilla gelato
- •½ cup unsweetened whipped cream
- •¼ cup chopped pistachios
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Bring amaretto and preserves to boil in saucepan. Reduce heat to medium; boil gently until mixture is reduced to 3 tablespoons, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cherries; let soak at room temperature at least 3 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.
180 min
- 2.
Bring 2/3 cup cream, honey, and espresso powder to simmer in another small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and butter; whisk until smooth. DO AHEAD: Fudge sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm just until pourable before using.
10 min
- 3.
Spoon 1 tablespoon fudge sauce into each of 6 dessert glasses. Add 1 scoop pistachio gelato and 1 scoop vanilla gelato to each glass. Drizzle 1 tablespoon fudge sauce over gelato on each. Top with whipped cream, cherry mixture, and pistachios.
15 min
