Ice Cream with Chocolate Caramel Sauce

Name: Ice Cream with Chocolate Caramel Sauce
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons heavy cream; 1 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate; ⅛ teaspoon vanilla; 2½ scoops vanilla or coffee ice cream

A decadent dessert featuring scoops of vanilla or coffee ice cream topped with a homemade chocolate caramel sauce made from melted sugar, heavy cream, and fine bittersweet chocolate.

2 servings

8 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 tablespoons sugar
•3 tablespoons heavy cream
•1 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate
•⅛ teaspoon vanilla
•2½ scoops vanilla or coffee ice cream

Cooking Instructions

1.
Cook sugar in a very small dry heavy saucepan or skillet over moderately high heat, undisturbed, until sugar begins to melt, about 2 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally with a fork, until sugar is melted into a deep golden caramel, 2 to 3 minutes.
5 min
2.
Remove caramel from heat and carefully pour in cream (mixture will steam and bubble vigorously). Once bubbles begin to subside, add chocolate and stir until sauce is smooth. Stir in vanilla and pour sauce over ice cream.
3 min