How to make an ice cream sundae board
By Rebecca St.Clair
A homemade ice cream sundae board is a favourite of kids and adults alike! For kids, it’s all about the colourful sprinkles, candy toppings, and crushed cookies. Adults can delight their taste buds with a la mode brownies, caramel drizzle, or even make a banana split!
Let everyone build their own dream sundae. If you’re into classic vanilla with a drizzle of chocolate sauce or a decadent sundae with cookie bits, fruit, and a mountain of whipped cream.
This isn’t just a dessert. It’s a fun and interactive treat that lets everyone be as creative as they want!
Why You’ll Love It
Customize – Make a sundae board unique to you! Whether you have dietary restrictions or are making this for a special holiday like Mother’s Day, Easter, or Christmas, fill it with some unique options or add a festive flair.
Stress Free – Make this as easy as you like by buying everything premade. Then all you need to worry about is the fun of arranging the board!
Visually Appealing – Bright and colourful fruit, sprinkles, cookies, brownies, sauces, and candies make this board visually stunning. Choose a rainbow of colours to keep it visually appealing.
Laid back – For a summer garden party, or a kids sleepover, this is a fun interactive way to serve dessert.
Something for everyone – Whether you are a chocolate fan, fruit lover, or want to make a banana split, there is something for everyone!
Tips and tricks for the perfect ice cream sundae board
Size
Choose the size of the board according to how many people you need to serve. Make the board abundant! Ensure there is enough for everyone to have seconds or even thirds. Include more than enough of all the toppings so your guests know they can load up on anything they want.
Make ahead
Do as much of the work you can ahead of time. Wash all of the berries and fruit. Prep all of the sauces, and toppings. Place them into small pitchers or bowls, ready to arrange on the board.
If you’re making homemade cookies or brownies, prepare them the day before.
Options
Variety makes this sundae board fun and appealing. Choose different flavours of ice cream like chocolate chip, mint, cookie dough, as well as the classic vanilla.
Serve with a variety of accompaniments especially mini versions like mini cookies and candies.
Make sure to give serving options like cones, waffle bowls, or bowls and spoons.
Adventurous Options
Include some more adventurous and modern options like maple bacon, caramel corn, pretzels, potato chips, honey, balsamic vinegar, or olive oil.
Ingredients
The below ice cream sundae board ingredients are only suggestions. The sky is the limit when it comes to the perfect sundae. So, feel free to make this recipe your own!
Ice Cream – Instead of a large tub, buy a few pint sized flavour options.
Mini Chocolate Chips – Mini versions are best for sundae toppings. Choose your favourite, milk chocolate, mint chips, or dark chocolate.
Mini Cookies – Mini versions are best for sundaes, mini Oreos, vanilla wafers, or make tiny homemade chocolate chip cookies. Anything large can be cut down.
Mini Brownies – Either store bought or make your own and cut them into bite-sized portions.
Bananas – Perfect sliced to top a sundae or leave whole for a banana split.
Fresh Berries – Cut larger fruit like strawberries into smaller chunks.
Cherries – Either fresh or maraschino, as sundae isn’t complete without a cherry on top.
Whipped Cream – Either whip your own or serve the fun canned store bought cream.
Sprinkles – A fun and colourful addition.
Sauces – Hot fudge, caramel, and fruit sauces are all perfect additions.
Candies – Serve mini versions or smaller candies.
Ice Cream Cones/ Waffle Bowls – Offer a few serving options like cones and bowls.
Storage
Store all of the items from the ice cream sundae board separately.
- Cover the whole leftover fruit and store in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Store any store bought items according to the package directions.
- Ice cream should not be left out for more than 2 hours. Store it sealed, in the freezer to prevent melting.
Method
- Make any homemade items like cookies or brownies.
- Wash and dry fruit.
- Place toppings, sauces, and candies in small bowls or pitchers.
- Onto a large board arrange the ice cream.
- Arrange the fruit around the outside. Make sure to cut any large fruit into smaller pieces.
- Place the small bowls and pitchers with the sauces, candies, and toppings in any empty spaces.
- Provide small tongs, spoons, ice cream scoops, and serving forks.
- Provide an area for bowls, spoons, waffle bowls, and cones.
Easy Ice Cream Sundae Board
Build your own dream sundae. If you’re into classic vanilla with drizzle of chocolate sauce or a classic banana split.
Ingredients
- Ice Cream
- Mini Chocolate Chips
- Mini Cookies
- Mini Brownies
- Bananas
- Fresh Berries
- Cherries
- Whipped Cream
- Sprinkles
- Sauces
- Candies
- Ice Cream Cones/ Waffle Bowls
Instructions
- Make any homemade items like cookies or brownies.
- Wash and dry fruit.
- Place toppings, sauces, and candies in small bowls or pitchers.
- Onto a large board arrange the ice cream.
- Arrange the fruit around the outside. Make sure to cut any large fruit into smaller pieces.
- Place the small bowls and pitchers with the sauces, candies, and toppings in any empty spaces.
- Provide small tongs, spoons, ice cream scoops, and serving forks to use for serving.
- Provide an area for bowls, spoons, waffle bowls, and cones.
Notes
Include some more adventurous and modern options like maple bacon, caramel corn, pretzels, potato chips, honey, balsamic vinegar, or olive oil.
Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 180Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 17mgSodium 116mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 2gSugar 16gProtein 3g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
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