Outback Steakhouse Sydney’s Sinful Sundae

Here’s an easy-to-make dessert that will give you a cool way to use the vanilla ice cream that’s calling to you from the freezer. The key to this recipe is to plan ahead just a bit by placing your serving plates into the freezer (give ’em at least 30 minutes). While the plates are chilling out, you toast some coconut flakes in the oven. After that, it’s all about the presentation. You can top your master-piece with canned whipped cream or make your own from the simple recipe included here.

MAKES 4 SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS

WHIPPED CREAM

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch salt
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 4 large scoops vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup fudge topping
• 8 large, ripe strawberries

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Put four dinner plates into the freezer.
2. Make whipped cream by combining cream with sugar, vanilla, and salt with an electric mixer on high speed. It helps if the bowl has been chilled ahead of time. When cream makes stiff peaks, cover and chill until you need it.
3. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
4. Spread the coconut over the bottom of the inside of a large oven pan. Shake the pan a little to spread the coconut evenly.
5. Bake the coconut for 25 to 30 minutes or until the coconut is a light, golden brown. You may have to stir or shake the coconut in the last 10 minutes to help it brown evenly. Allow the coconut to cool on a plate or in a large bowl.
6. Heat up the fudge topping for 15 to 20 seconds in the microwave. Get the plates out of the freezer and make a circle of fudge on each of the plates.
7. Roll each scoop of ice cream in the coconut until it is well coated. Press down on the ice cream to help the coconut stick. Place a coconut-covered scoop of ice cream onto the center of the plate, then spoon about 2 tablespoons of fudge over the top of the ice cream.
8. Use an ice cream scoop to scoop a large portion of whipped cream and stack it on each of the scoops of ice cream.
9. Cut the stems from the strawberries. Cut four of the strawberries lengthwise into quarters. Position the sliced strawberries around the base of each scoop of ice cream on the ring of fudge. Place a whole strawberry onto the whipped cream on the top of each dessert.
10. Serve with a spoon and a smile