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Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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615 | Calories |
39g | Fat |
61g | Carbs |
8g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 4 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 615 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 39g | 50% |
Saturated Fat 24g | 122% |
Cholesterol 127mg | 42% |
Sodium 131mg | 6% |
Total Carbohydrate 61g | 22% |
Dietary Fiber 3g | 12% |
Total Sugars 54g | |
Protein 8g | |
Vitamin C 74mg | 368% |
Calcium 246mg | 19% |
Iron 1mg | 4% |
Potassium 543mg | 12% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |
Spaghettieis is a fun ice cream sundae created by Dario Fontanella, son of an Italian immigrant and owner of an ice cream parlor in Mannheim, Germany, in 1969. Since then, it has been a German specialty but is virtually never seen outside of Germany.
The original method called for pressing vanilla ice cream through a spaetzle press, but it's unlikely you'll find one in the U.S. Using a potato ricer is an alternative method. Pressing ice cream through a potato ricer creates "noodles," strawberry sauce looks like tomato sauce, and coconut or white chocolate shavings play the Parmesan cheese role.
Serve it to your kids—and adults—as a whimsical and unique treat.
Ingredients
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1 pound fresh strawberries
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3 tablespoons orange juice
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1/4 cup sugar, divided
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1 cup whipping cream
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4 cups vanilla ice cream
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3 tablespoons shaved white chocolate, or coconut shreds
Steps to Make It
Prepare the Strawberry Sauce
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Gather the ingredients.
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Cut strawberries in half or quarters, and place in a blender.
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Add orange juice and 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and blend until smooth. Add a little more juice or sugar to taste, if needed.
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Refrigerate until very cold, or up to one day.
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Assemble the Sundaes
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Gather the ingredients.
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Whip cold whipping cream until soft peaks form.
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Add remaining sugar to taste, and beat until stiff.
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Place a dollop of whipped cream onto each plate or sundae cup.
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Use an extra plate to hold the potato ricer, and scoop about 1 cup of ice cream into it.
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Holding ricer over sundae plate, squeeze ice cream through holes, and swirl it onto plate, over whipped cream. Repeat for other plates.
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Pour strawberry sauce over each ice cream "noodle" creation, and sprinkle with shaved white chocolate, or coconut shreds.
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Tips
- Creamier ice cream makes better-shaped "noodles." In Germany, vanilla gelato would be used. Buy the best quality ice cream you can find, or buy gelato, if that's possible.
- The whipped cream freezes a little under the ice cream and makes a crackly crust, which some people really like, but you can omit the whipped cream if you wish.
- You can use bottled strawberry sauce.
- If you want to make this sundae even more elaborate, add chocolate "meatballs." You could use homemade truffles or malted milk balls to fill this role in a spaghetti and meatballs sundae.
- Serve with shortbread, white chocolate chip, or sugar cookies to mimic Italian bread.