Welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: July 25th, 2021. I can’t believe its National Hot Fudge Sundae or I would have had David take me to get a Sundae before he went to work.
Since he didn’t take us if he gets off in time this evening I want to see if he will purchase the ingredients for us to make a Hot Fudge Sundae. Would you like to join us?
It’s hard to go wrong with Ice Cream—no matter what you do with it, it seems like it always results in something delicious. Ice Cream Sandwiches, Ice Cream Cake, Milkshakes, Ice Cream Fondue…need we say more? And one of the few things that can make Ice Cream even better than it is thick, hot, sweet Fudge. Fudge and Ice cream…if that’s not a reason for celebration, what is?
Learn About Hot Fudge Sundae Day
Hot Fudge Sundae Day gives us the perfect excuse to indulge in this delicious, sweet treat. Itsall about celebrating the invention of this dessert, and what better way to celebrate than eating a Sundae?
A Sundae is an Ice Cream dessert that usually consists of one or more scoops of Ice Cream, which then has a Syrup or Sauce on top, with a number of other toppings added.
The topping could be Maraschino Cherries, Peanuts, Marshmallows, Whipped Cream, or Sprinkles. We also see a lot of dessert parlours adding chopped up Chocolate Bars to Sundaes with everything from Popping Candy to Candyfloss incorporated into the latest inventions.
Of course, a Hot Fudge Sundae needs to have two critical ingredients: Hot Fudge Sauce and Ice Cream. After this, there are plenty of different adaptions of the treat. People even add Walnuts to their Sundae, in order to give the dessert a good crunch.
You can also add Fudge pieces or Chocolate Drops. If you want to add Fruit into the mix, Cherries are often teamed with Hot Fudge Sundaes. Or, why not add gooey chunks of Brownie? The choice is yours! That’s what makes a Sundae so great; itsall about putting your favorite ingredients into one big dessert glass and enjoying the magic it creates!
Record-breaking Sundaes
If you thought you were the biggest fan of Sundaes, you may have to concede defeat when you read about some of these World Records! For example, the longest Sundae was created in March of 2018. The Sundae measured more than 4,549 feet long! It was created in College Station at the Spirit of Texas festival.
The most expensive Sundae can also be found in the United States. If you are willing to pay $25,000, you can enjoy the world’s most expensive Sundae in New York City at Serendipity 3. The owner of Serendipity 3, Stephen Bruce, teamed up with Euphoria, a luxury Jeweler, in order to create the Frozen Haute Chocolate Sundae.
This Sundae included 28 different Cocoas, with 14 of the world’s most exotic and expensive Cocoas. The dessert, which is spelled with two Rs, is served in a goblet that is lined with Edible Gold, and it is infused with five grams of edible 23-Karat Gold. The Sundae is then topped with Whipped Cream, which has more gold on the top. On the side, you will get a La Madeline au Truffle from Knipschildt Chocolatier. This sells for $2,600 per pound.
History of the Hot Fudge Sundae Day
Why we call Sundaes, Sundaes is not precisely known, though it is probably simply connected to the fact that Ice Cream with Nuts, Sprinkles, Fruit, Whipped Cream and various Syrups used to be a treat reserved only for the weekends.
Sundaes first appeared in the early 1900s, and with a few years there were already countless variations of the Sundae, such as the Robin Hood Sundae, Cocoa Caramel Sundae, Black Hawk Sundae, Angel Cake Sundae, Cherry Dip Sundae, Cinnamon Peak Sundae, Opera Sundae, Fleur D’Orange Sundae, Knickerbocker Sundae, Tally-Ho Sundae, Bismarck and George Washington Sundae, to name but a few.
American-style Fudge was first made in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1886, and its popularity soon expanded.
These two delicious foodstuffs were first combined in 1906 at C.C. Browns, an Ice Cream Parlour on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, and the Hot Fudge Sundae was born. Today, even Google recognizes this Holiday as an official Holiday!
How to celebrate Hot Fudge Sundae Day
If your ready to give your taste buds the treat of their lives Hot Fudge Sundae Day could be your new favorite Holiday! To celebrate the Holiday, you could go out to an Ice Cream Parlor to enjoy a Sundae, or you could make a Hot Fudge Sundae yourself. Fudge is not hard to make, nor does it require rare or expensive ingredients.
Simple Fudge Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1⁄2 cup Sugar
- 1⁄2 cup light Corn Syrup
- 1⁄4 cup Light Cream
- 1⁄8 teaspoon Salt
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons REAL, Unsalted Butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan except for the Vanilla. Cook over medium heat, and stir until the mixture boils. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally (don’t boil it for too long or it will become too thick). Then, turn off the heat and stir in the Vanilla. Done!
To make a Hot Fudge Sundae, all you have to do is pour the Hot Fudge Sauce over Ice Cream and add your favorite toppings. We suggest something simple and classic, like Vanilla Ice cream, Cherries, Walnuts or Pecans, or Peanuts and Whipped Cream.
In this Hot Fudge Sundae, the sweetness of the Fudge will be a bit offset by the earthy Nuts and tanginess of the Cherries. Another thing worth remembering is that even if you make too much Fudge Sauce, it can be stored for up to a week in the refrigerator and then reheated in a Microwave in a matter of seconds.
One fun way to celebrate Hot Fudge Sundae day is to gather your friends and you can all create your own Hot Fudge Sundaes together. Create a station with lots of different toppings, from Brownies , Popcorn to Sprinkles and marshmallows.
You can have a lot of fun together making your own creations. This is a great way to spend time with those you love while doing something a bit different!
Are you ready to celebrate this deliciously sweet little holiday? We know we
Five Facts about Fudge:
- Fudge is a type of Western confectionery which is usually very Sweet, and extremely rich. Fudge is made by mixing Sugar, Butter, and Milk and heating it to the soft-ball stage at 240 °F (116 °C), and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency.
- The components of Fudge are very similar to the traditional recipe for tablet, which is noted in The Household Book of Lady Grisell Baillie (1692-1733).
- The term “Fudge” is often used in the United Kingdom for a softer variant of the tablet recipe.
- American-style Fudge (containing Chocolate) is found in a letter written by Emelyn Battersby Hartridge, a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
- Word of this popular confectionery spread to other women’s colleges. For example, Wellesley and Smith have their own versions of a Fudge recipe dating from the late 19th or early 20th Century.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cxates
