Sundae

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Sopaipillas are crisp fried breads traditionally topped with honey; cinnamon and sugar are sometimes added to make a great dessert. In this recipe, fried tortillas approximate the texture of true sopaipillas.

Here's a super-sophisticated yet easy-to-make topping for ice cream. Serve shortbread cookies alongside.

All the wonderful flavors and textures of summer berry pie à la mode in an ice cream sundae. For a casual party, offer the individual components buffet style and let guests make their own.

China is the original home of the peach (a favorite fruit of its emperors), and pine nuts are grown in China and are used to garnish sweet fruit soups. The ginger-spiced peach sauce for this dessert can be prepared one day before serving.

Strawberry shortcake meets the ice cream sundae: what a match. The rich and easy-to-make Fudge Sauce called for here is also used in the Chocolate-Hazelnut Waffles.

Any leftover sauce will keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Hazelnut liqueur adds zip to the sauce in this easy dessert.

A fast and delectable dessert combining purchased toffee candy and two simple sauces loaded with rich flavor.

The twist to these sundaes is a simple ginger-flavored sauce sparked with lime. It can be made ahead and rewarmed before you assemble the sundaes.

Macadamia nuts give these fantastic sundaes even more flavor, as well as some satisfying crunch.

A quick, colorful and low-cal dessert. What else could you ask for?

The caramel sauce adds a grown-up edge to these summer treats.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Homemade malted vanilla-bean ice cream is layered with a bittersweet chocolate sauce and drunken dried cherries.