November 11 is Veterans Day, an important day to honor those who put their lives on the line to keep ours safe. It’s also National Sundae Day, which means we can honor our veterans with ice cream! After all, the ice cream sundae is an authentic American dessert.
I know you know what a sundae is, but let’s get technical for a moment. A sundae typically has one or more scoops of ice cream with a syrup or sauce. It can also have other toppings like fruit, nuts, whipped cream, sprinkles, or anything else you can think of. The classic ice cream sundae is made with vanilla ice cream, topped with a flavored sauce, whipped cream, and a maraschino cherry. Nothing wrong with that, but one of the best things about sundaes is that you can change them up any way you like! Use more than one flavor of ice cream, and any assortment of syrups and toppings that you want, and it’s still a sundae. Of course you’ll want to celebrate this important day, so here are some sundae combos you might want to try or use as inspiration to create your own:
Peanut Butter And Banana Sundae
Before you go enjoy your most amazing sundae ever, here are some fun facts about sundaes. Because fun facts are… fun!
- The most expensive sundae ever cost $1000.
- Americans are the number 1 consumers of ice cream.
- It takes 12 gallons of milk to make one gallon of ice cream.
- About 9% of milk produced by American dairy farmers is used for ice cream.