Mexican Chocolate Sundaes With Cinnamon-Sugar Tortilla Crisps
"Purchased coffee ice cream is topped with a cinnamon-scented chocolate sauce that can be made three days ahead. From bon appetit dec 2002"
- Ready In:
- 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
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Sauce
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
- 1⁄4 cup hot water
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Tortilla crisps
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- inch-diameter flour tortilla
- 1 1⁄2 quarts coffee ice cream
- fresh mint sprig (optional)
directions
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For sauce:
- Whisk cream, 1/4 cup hot water, and espresso powder in heavy small saucepan to blend. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat.
- Add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Stir in cinnamon. (Sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm sauce over low heat just until pourable before using.)
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For tortilla crisps:
- Mix butter, sugar, and cinnamon in small bowl to blend. Spread butter mixture evenly over tortillas. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges.
- Place wedges on 2 baking sheets, buttered side up, spacing apart. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover with foil; let stand at room temperature.)
- Preheat oven to 400°F Bake tortillas uncovered until crisp, puffed, and golden, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
- Place large scoop of ice cream in each of 8 dessert glasses. Drizzle warm chocolate sauce over. Stand 4 tortilla crisps in each glass. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired, and serve.
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