Quick fig + halva sundae
The magic of a sundae never gets old. They always take me back to knickerbocker glories in too-high glasses on holiday. Here, the fruit get smashed to make the sundae sauce, so if your fruit is not super-ripe and mashable you might want to chop it up a little first. If you are vegan, check the halva you buy is vegan – most is, but some has honey in it.
An almost no-effort dessert I often make to end a meal with friends. Figs are my favourite, but any soft fruit or compote would work here – ripe plums and peaches are particularly good. I’ve written the recipe for two, but it is very easy to multiply for a crowd.
Seasonal variations
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Ripe peaches or apricots
- Very ripe plums
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the sundaes
- 4 ripe figs (see below for alternatives)
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 4 scoops of good vanilla ice cream or vegan ice cream
- 50g halva, crumbled
- 1 small handful of pistachios(about 20g), roughly chopped
Prepare the fruit
Peel and mash 2 of the figs and stir in the honey. Cut the remaining figs into quarters.
Assemble
Take two glasses or glass bowls and spoon in a quarter of the mashed figs, top with a scoop of ice cream, a crumble of halva, a couple of quarters of fig and some chopped pistachios.
Serve
Repeat the process, finishing with the final pieces of fig and the last of the pistachios. Eat immediately.
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