We had a bunch of chocolate fudge sauce left over from our banana splits the other day. Of course, we could have just made more banana splits, but I'd seen this recipe in the cookbook when I was flipping through it earlier, so I figured we might as well give it a try too!

In theory you're meant to top your ice cream with hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, and marshmallow fluff. But we already had a bunch of mini marshmallows on hand, so we just used those rather than go out and get a jar of marshmallow fluff just for this recipe. I also busted out the sprinkles and maraschino cherries. They might not be a traditional s'mores component, but they're a fun sundae topping, so why not?

The recipe recommends "dark chocolate ice cream" as the base for this sundae. And I was planning on looking for something chocolate-y. If I'd gone to the grocery store, I probably would have gotten a small tub of some generic chocolate ice cream. But I ended up going to the convenience store down the street. And their small tubs were all fancy Ben & Jerry's flavours. They did have some sort of death-by-chocolate-style one that was chocolate ice cream with chocolate fudge and chocolate cookie pieces or something along those lines. But they also had "peanut butter half baked" which purported to be chocolate and peanut butter ice cream with peanut butter cookie dough and brownie pieces. And that sounded like a winner to me and the Kidlet, so we decided to make that the foundation for our sundaes! Really though, use whatever ice cream you like. I figure, as long as you get the chocolate, marshmallow, and graham cracker in there, you can still call it a s'mores sundae.~

S'Mores Sundaes

Slightly adapted from Dessert of the Day by Kim Laidlaw

For each sundae use:

• 3 Tbsp. hot fudge sauce
• 2 (smallish) scoops ice cream
• 2 Tbsp. whipped cream
• 1 graham cracker, broken into pieces
• 1-2 Tbsp. marshmallow fluff or mini marshmallows
• 1 Tbsp. roasted peanuts or slivered almonds
• sprinkles, chocolate chips, fresh fruit, etc. (optional)
• 1 maraschino cherry (optional)

Directions

1. Make (or reheat) your hot fudge sauce and keep it warm while you assemble the sundae.
2. Place the ice cream in a bowl.
3. Top with the hot fudge sauce and a dollop of whipped cream.
4. Garnish wiht graham cracker pieces, marshmallow fluff (or marshmallows), nuts, and whatever other toppings you like (sprinkles, chocolate chips, etc.) and place the cerry on top (if using).