Kick-Butt Kahlùa Sundae

Name: Kick-Butt Kahlùa Sundae
Yield: makes 1 sundae
Ingredients: 1/2 cup fat-free churned vanilla ice cream (I used Breyer’s Double Churn); 2 teaspoons chocolate syrup; 1 1/2 teaspoons Kahlùa liqueur; 1 tablespoon fat-free aerosol whipped topping

December 9, 2011

When I was a child, I don’t think I ever saw my mother drink unless we were on the occasional vacation and she ordered a piña colada. I do, however, distinctly remember her spooning a touch of Kahlùa over her vanilla ice cream a fair number of times—and every time, she had a big smile on her face as she ate it. I remember her looking so happy. So in honor of her, I created this scrumptious sundae.

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