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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Anna Berrill

DARK SECRETS: Ice cream toppings that are anything but vanilla - The Real Truth

Dressed to thrill: Tamal Ray's vegan ice-cream, ‘honeycomb’ and chocolate sauce.
Dressed to thrill: Tamal Ray's vegan ice-cream, ‘honeycomb’ and chocolate sauce. Photograph: Yuki Sugiura/The Guardian. Food styling: Valerie Berry

How can I rev up a scoop of vanilla ice-cream?
Joe, Salford

Accessorising ice-cream is often most successful when there’s an element of contrast, whether that’s a tart fruit puree (blackcurrant, say) for old-school ripple vibes, a handful of something crunchy (toasted sesame seeds, nuts, crumbled cookies) or a shattered magic chocolate shell (where you mix equal parts melted chocolate and coconut oil, pour it over your ice-cream, and watch it solidify). And, happily for you, Joe, this is very much vanilla-specific.

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