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Tropical Sorbet and Ice Cream Parfaits

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Tropical Sorbet and Ice Cream ParfaitsPhilip Salaverry

A luscious caramel-lime sauce makes this dessert a real star.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 parfaits

Ingredients

2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
Pinch of salt
1 1/3 cups mango sorbet
1 cup chopped peeled cored fresh pineapple
1 cup diced peeled pitted mango
3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 1/3 cups vanilla ice cream

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Melt butter in heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in brown sugar and cream; bring to boil. Add lime juice, lime peel and salt. Boil until sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup, whisking occasionally, about 2 minutes. Set caramel-lime sauce aside.

    Step 2

    Place 1/3 cup sorbet in each of 4 parfait glasses or wineglasses. Top sorbet with 1/4 cup pineapple, 1/4 cup mango, 2 tablespoons coconut, 2 tablespoons sauce and 1/3 cup ice cream. Sprinkle each parfait with 1 tablespoon coconut and drizzle with 1 tablespoon sauce. Serve immediately.

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