I was in New York City earlier this year and I had the most amazing ice cream flavor combination at the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop — soft vanilla ice cream floating in a shallow pool of spicy ginger syrup and aromatic curry powder. Each bite was unreal. I couldn’t put my spoon down! The sweet vanilla cream was a perfect counter to the bold ginger syrup and curry, creating a harmonious bite nothing short of pure heaven. I recreated this sundae at home and to be honest… I couldn’t believe how easy it was. You can buy ginger syrup or make it at home. The rest is just an assembly job. Continue reading for the recipe.
Start with vanilla ice cream, ginger syrup and fresh curry powder. There are only three ingredients to this recipe, so make sure they are all good. You wouldn’t want to use curry powder that’s been sitting in your cupboard for 3 years! Scoop ice cream into a bowl.
Next, pour on the ginger syrup and finish with a sprinkling of curry powder. Easy as that. Unbelievably delicious.
- Vanilla ice cream
- Ginger syrup
- Curry powder
- Place several scoops of vanilla ice cream in a bowl. Pour over ginger syrup. You'll want about 1 to 2 tablespoon depending on how many scoops you're going to eat. Finish with a sprinkling of curry powder.
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Averie @ Averie Cooks says
your ginger syrup is hard at work and wow, I want it even more now!
that ice cream looks so incredibly creamy & wonderful! and love the GIF animation with the curry/non-curry shot. I wish I had your skills 🙂
Brandon Matzek says
Thanks Averie! Glad you like the GIF. Thought I’d try something new 😉
Ann P says
Ingenious flavor combo!
Sharyn DImmick says
I’ve had ginger syrup, of course, but never with curry powder — I’ll be trying this soon — thanks!
Megan Q. says
My husband’s uncle, Douglas Quint is the owner of the big gay ice cream shop – so cool you got to check it out!
Sasha says
This is amazing! I’ve never even considered curry in sweets before.
Skylor @sprouthealthlifestyle says
I’ve been seeing so many recipes with savory in sweet- basil buttercream frosting, fennel cookies- and now this! ginger and curry. I love it. I will try this!
Biz says
ginger syrup has been on my list of things to make, but i just thought i could use it for fancier bourbon and ginger ale cocktails… but with ice cream! yes, please.
Mitch says
What type of curry powder did you use?
Brandon Matzek says
Hi Mitch! I used a hot curry powder that I found at a local Middle Eastern market.