Make Yourself a Sunday Sundae With Daiya Frozen Desserts

There’s nothing more synonymous with summertime than ice cream, especially when it’s a sundae piled high with toppings. While we love grabbing one from our local ice cream joint, it’s easy to make a variation of it at home as a fun activity with family and loved ones. What better way to end the weekend on a sweet note and banish the Sunday scaries than with a homemade sundae bar? Daiya Frozen Dessert Bars make sundae bars a breeze.

Daiya, the pioneer of plant-based foods, is on a mission to delight both people and the planet with its great-tasting and high-quality plant-based products. Its delicious, plant-based Frozen Dessert Bars are dairy-free and come in four indulgent flavors—Chocolate Fudge Crunch, Classic Vanilla Bean, Salted Caramel Swirl, and Espresso Coffee—offering something for everyone’s tastes. Creamy, smooth, and rich, Daiya’s Frozen Dessert Bars feature premium ingredients, including semisweet, fair-trade dark chocolate, real vanilla extract, and 100-percent Arabica coffee. On their own, they make for the perfect everyday dessert that tastes like something special. (We've been known to sneak a few after hours as well.)

If you have a little extra time and a little extra sweet tooth, you can take your Daiya Dessert Bars to the next level with a Sunday Sundae bar. Lay out a set of plates for each topping so that family members can dip their ice cream bars into whatever they choose. We like to set out toppings like chocolate and caramel sauces along with plant-based additions, such as coconut flakes and vegan chocolate chips. You can also take a note from Serious Eats' fruity no-churn ice cream and strawberry Popsicle recipes and include freeze-dried strawberries—a simple ingredient that adds bold flavor and bright color. Our recipe for strawberry drizzle is the perfect vegan addition to complement the rich chocolate in Daiya’s Frozen Dessert Bars.

Strawberry Sauce for a Daiya Sundae

Yield: 4 cups
Active time: 15 minutes
Total time: 70 minutes

Ingredients

12 oz strawberries (about 16 medium strawberries)
1/4 cup coconut oil
.5 ounces freeze-dried strawberries (about 1/4 cup)
4 oz confectioners sugar

Directions

1. Put strawberries and coconut oil in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cover and cook until strawberries are soft and have released their juices, about 10 minutes. During this time, uncover and stir and mash strawberries every few minutes to help them along. After 10 minutes, when strawberries are soft enough to be squished by a spoon, remove mixture from heat and pour into a heat-safe bowl.

2. Stir in freeze-dried strawberries and confectioners sugar. Using an immersion blender, blend until completely smooth and emulsified. At this point, the mixture should be about 115°F.

3. Chill in refrigerator for about 40 minutes, until the mixture is 65°F.

4. Remove Daiya Dessert Bars from the freezer, unwrap, and place on a plate. Dollop a spoonful of strawberry sauce over the bar and decorate. Put back into the freezer to harden, about 20 minutes. Enjoy!

Once you’ve laid out your Daiya Dessert Bars and your toppings, all that’s left to do is spoon, drizzle, dunk, top, and enjoy! You can find Daiya’s delicious, dairy-free bars at over 1,000 Target stores nationwide. Whether enjoyed by the pool or after dinner as a sweet pick-me-up, Daiya’s Dessert Bars are the perfect treat for summer!