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Sundaes with Brown Butter–Cornbread Crumble

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Photo by Alex Lau, styling by Judy Mancini

Summer dessert should be anything but complicated. These buttery crumbs work on pretty much anything.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 pound baked store-bought cornbread, crumbled (about 4 cups)
A pinch of kosher salt
6 tablespoons raw sugar, divided
8 ounces fresh blackberries, halved crosswise if large
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400°. Cook butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, swirling pan and stirring occasionally to prevent solids from sticking to bottom, until butter foams and then browns, 5–8 minutes. Remove from heat; add cornbread, salt, and 4 Tbsp. sugar and fold gently until cornbread is evenly coated.

    Step 2

    Spread out on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until crumbs are golden brown, 10–15 minutes (crumbs will look wet but will crisp and dry out as they cool). Let cool.

    Step 3

    Meanwhile, combine berries and remaining 2 Tbsp. sugar in a large bowl. Let berries sit, tossing occasionally and mashing a few with a spoon, until some juices accumulate, 15–20 minutes.

    Step 4

    Divide ice cream among small bowls and spoon berries plus juices over top. Sprinkle with some of cornbread crumble.

    Step 5

    Do Ahead: Crumble can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

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