Blondie Sundaes With Fried Walnuts and Candied Fennel

Name: Blondie Sundaes with Fried Walnuts and Candied Fennel
Yield: Makes 8 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup raw walnuts; 1 cup sugar; 1 large fennel bulb, fronds reserved, bulb cored, thinly sliced; Zest from 1 lemon, removed in wide strips; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; Vegetable oil (for frying; about 4 cups); ⅔ cup powdered sugar; 2 pints vanilla gelato or ice cream; 1 pint ground cherries or cape gooseberries, husks removed, rinsed, halved (optional); Buckwheat-Brown Butter Blondies, broken into large pieces; A deep-fry thermometer

By Sara Kramer

July 19, 2016

Blondie Sundaes with Fried Walnuts and Candied Fennel recipe Bon Appetit

Photo By Peden & Munk

Sometimes the oddest-sounding things are the most mind-blowing. Case in point: this savory, crunchy, juicy, sugary sundae.

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