🇧🇪 Belgian Cuisine

Dame Blanche

Vanilla Ice Cream with Hot Chocolate Sauce

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 426 kcal

Scoops of pure vanilla ice cream drenched in a cascade of warm, glossy Belgian dark chocolate sauce — Belgium's most beloved and simple dessert.

Ingredients

8 scoops high-quality vanilla ice cream
200g dark Belgian chocolate, chopped
150ml heavy cream
20g unsalted butter
1 tbsp sugar
Whipped cream for topping

Instructions

1 Heat cream and sugar in a saucepan until steaming. Remove from heat.
2 Add chopped chocolate and butter. Let sit 1 min, then stir until smooth and glossy.
3 Place 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream in each dessert bowl.
4 Pour the warm chocolate sauce generously over the ice cream. Top with whipped cream.
5 Serve immediately while the sauce is still warm and flowing.

Did You Know?

The name "Dame Blanche" (White Lady) likely comes from the contrast between the pure white ice cream and the dark chocolate sauce, though some trace it to medieval folklore.