Knickerbocker

An iconic dessert from Zamboanga's famous dessert. If you aren't familiar with the Knickerbocker, it's like a fruitier version of halo-halo because of the fruity ingredients. It doesn’t look much, but it’s actually very sweet.

Knickerbocker Recipe

Ingredients : 

• A variety of chopped fruit, such as strawberries, bananas, melon, grapes, and peaches
• Strawberry ice cream
• Fruit syrup, traditionally peach or raspberry sauce
• Clotted cream
• Whipped cream (only if clotted cream is not available)
• Cherry
• Ice cream wafer
• Chopped hazlenuts (optional)

PROCEDURES:

1. Get a tall glass (like the type traditionally used to serve milk shakes).
2. Chop fruit into small slices or pieces. Ideally use colorful fruits like peaches, grapes, strawberries, melon or banana. Place these in the base of the glass.
   
3. Add three scoops of ice cream on top of the fruit. A minimum 2 scoops of strawberry ice cream is the usual amount.
4. Pour a fruit sauce over the ice cream – Melba (peach) or raspberry sauce is traditional.
5. Top this with Clotted cream (or thick whipped cream).

• Put a cherry on top and add an ice cream wafer. Other toppings include nuts, jelly, fresh fruit.