The sundae is one of the most familiar ice cream desserts in the United States. It typically consists of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup (often chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, or strawberry), and in some cases other toppings such as chopped peanuts, whipped cream, or maraschino cherries. History and controversy According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the term sundae is obscure. Various American localities have claimed to be the birthplace of the ice cream sun… (More on Sundae)