The vision of gleaming, golden indulgence you see above is the world’s most expensive ice cream dish: the $1,000 Golden Opulence Sundae from the New York City restaurant, Serendipity 3. It was created in 2006 to celebrate the eatery’s 50th anniversary (the golden anniversary, of course). Here’s the official description, just in case you’re thinking about ordering one:
“Five scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23K edible gold leaf, the sundae is drizzled with the world’s most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate. The masterpiece is suffused with exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets, truffles and Marzipan Cherries. It is topped with a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar. It’s sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon to partake in the indulgence and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel.”
Believe it or not, Serendipity 3 actually sells about one Golden Opulence Sundae per month, although they do require 48 hours’ notice if you plan to partake. The good news is, you get to keep the goblet…but you have to give back the spoon.
TODAY’S PRIZE: No, it’s not a $1,000 sundae, but you can make your own out-of-this-world ice cream treats with it! It’s the Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe and it’ll belong to one commenter chosen at random from this entry. We’ll also throw in a month’s supply of real ice cream to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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Just give me Turkey Hill ice cream !One word , Heaven .
most expensive, yes ! most elaborate, yes ! most off the wall, yes ! best tasting, NO ! turkey hill can give me better tasting ice cream. i can concoct just as elaborate dishes using turkey hill ice cream ! turkey hill ice cream rules !
think of how many people could eat some Turkey Hill ice cream for that price-
Anyone that would get that is a sick rich looser. Familys are finding it hard just to put food on the table.
What a great sundae! It always tastes better too when someone else makes it for you.
I should also note that it’s really too fancy to actually eat, more like performance art. So freeze it and put it on display in a glass enclosed refrigerator in the Museum of Modern Art.
No way, Hosea!!
I’d like to meet the people who order this sundae.
Just give me Turkey Hill!
WOW!!Too much decadence. I’ll stick with you guys.
It doesn’t look edible. After realizing it is edible…all i can say is GROSS! lol
Sounds decadent …
Sign me up!
YUMMY YUMMY for my TUMMY!!!
Good homestyle ice cream is always the best. Doubt the expensive sundae makes anyone happier!
The $1000 sundae does nothing for me but the play doh item would make some young children I know happy.
Perhaps this will be the new Turkey Hill flavor??? The icecream sounds delicious and I would love to try the chocolates! Thank you for sharing!
Looking at that picture ans reading the story just makes me want to eat a sundae. It looks so delicious.
Seriously? Each month they sell one of these? This is just plain ridiculous. I have a feeling you get a tummy ache from the gold leaf stuff. Regular ice cream sounds much better to me!
Interesting, but where are the chocolate covered truffles? Seriously though, this is definitely sweetness overload. Are they trying to cover up the rich and creamy taste of the ice cream? A great ice cream like Turkey Hill wouldn’t need the overload of so many other toppings – I prefer eating my ice cream at home.
Looks too fancy and fake to me but to each his own. Give me a great carton of Turkey Hill and that satifies my taste buds. Glad your giving out regular ice cream as the prize.
Even if I could afford it,, I would never order that sundae! It didn’t sound very appetizing to me. I’ll take a dish of TH ice cream any day & add my own toppings if I want a sundae!
This sundae is really different but just too pricey. They don’t let you keep the spoon? I’m very happy with Turkey Hill. My grandchildren would have a lot of fun with the “ice cream shoppe.”
Play-doh?! Yay! Love, love, love Play-doh!
Oh, and cavier and sundaes? Um, no.
The “description” of the sundae sounds incredible except the cost. However, that goblet is exquisite! Nonetheless, Turkey Hill’s peachey, creamy, vanilla beaney, chocolate decadence flavors, and exotic duets are all I need! I don’t have small children, but I know of two little girls who would really enjoy the play doh!
Looks awsome. Turkey Hill BUTTER PECAN my (favorite) will do for me.
I don’t think I would eat it. How about a good ol’ hot fudge sundae instead?
Just thinking what I could do with $1000….. and it’s not wasting it on an ice cream sundae. Thanks TH for gourmet tasting ice cream for a not so gourmet price.
The things some poeople do with their money, that’s all I’m going to say.
Wow! Not much else you can say!
I think this is a clear indication that some people just have too much money.///
They can keep their golden, over-the-top indulgent sundaes. I’m quite content with a heaping bowl of delicious Turkey Hill.
Who needs gold when you’ve got Turkey Hill??? I’m thinkin if they only sell one a month, how good could it be?
Eating Turkey Hill ice cream is always like eating a $100 sundae
this may be the most expensive ice cream, but my choice is still turkey hill, the most worthwhile ice cream in the world
If there are five scoops of ice cream they are certainly hard to see. Can you imagine how much it would cost in the near future if every ingredient went up in price? This is certainly for the elite. As others have commented, just give me Turkey Hill and I will be happy and fulfilled.
Play doh and ice cream — a dream come true!
Dude… I’d rather have a sundae I can get downright messy with, one that I can make myself! Riches aren’t everything. Give me my 1/2 gallon of Turkey Hill each week, and I’m already rich in all the ways that truly matter!
My niece and I will have so much fun with the playdough ice cream shoppe and afterwards we can make real sundaes with our Turkey Hill Ice Cream.
Jacqueline has it right…it is performance art! And eating it would be a performance, with every eye on the diner for each spoonful. The whole extravaganza comes with an invisible sign that says “Notice me! Notice me!” For me, though, I would like to try one of those marzipan cherries on top of a scoop of Turkey Hill Rocky Road.
Oh, the sundae isn’t all that good. You mean each of you hasn’t tried one or two? Kidding!
Nice looking sundae, but looks aren’t everything. We all know that Turkey Hill Ice Cream is the best, so why in this world would anybody pay that much for a sundae, with Ice Cream that we never heard of. So Serendipity keep your Sundae and will make our own with the best Ice Cream. Linda
I don’t get it. Some people have a lot more money than common sense. I could find a goblet that was just as pretty at a rummage sale, and I’d rather serve Turkey Hill ice cream in it.
I have been to Serendipity; I am sure iis fabulous!!!
Give me some T.H. van & cho plus a bag of potato chips then I’ll be happy
I did a little math and with the cost of that sundae you could buy about 266 half-gallon containers of Turkeyhill Icecream, and still have enough left to buy a fancy goblet at a yard-sale.
You would think the person who would spend $1000 on a sundae does not realize what is going on in the world!!!!!!!!!!
I showed this sundae to my five- and three-year old grandsons. I was explaining how it was made and how much it cost to buy one when Matt(5) said, “Mimi, we can”t buy of those, can we?”.
I told him “No, not one of those, but we can have some just as good or better.”
Thanks for being affordable to everyone!
That sundae had my attention until you mentioned Caviar. Of course I think it is way too expensive and I can’t believe people would actually spend that much on a sundae, must be nice to have nothing better to do with your money!! I’ll stick with Turkey Hill and am very happy with that, it’s good plain or you can fancy it up anyway you want, except caviar.
Ahh.. Just reinforces the concept of unsatiable greed that human nature reaches. Ugh. And, for the rest of us,we get to enjoy our bowls of TH in the warm comfort of our homes with our loved ones!
Are you kidding me? What a joke. Greed definately comes to mind. Ice cream and pretzels with my kids is worth a million. Amy
That’s a little – or rather a LOT – extravagant! I can’t believe anyone would pay that much for something that you would eat. It’s like throwing away your money! Just give me good ol’ TH and I am more than happy!
Wow…ice cream and gold…these are a couple of my favorite things.