How To Make Your Own Sundae At Chick-Fil-A

Chick-fil-A may have weathered a few controversies in its day, but a great secret menu isn't anything to complain about when it comes to fast food supremacy. We know a hack to order up a custom bowl at CFA, for instance (it involves repurposing multiple canon menu items), and we employ a similar strategy when it comes to whipping up a pleasingly chunky, delish "ice cream" sundae inspired by social media. As seen on Instagram, an intrepid Chick-fil-A lover orders an Icedream cone and a Chocolate Fudge Brownie and mashes both items — cone and all — in a cup. The resulting treat is laden with vanilla soft serve studded with chunks of ice cream cone and fudgy brownie, creating a total treat that satisfies our hunger for sugar and our cravings for texture.

This isn't our first go-round with off-menu desserts at Chick-fil-A. If you know how to properly order an ice cream sandwich at the drive-thru giant, you can easily and conveniently obtain the two components needed for your DIY dessert. Chick-fil-A's Icedream isn't technically "real" ice cream due to the fact that it's lower in dairy fat than the genuine article, but it's a refreshing, creamy delight all the same. For many, its lightness is actually part of the appeal. For its own part, the Chocolate Fudge Brownie is a substantial bite with chunks of chocolate and a chewy crumb. When you mix the two signature items in a cup with an ice cream cone, we have a frozen dessert complete with quality mix-ins, à la the Culver's Concrete Mixer or any custom treat from Cold Stone Creamery.

Now that we've latched onto the idea of making our own sundaes at Chick-fil-A, we can't stop thinking about similar ways to hack the fast food bill of fare for equally yummy treats. Take, for instance, the Chocolate Chunk Cookie at Chick-fil-A. It's gooey with melty chocolate and thick, savory oats for richness. If that appeals more to your sensibilities than a brownie, consider mashing it up into your Icedream bowl. Or go for broke and combine a cookie and a brownie in your soft serve for an OTT take on a brookie sandwich that's big enough to share. Don't neglect to ask for whipped cream and a cherry to put on top.

The inclusion of the Icedream cone in your sundae is also open to personal taste. Some consumers will really dig chunks of crunchy cone in their impromptu dessert, while others would rather stick to the chocolatey taste of the brownie (or cookie) on its own. Toss the cone in the trash or munch it separately if you're concerned about wastefulness. As a bonus, perhaps your Chick-fil-A is within spitting distance of a movie theater or dollar store. With an individual-sized box of your favorite chocolate candy in hand, you could have a bonafide cocoa sugar rush available for scrumptious enjoyment right there in the seat of your car. We're thinking M&M's, Reese's Pieces, or chocolate nonpareils, but there's virtually no limit when building your brownie blockbuster.