TASTY HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SAUCE
Looking for an easy to make tasty homemade chocolate sauce for your desserts?
This chocolate sauce can be combined with ice cream, brownies, ice cream sundaes, pies and banana splits yep banana splits!
I’ve always heard that if you make your own chocolate sauce you’ll never go back to the store brands, and it’s totally true.
A creamy smooth hot fudge sauce with a rich chocolate flavor a perfect topping for your favorite desserts.
For this recipe I used Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powder and baking chocolate.
Homemade chocolate syrup is perfect for drizzling over ice cream, mixing into milk, or using as a topping for cakes or brownies.
Plus, making it from scratch means you can adjust the sweetness and chocolate intensity to your liking.
Shopping List
heavy whipping cream
unsweetened baking chocolate
sugar
espresso powder
salt
ground unsweetened cocoa powder
vanilla extract
mason jar
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HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SAUCE
Notes
Makes 1 cup of chocolate sauce.
Any leftovers can be refrigerated in airtight container up to 7 days.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Ingredients
3/4 Cup heavy whipping cream
1 and 1/2 squares of unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 Cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon espresso powder
pinch of salt
1/2 Cup ground unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions
In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, add cream and sugar let sugar dissolve.
Then add unsweetened chocolate, espresso powder, and salt and bring to a simmer.
Stir until chocolate dissolves, then stir in ground cocoa one spoon full at a time.
On low heat, stir until sauce is smooth (with almost a chocolate pudding consistency).
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
Using high-quality ingredients and taking the time to make something from scratch can truly make a difference in the final product.
Homemade chocolate syrup is definitely worth the effort and will elevate any dessert or beverage it's added to.
So, what are you waiting for? Gather the ingredients and try out this recipe.
I can't wait to hear about your delicious creations and how you've made this recipe your own. Thanks again for reading and happy cooking!
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