Dark-Chocolate Ganache
2
- Total Time10 min
- Makes1 cup

Photo: Craig Boyko
You won't want to miss out on this sweetness. Ganache is a thick French chocolate sauce that can be used as a glaze, as icing or as pastry filling.
Ingredients
225 g dark or semi-sweet chocolate
1 cup 35% cream
Instructions
Chop chocolate finely. Place in a medium sized bowl.
Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium until it almost comes to a boil. Immediately pour over chocolate and stir until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Let cool to room temperature. Drizzle over ice cream. Chocolate ganache keeps well, refrigerated, for up to 1 week.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 77, Protein 1g, Carbohydrates 5g, Fat 6g, Fibre 1g, Sodium 3mg.
How to use it
- Drizzle on top of ice cream sundaes
- Use it warm for fondue and dip cookies, fruit, marshmallows, pretzels or potato chips in it
- Do a thick pour over cakes, cupcakes or a pan of brownies
- Make fudge (while still warm, add chopped nuts, dried fruit or coconut and then pour into a pan to set)
- Use as a decadent hot chocolate base
Originally published in the January + February 2018 issue. Photo by Craig Boyko.
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