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Decadent Dark Chocolate Sauce with a Hint of Mint
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PREP TIME
5 min
Makes
20 Servings
* PLUS Cooking time: 4 minutes, Standing time: 2 minutes, Refrigeration Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 oz finely chopped bittersweet chocolate , (about 1 cup packed)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup 35% cream
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 tsp peppermint extract , or to taste
Instructions
- Place chocolate in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Sift cocoa powder into a pot, add sugar and salt and whisk to combine. Add corn syrup and cream and whisk until uniform. Whisk in water.
- Place pot over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until hot but not boiling (there should be no bubbles).
- Remove from heat and pour over chocolate. Let stand for 2 min to melt chocolate, and then stir until fully melted and glossy smooth. Add peppermint extract and stir until incorporated.
- Place bowl on a trivet in the fridge and let cool for 1 hr, stirring occasionally until thickened, then transfer to decorative jars and refrigerate. Sauce will thicken further as it cools. Keep refrigerated. This recipe yields 2½ cups of chocolate sauce.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 161,
- Protein
- 1 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 24 g,
- Fat
- 8 g,
- Fibre
- 2 g,
- Sodium
- 140 mg.
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