Easy Chocolate Sauce Recipe
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Easy Chocolate Sauce Recipe
Description
Easy Chocolate Sauce Recipe uses simple ingredients: heavy whipping cream, sugar, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. The cream and sugar are brought to a light boil over medium-low heat, then the chocolate is added and whisked off heat until fully incorporated and smooth. The sauce is ready to serve warm over ice cream, cakes, or fruit, and has a silky texture with balanced sweetness and chocolate flavor.
After cooling, the sauce thickens to a ganache-like texture that can be loosened by gentle reheating either on the stovetop or in a microwave, making it versatile for different serving styles. This sauce keeps refrigerated up to a week but should not be frozen. Using half-and-half instead of cream is an option for a lighter consistency. It can also be incorporated into other recipes like brownies to enrich chocolate flavor.
This straightforward method creates a luscious chocolate topping with minimal steps and accessible ingredients, ideal for adding a chocolate touch to many desserts.
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet
Instructions
- Add the cream and sugar to a medium size sauce pot and bring to a light boil over medium-low heat.
- Add in the chocolate, turn the heat to low and immediately whisk until the chocolate is mixed in and the sauce is smooth.
- Serve.
Notes
- Reheat sauce gently over low heat or in a microwave until smooth and pourable again.
- Make sauce up to 3-4 days in advance; store covered in the refrigerator.
- Keep refrigerated for up to 7 days; do not freeze.
- Thickened sauce in the fridge resembles ganache and can be scooped with berries.
- Substitute heavy cream with half-and-half for a thinner sauce.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 1cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2003 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 2003kcal | 100% |
| Carbohydrates | 137g | 46% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 157g | 242% |
| Saturated Fat | 94g | 470% |
| Cholesterol | 337mg | 112% |
| Sodium | 109mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 1199mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 14g | 56% |
| Sugar | 102g | 204% |
| Vitamin A | 3589IU | 72% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 266mg | 27% |
| Iron | 11mg | 61% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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