Dreamy Chocolate Mint Sauce Food

CREME DE MENTHE SUNDAE WITH HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Add 2 scoops of ice cream to 4 bowls. Drizzle each with some of the Homemade Chocolate Sauce and creme de menthe syrup. Top with a few of the raspberries. Serve immediately.
• Put 3/4 cup water and the honey in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring so that the honey dissolves; remove from the heat.
• Add the cocoa powder and salt to a heatproof bowl. Add a few tablespoons of the honey-water mixture to the cocoa powder. Whisk to create a thick but smooth liquid. Add the cocoa mixture back to the remaining honey-water mixture in the pan. Bring the whole mixture up to a simmer and let cook until slightly thickened, about 3 more minutes. Stir in the vanilla. Let cool completely, then refrigerate (the sauce thickens as it cools and chills).

DREAMY CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• in 2 qt saucepan combine sugar butter, water and corn syrup.
• cook over med heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full boil (5 to 8 min).
• boil 3 minutes, remove from heat, immediately add chocolate chips, beat with wire whisk or rotary beater until smooth.
• stir in creme de menthe, and whisk.
• serve as you desire.

WARM CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• In the top half of a double boiler, combine the 2 chocolates over simmering water.
• Meanwhile in another small saucepan, heat the water to boiling and pour it over the fresh mint leaves in another bowl. Let steep while the chocolate is melting.
• Using a sieve over a bowl, strain the mint water, reserving the water. Keep the water hot.
• Stir the chocolate occasionally until melted; then whisk in the corn syrup and mint infused hot water (don't remove the double boiler from the heat). Whisk until smooth and shiny. (The sauce can be made up to 24 hours in advance and refrigerated. To rewarm, stir over low heat or heat in a microwave.)

DREAMY CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• In saucepan, combine sugar, margerine, water and syrop.
• Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full boil.
• Boil 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Immediately add chocolate chips.
• Beat with wire whisk or rotary beater until smooth.
• Stir in creme de menthe.
• Serve warm or cool, over icecream, cake or frozen fruit.

CHOCOLATE-MINT DREAM SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Beat butter and confectioners' sugar until creamy. Beat in cooled chocolate and extract. Gradually beat in flour. Fold in chocolate chips., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile, mix filling ingredients. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag; insert a star tip. Transfer filling to bag; pipe onto bottom halves of cookies. Cover with remaining cookies., For glaze, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on high until melted, stirring every 30 seconds; add extract. Dip about two-thirds of each cookie into glaze, allowing excess to drip off; top with crushed candy canes. Place on waxed paper; refrigerate until set.