Gourmet Chocolate Sauce Food

HOT FUDGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring cream, corn syrup, sugar, cocoa, salt, and half of chocolate to a boil in a 1 to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted. Reduce heat and cook at a low boil, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, then remove from heat. Add butter, vanilla, and remaining chocolate and stir until smooth. Cool sauce to warm before serving.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the chocolate in a metal bowl.
• Combine the cream and corn syrup in a small heavy nonreactive saucepan and bring to a simmer. Pour the liquid over the chocolate and allow it to sit for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the chocolate has melted. Whisk to combine. Allow the sauce to cool slightly, then pour into a bowl or other container. (Stored in the refrigerator, tightly covered, the sauce will keep for up to 2 weeks.)
• To serve, warm the sauce gently in the top of a double boiler or in the microwave.

QUICK & EASY CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 2 minutes., Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator. Warm gently before serving.

EASY HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place sugar, flour, and cocoa powder into a bowl. Whisk together to remove lumps.
• Heat milk, butter, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium heat until butter melts.
• Whisk dry ingredients into the milk mixture a little at a time. Increase heat to medium-high until mixture comes to a simmer. Cook, stirring constantly, for 6 minutes. After 6 minutes, turn off heat. Whisk in a pinch of salt.
• Pour hot over ice cream or store in airtight containers in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine espresso powder, 1/3 cup water, and corn syrup in a small heavy saucepan, and bring it to a boil, stirring.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted and sauce is smooth.

CHOCOLATE SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil, whisking until sugar is dissolved. Whisk in cocoa and salt and simmer, whisking, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla, then cool (syrup will continue to thicken as it cools).

GOURMET CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine everything except the flour in a small saucepan stir and let boil for about 5 minutes over a medium/low heat.
• Stir constantly and never leave alone.
• Stir in flour and let boil for another 1-2 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Stir well before using to ensure a smooth consistency.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the cream and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the chocolate, stirring, until it's melted and smooth. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.

DARK CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut butter into pieces. In a heavy saucepan heat water or coffee with brown sugar over moderate heat, whisking, until sugar is dissolved. Add cocoa powder and salt, whisking until smooth. Add butter and vanilla, whisking until butter is melted. Sauce keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week. Serve sauce warm.

SIMPLE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water until completely smooth (see step-by-step).
• Heat all of the remaining ingredients in a small saucepan until evenly combined. Remove from the heat and stir through the melted chocolate. Serve warm over chocolate pudding, vanilla ice cream or both!

CHOCOLATE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine the water, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt together in a saucepan over low heat; whisk constantly until the mixture thickens and begins to simmer. Remove from heat and stir the vanilla into the sauce. Serve warm or cover and refrigerate until serving.

CHOCOLATE GRIDDLE CAKES WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Bring cream to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, then pour hot cream over chocolate in a bowl, gently whisking until smooth. Keep warm or at room temperature.
• Make griddle cakes:
• Sift together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl, then whisk in eggs, yolk, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla until combined well.
• Heat a griddle or nonstick skillet over moderately low heat and lightly coat with butter.
• Working in batches of 2 or 3, pour 1/4 cup batter per cake onto hot griddle and cook until bubbles appear on surface, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip cakes with a large spatula and cook until tops spring back when pressed gently, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil to keep warm. Add 1/2 teaspoon butter to griddle between batches.
• Serve cakes in stacks, topped with chocolate sauce.