Chocolate Sauce in 5 minutes
This truly deep rich chocolate sauce literally takes 5 minutes to make. There is no excuse for not having this in the fridge at all times
Ingredients
- 60 gm cocoa powder dark dutch cocoa. 1/2 cup | 2.11 oz
- 100 gm caster sugar 1/2 cup | 3.5 oz
- 20 gm butter chopped | 0.70oz
- 250 ml water 8.45oz
Instructions
Making this sauce could not be easier. You will need a small saucepan.
- Put all of the ingredients into the saucepan
- Put onto a low heat and whisk the ingredients together as it melts
- Bring the sauce to a boil and let it simmer for a minute or until glossy and just starting to thicken
- Pour into a jug and serve while hot or cool and serve later
Notes
This sauce can be pimped in a few ways.
- Make the sauce in the microwave if you don't have a cooktop. Put all of the ingredients into a microwave jug and whisk together. Set the timer for 30 seconds take out and whisk the ingredients together again. Put the sauce back into the oven and set for 1 minute. Take out and mix. Depending on the strength of your oven you will need to microwaves at 1 minute increments till the sauce reduces and thickens. This could be up to 4 minutes. The chocolate sauce will thicken a bit when chilled
- Make a chocolate peanut butter sauce. Add 1 to 2 Tablespoons peanut butter (either chunky or smooth) to the pot before starting to simmer and whisk on low. As above simmer and whisk till starting to thicken.
- You can add 2 tablespoons of coconut cream or thickened cream to add creaminess to the sauce. Cook as above and reduce till thickening
- You can add 1 teaspoon dried raspberry powder to the initial ingredients, or even 2 Tablespoons frozen raspberries
- Add a 1/8 teaspoon chilli powder for a nice chocolate chilli sauce
- Try this Milo chocolate sauce. It is much sweeter but will be fine if you don't have cocoa. 1 cup of Milo, 1 cup of milk , 1/2 cup of sugar. Add these to the saucepan and whisk and cook till thickened.