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spoon drizzling chocolate sauce into a serving dish

Homemade Chocolate Sauce

This Easy Chocolate Sauce is rich, glossy, and comes together in just minutes with simple pantry items. It's perfect for drizzling over ice cream, stirring into milk, or spoon over cakes, brownies and fruit.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 2 Cups
Calories 721 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 Cup Water
  • ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • ½ Cup Light Corn Syrup
  • ⅔ Cup Cocoa Powder Sifted to remove lumps
  • ¼ Cup Bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter Softened

Instructions
 

  • Combine water, sugar, corn syrup and cocoa powder in a saucepan.
    1 Cup Water, ½ Cup Granulated Sugar, ½ Cup Light Corn Syrup, ⅔ Cup Cocoa Powder
  • Place saucepan over medium heat. Stir slowly and constantly until the mixture comes to a low boil.
  • Remove pan from heat. Add butter and chocolate. Stir until smooth and glossy.
    ¼ Cup Bittersweet chocolate chips, 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • Transfer to a heat-resistant container and let cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 721kcalCarbohydrates: 145gProtein: 8gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 91mgPotassium: 583mgFiber: 11gSugar: 124gVitamin A: 352IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 4mg
Keyword chocolate sauce, dessert topping
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