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Simple chocolate sauce
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 150g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)
- 25g butter
- 125ml double cream
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp amaretto (optional)
Method
- STEP 1
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water until completely smooth. Or, melt in 20-second bursts in the microwave.
- STEP 2
Add the butter, cream and sugar to the melted chocolate, and stir to combine until smooth. Serve warm over chocolate pudding or vanilla ice cream.