Best Gourmet Chocolate Sauce Recipes

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.

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 FUDGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the chopped dark chocolate and cocoa powder in a heatproof bowl over simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water) and heat until the chocolate has melted.
• With the pan off the heat, stir in the golden syrup, followed by the heavy cream, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and pinch of salt.
• Transfer to a glass jar or heatproof container with a lid, and serve over the ice cream of your choice. Can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days (that is, if you're not sharing!). Re-warm before serving.

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a cold saucepan, whisk together the cocoa and the sugar until all lumps are removed. Add the salt and the water and bring to a boil over medium-medium high heat.
• Reduce to a gentle simmer; stirring constantly. Simmer for about 30 seconds and then remove from heat. Let cool and then add in the vanilla.
• Pour into a glass jar and allow to cool. {The chocolate sauce will be very thin when it finishes boiling, but it will thicken quite a bit as it cools.}
• Refrigerate until needed.

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.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a dry heavy saucepan cook the sugar over moderate heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt, cook it, swirling the pan, until it is a deep golden caramel. Remove the pan from the heat, add the cream (the mixture, will bubble up, and simmer the mixture, stirring, until the caramel is dissolved. Add the chocolate and the salt and cook the sauce over low heat, whisking, until the chocolate is melted and the sauce is smooth. Whisk in the vanilla and serve the sauce warm or room temperature over ice cream.

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.

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.