Description
This rich chocolate sauce is perfect for desserts, ice cream, or drizzling over cakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup milk
- pinch of sea salt (optional, but recommended)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Put ¾ cup sugar, ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ cup milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into a medium saucepan. Whisk them all immediately to begin combining. The mixture will look grainy and lumpy.
- Set the pan over medium-low heat and whisk it constantly as the mixture warms. The sauce will gradually change from a thick, lumpy paste into a smooth, glossy liquid as the sugar dissolves and the cocoa incorporates, about 4–5 minutes.
- Continue whisking until you see small bubbles forming around the edges of the pan. Do not allow the sauce to come to a rolling boil. Once you see these first bubbles, immediately remove the pan from the heat.
- Turn off the heat, whisk in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until it is fully incorporated.
- Let the sauce cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, whisking occasionally to prevent a skin from forming.
- Transfer the sauce to a clean glass jar or airtight container. Once it’s cooled to room temperature, refrigerate it for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- This sauce can be used warm or cold.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg