Sauces and Dressings

Chocolate Sauce with Variations

Makes 1½ cups

Chocolate Sauce with Variations

Makes 1½ cups

This Cuisinart version replaces cream with skim milk, cutting the fat nearly in half.

Calories 62 (57% from fat) - carb. 7g - pro. 1g - fat 5g - sat. fat 2g - chol. 1mg - sod. 6mg - calc. 15mg - fiber 1g

Ingredients

6ounces good quality bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate (Lindt, Callebaut, Ghirardelli), broken into 1-inch pieces4 ounces good quality milk chocolate (Lindt, Callebaut, Ghirardelli), broken into 1-inch pieces2 tablespoons superfine or bar sugar (optional)½ cup skim milk, heat until it is just bubbling around the edges1teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Insert the metal blade. Add the chocolates to the work bowl. Using long pulses, pulse about 15 to 20 times. If using sugar, add now and process for 10 seconds. With the machine running, pour the hot milk slowly and carefully down the feed tube, process until the chocolate is melted and smooth, 1 minute. Add the vanilla, process to combine, 10 seconds.