Chocolate Sauce *

Name: Chocolate Sauce * (Sauce au Chocolat)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 1⅔ cups (400 ml)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Generous ¾ cup (200 ml) water; Scant ½ cup (3½ oz./100 g) Crème fraîche; Scant cup (6 oz./180 g) sugar; Scant ½ cup (2 oz./60 g) unsweetened cocoa powder

Sauce au Chocolat

Preparation info

Makes
1⅔ cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Scant ½ cup (2 oz./60 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
Scant cup

Europe
France
Sauce
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the cocoa powder into a large heatproof bowl.
Combine the sugar and water in a large saucepan. Stir with a whisk over low heat until the sugar dissolves, and then bring to a boil.
Carefully pour the hot syrup into the cocoa powder, whisking continuously as you pour.
Return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sauce begins