Dark Chocolate Sauce

Name: Dark Chocolate Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes about: 250 ml/9 fl oz
Ingredients: 115 g/4 oz unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 450 g/1 lb dark/bittersweet chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 450 g/1 lb dark/bittersweet chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 450 g/1 lb dark/bittersweet chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces; 230 ml/7¾ fl oz/scant 1 cup double/heavy cream; 230 ml/7¾ fl oz/scant 1 cup double/heavy cream

Preparation info

Makes about:
250 ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

Rich and thick, this is for real chocolate lovers. It can’t be kept for a long time, but it is unlikely that you will need to! Serve it hot or cold, drizzled over vanilla ice cream, chocolate brownies, strawberries, profiteroles or chocolate cake, or sneak a spoonful from the jar.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz unsalted butter, cut into pieces
450 g/1

Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Sterilize enough wide-necked jars in the oven so that they are ready to use.
Put the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water. Heat gently, stirring the mixture until the butter and chocolate has melted and the mixture has c