Creamy Chocolate Sauce

Name: Creamy Chocolate Sauce (Sauce crème au chocolat)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: makes about 4 cups (1 L)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons (30 g) butter; 9 oz. (250 g) bittersweet chocolate, or 1 generous cup (4 ½ oz./125 g) unsweetened cocoa powder and ⅓ cup (75 ml) water and ⅔ cup (4 ½ oz./125 g) sugar; ¾ cup (200 ml) crème fraîche or heavy cream

Sauce crème au chocolat

Preparation info

makes about
4 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

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Paul Bocuse

By Paul Bocuse

Published 2014

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Ingredients

9 oz. (250 g) bittersweet chocolate, or 1 generous cup (

Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Melt the chocolate in a double-boiler, or heat the cocoa powder with the water and sugar, stirring from time to time.

When the chocolate is melted, or the cocoa comes to a boil, remove from the heat, and add the cream and butter. Whisk briskly for 2 minutes.