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Chocolate sauce

Chocolate sauce
This rich smooth chocolate sauce, with its full flavour, is one of the indispensable ingredients of profiteroles, but it can be used with many others desserts.
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duree35 min. difficultéEasy prix2.10 € pour combien500 g ingredients5 Ingredients
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 35 min.
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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Chocolate sauce : Stage 1
Break 200 g dark chocolate into small pieces, and melt in a bain-marie
Stage 2 - ⌛ 7 min.
Chocolate sauce : Stage 2
In a pan pour 200 ml milk and 40 ml liquid cream.

Bring to the boil on low heat.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 7 min.
Chocolate sauce : Stage 3
Add 40 g butter and 40 g caster sugar, mix well and bring back to the boil again.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Chocolate sauce : Stage 4
Pour in melted chocolate.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chocolate sauce : Stage 5
Then over low heat, mix with a whisk or a maryse to get a smooth sauce.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chocolate sauce : Stage 6
Bring to the boil one last time, it's ready.
Remarks
You can easily make this sauce in advance, and then reheat it: low heat, bain-marie or microwave oven. It's really delicious hot or warm.

This recipe is warmly dedicated to Eric, a great chocolate lover, to whom I promised it a (too) long time ago.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: After G. Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 RDI=6 %170 RDI=20 %120 RDI=20 %1,800 RDI=90 %7,540 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g2 RDI=1 %30 RDI=3 %20 RDI=3 %350 RDI=20 %1,450 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk
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  • For 500 g : 2.10 €

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  • If it's cocoa powder, you need to add some butter with, otherwise it could be too dry.
    Posted by jh july 31th 2020 at 09:51 n° 2
  • Can I use chocolate powder instead of bars.
    Posted by Jane july 31th 2020 at 08:49 n° 1

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