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.
208,5764.6/5 for 16 ratings
Last modified on: February 21th 2011
For 500 g, you will need:
- 1
200 g chocolate - 2
200 ml milk - 3
40 g butter - 4
40 ml liquid cream - 5
40 g caster sugar - Total weight: 520 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 10 min. | 32 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Add 40 g butter and 40 g caster sugar, mix well and bring back to the boil again.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pour in melted chocolate.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
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.
This recipe is warmly dedicated to Eric, a great chocolate lover, to whom I promised it a (too) long time ago.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 500 g : 2.07 €
Recipes that use this recipe: 3
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Source
After G. Lenôtre.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Millefeuille, "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Nanou's chocolate cake, How to make chocolate chips, Chocolate madeleines, ... All |
| Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ciabatta, Two-cheese quiche, Potato gratin, Crème brulée, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoked eggs, Beurre blanc sauce, Langoustine gratin, Penne with Mushrooms, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond macaroon cake, Lemon creams, Gravlax, Almond tuiles, Cannelés, ... All |
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