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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.

308 K 2× 4.1/5 (30 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

2.10 €

500 g

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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For 500 g, you will need:

1 200 g dark chocolate
2 200 ml Milk
3 40 g butter
4 40 ml liquid cream
5 40 g caster sugar
Total weight: 520 grams

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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.

Break 200 g dark chocolate into small pieces, and melt in a bain-marie

Stage 2 - 7 min.

In a pan pour 200 ml Milk and 40 ml liquid cream.

Bring to the boil on low heat.

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 5 - 3 min.

Then over low heat, mix with a whisk or a maryse to get a smooth sauce.

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.

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 recipe	20 RDI=6 %	170 RDI=20 %	120 RDI=20 %	1,800 RDI=90 %	7,540 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g	2 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 Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 500 g : 2.10 €

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Milk

Dark chocolate

Caster sugar

Butter

The 2 comments already posted on this recipe