Homemade Chocolate Sauce

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Homemade Chocolate Sauce

Easy, simple, extra chocolate-y and SO delicious! This Homemade Chocolate Sauce is so much better than anything you can buy and it's the perfect addition to all your favorite desserts.

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 3

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 8

Servings: Tablespoons

Calories: 123kcal

Ingredients

⅛ cup cocoa powder sifted
1 cup chocolate pieces
½ cup sugar
¼ cup water
½ cup heavy cream
4 teaspoons corn syrup

Instructions

Dump cocoa powder in a small bowl that is big enough to mix in the simple syrup. Set aside.
Pour chocolate chips in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan.
Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved.
Pour over cocoa powder.
Whisk together. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, heat heavy cream and corn syrup until it is just starting to bubble around the edges.
Pour over chocolate pieces.
Let stand for 2 minutes.
Stir together using a spatula or a wooden spoon.
Stir in bloomed cocoa powder.

Notes

Make sure you let the chocolate stand for at least 2 minutes in the heated cream.
Don't whisk the chocolate and cream mixture! Only use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to stir them together.
Don't overcook the simple syrup!
This recipe will thicken in the refrigerator. If you would like a thinner consistency, heat it in the microwave for a few seconds.
Use a high quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate for this recipe. Dark chocolate may make this recipe too bitter. Milk chocolate will be too sweet.
This sauce also works as a dip for fruits!

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