Thick Chocolate Sauce

Inspiration: Hot Fudge Sundaes

Served here with Steamed Chocolate Cake and Brown Butter Vanilla Sauce

Thick Chocolate Sauce: for about 1 1/2 cups (350ml) of sauce

2 tbsp (15g) of good quality cocoa powder
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
3/4 cup (180ml) of 15% cooking cream - this makes it lighter but you can also use heavy cream or condensed milk
1/4 cup (60 ml) of maple syrup or light corn syrup
2 tbsp (30ml) of salted butter
1t of pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup (80g) of chopped dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips (I used 66% cocoa)
if you didn't use salted butter, add a pinch of salt

How to make it:

Place all the ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking continuously until it reaches a gentle boil;

Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes (stir every once in while); the longer it cooks the thicker it will become;

Sauce should be reheated gently before serving (it is quite thick when cold - like soft fudge!) Enjoy!

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