At the South African Food Bloggers Conference we were told not to make the headings of our blogs something obscure. I would love to call this recipe, the world’s best chocolate sauce – but, that is really only my own opinion. However, give it a try and I am sure you will agree. For Project Food Blog, Challenge 4 was to do a post using photographs. This would have been very challenging for me, as I only use one photograph per blog post. Here I am going to show you step by step with pictures and words, how to go about making this chocolate sauce. The recipe can be found in Lavender & Lime.
© chocolate sauce
Ingredients:
- 180g good quality chocolate, mixture of semi-sweet and dark
- ½ cup corn syrup
- ½ cup thick cream
- 30g unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla purée
Method:
- in the top of a double boiler melt the chocolate over barely simmering water
- stir in the syrup
- whisk in the cream
- add the butter and whisk until the sauce is shiny
- remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla purée
- store in a sterilized jar
Cooks Notes:
you can use maple syrup instead of corn syrup. Serve hot over ice cream. Keep in the fridge and use as needed
and now in pictures:
mise en place:
© weigh the chocolate
© measure the corn syrup
© measure the cream
© weigh the butter
© measure the vanilla purée
cooking:
© put a little bit of water in a sauce pan
© melt the chocoalate over a low heat
© make sure the chocolate is melted
© add the corn syrup
© add the cream
© add the butter
© add the vanilla
© sterilize a glass jar
© pour in the chocolate sauce
Tandy
Nice recipe! Where can I get corn syrup like that from?
hi. I am not sure where you live, but I have never seen corn syrup in South Africa. I have managed to find it in the USA, Australia and Dubai. Where are you?
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Wow nice blog.. Bravo… Thanks
thanks for the visit
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Hey Tandy
How long does the chocolate sauce keep for?
hi, I have one jar on my fridge for over a year now! It got ‘lost’ amongst everything else I have collected and it is still perfect.
Perfect indeed! I like your step-by-step photos
thanks – it was a real challenge for me
Looks good Tandy! By the way I did a capsicum recipe this wee – can I submit it for your challenge or is it over? And do I just e mail you?
please do submit it! just send me an email – thanks so much
Tandy, you can be such a tease. You know everyone is on diet on a Monday…..
Looks totally delectable though!!!
well, you will have to try it tomorrow then!
I can stand as witness to this sauce. It also goes very well in my little fondue pot and the kids love it for dipping marshmallows and strawberries.
I have not tried it with a fondue – now I have an excuse to do some shopping
Awesome idea Cindy…I am saving this one, thanks Tandy xoxox
it is a great idea! Have a good day today xxx
Oooooh Tandy – can you make a huuuuuuuuge big drum of this so i can pour it all over me xxxx This looks like heaven xxxxx
it is really divine!