Community Pick
Lee Lee's Famous Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream
photo by Ashley Cuoco
- Ready In:
- 2mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup water (more or less, as needed to make a stirable consistency)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Combine sugar, cocoa, and salt in small saucepan.
- Add enough water to make stirable consistency.
- Add butter to cocoa mixture.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly.
- Allow to boil for 1 minute, stirring.
- Remove from heat.
- Add vanilla.
- Serve warm over ice cream.
- Add sliced bananas and chopped walnuts if you really want a treat!
Questions & Replies
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I have never been able to make a cooked fudge recipe correctly - always turns out grainy. Same thing happened with this sauce. It tasted great but was grainy. Any tips? I've read about brushing down the sides of the pan when making fudge but that didn't help. I didn't try that tip with the sauce. I live where the air is usually dry if that makes a difference (isn't that supposed to help when making candy, fudge, etc..?) Thanks!
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Reviews
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I'm giving this review based on the feedback from my kids and grandkids. I don't eat ice cream but they all love it and eat it pretty much daily! We use a bottled fudge sauce from an ice cream and candy shop in florida (at about $12 per 16 oz jar!!) as a topping because everyone thinks its the bomb - well, it just got replaced by Lee Lee creation!! Kids and adults alike were ooohing and awwwwing over this - my pregnant daughter in law was lapping it up by the spoonful! Thank you for sharing this one Bev - I have a feeling I'll be making it alot!
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Another winner from Lee Lee -- I would have been 300 lbs had I grown up in her house! The butter made all the difference. I made two batches, one as directed and one with dutch processed cocoa. As expected the dutch version was darker and richer tasting, but may be too intense for some -- more of an adult taste. Note, I used unsalted butter, but I don't think it would have made any difference either way.
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Very easy sundae sauce! I typically make my homemade sauce with chocolate and cocoa (or just chocolate), but as I was out of chocolate I thought I would give this a try. That was a good idea! The only change I made was to add 1/2 tsp of vanilla, instead of 1/4 tsp (I also used the full 2 tbsp of butter). This was easy to whip up and tasted great, served warm, over vanilla ice cream.
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Tweaks
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I stumbled upon this recipe while looking for a simple quick chocolate sauce for my mint cookie ice cream pie. I did make a few changes. I doubled the cocoa and sugar because as it is there is not enough for more than 4 people. I left the salt at 1/4 teaspoon and added 6 Tablespoons of salted butter. I used about a 1/2 cup of 1 % milk instead of water. Even without my changes this recipe is the bomb!!! I added more butter just because I like a little less bitter chocolate. This sauce is Silky Smoothe and the perfect chocolate flavor with a hint of salt.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bev I Am
United States
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