Chocolate-Peppermint Sauce For Two

This is great over ice cream, but it's also wonderful poured over angel food cake or pound cake. Try orange extract or maple extract, too; you can really have fun with this sauce depending on how many extracts you keep on hand.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons white sugar
• 3  tablespoons  whipping cream
• 1⁄3 cup chocolate chips
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  peppermint extract

Directions

1. In a one-cup glass measuring cup, stir together sugar and cream, then stir in chocolate chips.
2. Microwave, uncovered, on Medium (275 watts) until chocolate is softened, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Stir in extract until smooth.
4. Serve warm over ice cream.
5. Refrigerate any leftover sauce.