Chocolate Sauce

This very simple recipe comes from the 2005 cookbook, Get Saucy.

• Ready In: 11 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  cup heavy cream
• 8  ounces  semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (or bittersweet)

Directions

1. In a medium-size heavy saucepan, heat cream over medium heat until small bubbles appear around the rim, about 4 minutes.
2. Turn off the heat & add the chocolate, letting it sit without stirring for 5 minutes.
3. Using a whisk, stir sauce until chocolate is melted & thoroughly mixed into the cream.
4. Let it cool a little before using.
5. Will keep, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
6. It will thicken & harden as it cools, so reheat before using.