Luxury Low-Fat Chocolate Sauce

A contradiction in terms? Well, if you use low fat cream and milk, as suggested, you can spoil yourself! To reduce the calories further, use a low calorie sugar and reduce the amount according to the directions on the packet. You can also relieve your conscience by serving it with fruit and/or a low-fat ice cream. Try it with pears and vanilla ice cream for a delicious Poire Hélène. Scrumptious!

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 100  g sugar
• 50  g  good quality  unsweetened cocoa
• 50  ml  low-fat double cream
• 50  ml skim milk
• 4  teaspoons cornflour
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Mix the sugar with the cornflour and cocoa in a saucepan.
2. Stir in the milk and bring to the boil, stirring.
3. Add vanilla and cream.
4. Gently heat the mixture without allowing it to boil.
5. Serve warm.