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Chocolate Dipping Sauce Recipe

A decadently rich chocolate sauce perfect for dipping or pouring over your favorite desserts. Perfectly sweet for dipping fruit, cookies, pretzels, and so much more.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate
Servings: 8
Calories: 214kcal
Author: Alexis Leonhardt

Equipment

  • 1 saucepan
  • 1 rubber spatula
  • 1 microwave safe bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • ½ tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

Stove Top

  • In a small sauce pan, combine the heavy cream and butter. Place over medium low heat for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the chocolate chips, vanilla, butter and pinch of salt. Use a rubber spatula to stir the mixture together until the chocolate chips have melted completely. Once the sauce is completely smooth, remove from the heat and serve immediately.

Microwave

  • In a microwave safe bowl, combine the heavy cream and butter. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds.
  • Add the chocolate chips, vanilla, butter and pinch of salt to the warm cream. Stir it well to combine and return to the microwave. Heat it for another 30 seconds. Remove it and stir.

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Nutrition

Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 361IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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