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Chocolate Sauce

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  • tandraig
    tandraig Posts: 2,260 Forumite
    my fave chocolate sauce is
    a small carton of cream
    a mars bar - small or large its up to you.
    cut mars bar up then add to cream and melt very gently in a pan over low heat. keep stirring it. then as soon as it is all melted - its ready.
    not sure if it will keep but cant see why not if poured into a sterilised jar and sealed.
  • Usually, these sort of things tend to be made by melting chocolate and adding a small quantity of milk and vegetable oil. That, by the way, is how chocolate fountains function.

    I once witnessed a chocolate fountain being prepared... they poured in half a bottle of vegetable oil. Somehow I've never been drawn to them since.

    Back to the OP - I melt chocolate in a pyrex bowl in my microwave in 40 second bursts, stirring each time. I used to do it over the pan of boiling water but find my microwave works fine too!
  • Same here. I've never really been able to stomach them since.
  • nikki2804
    nikki2804 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
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    I find that the chocolate tastes the same even with the added oil! But then, chocolate is chocolate!:j
  • Oh the taste is the same. But it's the knowledge that makes the difference. It's like if someone dipped a slug in your tea momentarily - probably wouldn't affect the taste too much but 99.9% of people wouldn't go near it after that!
  • Trying2save
    Trying2save Posts: 13 Forumite
    Hi all, sorry to bother you but i was wondering if anyone could help.
    Im looking for a chocolate sauce recipe to go with a chocolate sponge (you know, similar to what they used to serve up for school dinners). Ive tried doing a search for it but all im getting is recipes requiring actual chocolate...im after the cheap "just add coco powder" kind!

    Thanks!
  • iamana1ias
    iamana1ias Posts: 3,777 Forumite
    If you want chocolate custard just add some chocolate to hot custard.
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  • Trying2save
    Trying2save Posts: 13 Forumite
    Oh my goodness, i cant believe I didnt think of that! Im such an airhead sometimes lol. Thank you!
  • If it's instant custard, I add a heaped teaspoon of cocoa powder to the powder and make up as normal - it's lovely :)
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,651 Forumite
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    Hi Trying2save,

    The cocoa powder added to custard is probably the simplest way but there are some recipes on this thread using cocoa powder which may help too:

    Chocolate Sauce

    I'll merge your thread with that one once you've had more replies to keep the recipes and suggestions together.

    Pink
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