Dark Chocolate Sauce Recipe

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You don't have to cross chocolate off your dessert menu, thanks to recipes like this one from Deanne Bagley, "It's simple to satisfy you sweet tooth by draping low-fat pound cake or fat-free ice cream with this rich glossy sauce," she writes from Bath, New York. "Use it to make hot chocolate, too...or as a dip for fresh fruit."

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Dark Chocolate Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup reduced-fat milk
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cocoa and cornstarch. Stir in milk and coffee until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2 tablespoons) equals 77 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 16 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.

Originally published as Dark Chocolate Sauce in Light & Tasty June/July 2002, p23