Chocolate Nut Sauce Recipes

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the chocolate hazelnut spread, heavy cream, orange zest, vanilla and cayenne, if using, in a small pot over medium heat. Whisk until blended and hot, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve warm, poured over your favorite ice cream or dessert, topped with roasted hazelnuts, if using.

DOUGHNUTS AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Pulse the cinnamon and almonds in a blender until pulverized.
• Bring the milk and 1⁄2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the sugar and chocolate to the blender; pour in the hot milk and blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and top with cinnamon. Serve with the doughnuts.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine cocoa, sugar and water. Bring to a boil and let boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

QUICK & EASY CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 2 minutes., Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator. Warm gently before serving.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chocolate and cream in a small microwave-safe bowl or pitcher. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir, return to the microwave and continue to cook in 10-second intervals until the chocolate is melted. Stir in the liqueur and serve, warm or at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour cookie sheet.
• In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate and nuts.
• Divide dough into two equal parts. On floured surface, shape dough into two logs, 14 inches long, 1-1/2 inches wide and 1 inch thick. Place two inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a cutting board. Let cool 5 minutes. Cut into 3/4 inch thick diagonal slices and return to cookie sheet, standing upright.
• Bake 10 minutes more or until slightly dry. Cool completely on wire racks.

CHOCOLATE NUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In microwave-safe bowl, place butter.
• Microwave on high[100%] 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until melted.
• Add coca.
• Stir until smooth.
• Add sugar, salt, milk.
• Stir until well blended.
• Microwave on high 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until mixture comes to a boil.
• Beat with whisk until smooth.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm on cake, ice cream, or other desserts.
• Cover& refrigerate any leftovers.
• To reheat, microwave on high a few seconds at a time until warm.

CRUNCHY CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute nuts in butter until golden brown. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted. Serve warm over ice cream (sauce will harden). Store leftover sauce in the refrigerator. This sauce can be reheated in the microwave.

CHOCOLATE CAKE-BROWNIES WITH CREAMY NUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cake preparation: In a food processor, roughly grind walnuts. Set aside.
• In a heat proof bowl placed on a saucepan with warm water but not simmering (the bowl can't touch the water), melt the chocolate with butter while stirring until the mixture is creamy (personnaly I would melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave). Let cool slightly.
• In a bowl, with an electric mixer, beat eggs with the sugar at medium-high speed for 3 minutes or until the mixture is thick and foamy. Add salt and vanilla, then reserved walnuts and stir with a spoon. With a spatula, incorporate the chocolate mixture by folding delicately until the dough is homogeneous (don't stir too much). Spread the dough in a cake pan of 9 inches in diameter (that has parchment paper or is greased).
• Cook in a preheated oven of 350 F for about 30 minutes or until a tooth-pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Put the pan on a rack and let cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan.
• Sauce Preparation: Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter. With a whisk, incorporate the flour. Add cream, sugar and salt and cook at medium heat, stirring, until the mixture has thicken and is simmering. Keep cooking, stirring, for 2 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and incorporate walnuts and vanilla. Let cool slightly.
• When ready to serve, cut the cake in 8 slices (like a pie) and put creamy sauce on top.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a baking pan toast nuts in one layer in middle of oven until golden, about 10 minutes, and cool. Finely chop nuts and chocolate separately.
• In a dry heavy saucepan cook sugar over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork to help sugar melt evenly), until melted and pale golden. Cook caramel, without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden. Remove pan from heat and carefully add cream down side of pan (mixture will bubble and steam). Simmer mixture, stirring occasionally, until caramel is dissolved. Stir in chocolate and nuts. Cool sauce 10 minutes and in a food processor blend until smooth.
• Serve sauce warm. Sauce may be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat sauce to warm before serving.