Easy Fudge Sauce

Name: Easy Fudge Sauce
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 3 ounces semisweet chocolate chips; 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Pinch of coarse salt

Together, semisweet and unsweetened chocolates give the best fudgy flavor. Semisweet used on its own would make the sauce too sweet and unsweetened alone would be bitter. Use this as a topping for a truly indulgent ice cream sundae.

Source: Everyday Food, June 2010

Makes 1 cup

Yield

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
3 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch of coarse salt

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, bring sugar and heavy cream to a boil over medium-high. Cook, stirring often, until sugar dissolves, 2 minutes. Add butter and both chocolates, and stir until chocolates melt and sauce is smooth, 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla and salt.