Ice Cream with Warm Chocolate Sauce

By susanwadle

This is a rich chocolate sauce, more substantial than syrup. Have the ingredients ready in the pot — and move the store-bought ice cream to the fridge if you like it a little soft — so all you have to do after dinner is heat the sauce and serve. Or you can even make it days ahead and warm it at the last minute.

Ingredients

• • Store-bought ice cream
• • 4 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• • 1/4 cup sugar
• • Pinch salt
• • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from msnbc.msn.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine the chocolate, butter, sugar, salt and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over very low heat. Cook, stirring, until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth.

2. Add the vanilla and serve immediately, keep warm over hot water until ready to serve, or refrigerate for up to a week and re-warm before.