Frugal Basic Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ounces semisweet baking chocolate
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in a double boiler.
• 2 stir in butter, then boiling water, then sugar and salt.
• 3 cook stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• 4 the sauce is best when served warm.
• 5 either serve immediately or reheat in double boiler for 10 minutes or microwave for 1 minute.
• 6 to store pour into sterilized glass jars. allow sauce to cool before refrigerating.
• 7 it will keep for 6 months in the refrigerator.
• 8 variations:.
• 9 :add any of the following flavorings in place of or in addition to the vanilla:.
• 10 :1 ts orange extract or 1/3 c orange juice.
• 11 :1 ts mint extract.
• 12 :1/8 c crushed strawberries or rasberries, chopped raisins or nuts.
• 13 :1 tb creme de menthe, coffee liqueur, spice orange cordial or other.
• 14 :flavored liqueur.
• 15 :1 ts instant coffee.