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Hot Fudge Sundaes

Source of Recipe

From "Mad Hungry: Cravings" by Lucinda Quinn


Recipe Introduction

"Truth be told, ice cream is my all-time, day-in and day-out guilty pleasure. But I can never keep it in the house, because the kids eat it all immediately. It's the only treat I covet that I can't hide from them. Cookies are in the sock drawer, chocolate bars in the produce crisper, but there's just no place for ice cream except the freezer. So, sundae making is a planned activity that I love. As for this chocolate sauce, I could (and do) eat spoonfuls of it straight out of the fridge for a chocolate fix."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 5 ½ ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (1 cup)
â—¦ 1 cup heavy cream
â—¦ 2 tablespoons water
â—¦ 1 tablespoon corn syrup
â—¦ ½ pint vanilla ice cream
â—¦ 2 fresh or jarred cherries


Recipe

Put the chopped chocolate in a medium bowl. Combine ½ cup of cream with the water in a small saucepan and bring to a slight simmer. Pour the cream mixture over the chocolate and allow to sit undisturbed for 1 minute. Stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth, then stir in the corn syrup until smooth.

Whip the remaining ½ cup cream to soft peaks in a small bowl.

Place two scoops of ice cream in each of two bowls.
Spoon some sauce over the ice cream. Top with the whipped cream and a cherry.

Serves 2,
with sauce left over



What to Do With Leftover Chocolate Sauce:

• Heat and drizzle over pound cake.
• Spread on a cookie.
• Dip strawberries in it.
• Layer in a parfait.
• Spread over a refrigerator pie shell before adding the filling.