RSSChocolate-Orange Sauce
From EatingWell: Winter 2003 — Subscribe Now!
Chocolate and orange are a sublime pairing. This is a good lower-fat chocolate sauce for ice cream, cake or fruit fondue.
1 cup
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes (including 1/2 hour for cooling)
Nutrition Profile
Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup 1% milk
- 2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon orange liqueur
Preparation
- Whisk sugar and cocoa in a small heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in milk until a smooth paste forms. Bring to a simmer, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer, whisking constantly, for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add chocolate; stir until melted. Stir in orange-poaching syrup (or orange liqueur). Let cool.
Tips & Notes
- Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
Per tablespoon: 54 calories; 1 g fat (1 g sat, 0 g mono); 1 mg cholesterol; 10 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 7 mg sodium; 27 mg potassium.
1/2 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1/2 other carbohydrate
Recipe Categories
- Holiday
- Valentine's Day
- Publication
- Winter 2003
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Healthy weight
- Heart healthy
- Low saturated fat
- Low cholesterol
- Low carbohydrate
- Low calorie
- Meal/Course
- Dessert
- Servings
- 8 or more
- Total Time
- 45 minutes or less
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Ethnic/Regional
- American
- Type of Dish
- Sauce/Condiment, sweet
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