It is ice cream time for the Tandem Tasters, who were chocolate tasters and judges in Oregon. Well, it is always ice cream time for us. Here is a simple chocolate sauce to add more smooth richness to an easy dessert of your favorite ice cream flavor. French vanilla and coffee ice cream work well with this sauce.

Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

In a small saucepan over low hear, heat chocolate chips and whipping cream, stirring constantly.

Continue to cook and stir until chocolate is melted and sauce is smooth. Stir in vanilla.

Tips.

When we first tried this sauce from Marsha Fottler, we made it so often that we varied the sauce by substituting almond extract for the vanilla.

Once I added a tablespoon, or so, of coconut rum to the vanilla at the end with happy result.

Of course there is always more whipped cream you can on top of this chocolaty sauce.

If you buy your vanilla in Mexico, or a Mexican market it will cost less and be very tasty.

Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
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Brenda Hill
Author: Brenda Hill

As a longtime food writer for Where Magazine New York City, Brenda Hill, along with her writing partner, Maralyn Hill (no relation), writes and publishes books about chefs, food and international travel. They co-authored "Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel" and joined French Master Chef Herve Laurent in writing "Cooking Secrets: The Why and How" Brenda has been active in the California Writer's Club, IFWTWA, and the Santa Barbara's Writers Conference. Brenda Hill and her partner Maralyn Hill conduct marketing and writing seminars. Maralyn and I will be heading back to Rancho La Puerta in July to give our presentation on writing and marketing your book, as well as bringing back some freshly picked off the farm nutritious and tasty recipes.