This Chocolate Almond Sauce is a great topping for ice cream, angel food cake and many other desserts.
How to toast slivered almonds:
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons slivered almonds on a shallow baking pan. Bake until lightly brown, about 5 minutes. Alternately, you can heat a skillet and toast them in a hot skillet instead. Stir constantly so they don’t burn.
Chocolate Almond Sauce
A delicious sauce that can be used for topping ice cream, angel food cake and many other desserts.
Recipe Details
Servings: 18 servings (2 tablespoons per serving)
Calories: 127kcal
Ingredients
- Three 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1¾ cups half and half cream
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate and cream in the top of a double boiler over hot water (or set a heat-safe bowl over a pot of simmering water). Cook and stir until smooth, with heat on low, stirring occasionally.
- Combine the sugar, flour and salt; add enough of the chocolate mixture to make a smooth paste. Blend into the remaining chocolate mixture. Cook until smooth and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the remaining ingredients.
Notes
- If you are preparing this recipe as gluten-free, just be sure to use brands of chocolate and vanilla that are known to be GF.
- This sauce should be refrigerated. It reheats easily
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving (2 tablespoons), Calories: 127kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 10mg, Sodium: 49mg, Potassium: 94mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 103IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 38mg, Iron: 1mg