{"id":331,"date":"2011-04-20T20:54:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/20\/"},"modified":"2017-02-02T11:47:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T16:47:04","slug":"chocolate-sauce-this-must-be-what-its","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This must be what it\u2019s like to be a magician.\u00a0 <\/span>You\u2019ve done your silly trick ad nauseum<\/i> for your kids in your own living room. It\u2019s old hat.<\/p>\n

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But then you stand in front of people who\u2019ve never seen how the card gets slipped up your sleeve or behind your back, and they marvel at the miracle of the jack of spades showing up behind the audience member\u2019s left ear.<\/div>\n
The same thing happens when you make ganache chocolate sauce. My 11 year old makes it now, and it\u2019s on par with putting a chicken in the oven to bake. But somehow it becomes miraculous in front of a crowd of people who have never seen it outside of a Godiva box. Put it together, right in front of them<\/i> [gasp!], and they absolutely ohh and ahh.<\/div>\n
It really is miraculous, this ganache, but it also happens to be the easiest trick in the world.<\/div>\n
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You\u2019ll Need<\/span><\/div>\n
1 \u00bd cup Half-n-Half<\/span><\/div>\n
8 oz semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
3 Tbsp butter<\/span><\/div>\n
2 tsp vanilla extract<\/span><\/div>\n
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In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan<\/span><\/div>\n
Warm the Half-n-Half over a medium flame. Add chocolate and stir until completely melted. Fold in the butter until it too has melted in. Off heat, add vanilla.<\/span><\/div>\n
Chocolate sauce can be stored in the freezer for weeks \u2013 as if it\u2019s going to last that long. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Play With Your Food!<\/span><\/div>\n
Chocolate is like the color black \u2026 it goes with almost anything. Add wonderful flavorings to this basic ganache, such as Baileys, Chambourd, strong coffee, dark rum, mint, whiskey, etc. You should try them one at a time, to see which you like best.<\/div>\n

\"Will<\/a> \"Will<\/a><\/p>\n

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