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Located in southwest Michigan, Elzinga & Hoeksema Greenhouses is a sustainable commercial operation with over 30 acres of greenhouse production, producing a wide variety of flowering annuals, vegetables, herbs and accent plants.
Harvest your mint crop and splurge your fat grams on this velvety smooth, chocolate rich dessert sauce.
Chocolate Mint Dessert Sauce
This decadent chocolate mint sauce is dedicated to my chocoholic friends.
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Nutritional Information
Nutritional information per serving:
(per 1 tablespoon) 114 calories, 1 gram protein, 9 grams fat, 9 grams carbohydrate, 30 milligrams cholesterol, 19 milligrams sodium.
Directions
1. In small heavy skillet, combine sugar and cocoa. Blend well.
2. Stir in cream and mint. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar melts.
3. Boil uncovered until mixture reduces to about ¾ cup (about 8-10 minutes). Remove from heat, add vanilla.
4. Pour mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pressing down on the mint to extract all the liquid.
5. Serve warm or cold over ice cream, fresh strawberries and/or angel food cake or pound cake.
2. Stir in cream and mint. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar melts.
3. Boil uncovered until mixture reduces to about ¾ cup (about 8-10 minutes). Remove from heat, add vanilla.
4. Pour mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pressing down on the mint to extract all the liquid.
5. Serve warm or cold over ice cream, fresh strawberries and/or angel food cake or pound cake.
Serving Information
3/4 cup
Additional Information
Difficulty Level: 2 ·
Preparation Time: 10 minutes ·
Recipe Source: Deanna House, House Specialties Encore ·
Cooking Time: 15 minutes ·