Chocolate Dipping Sauce, a quick and easy recipe for all the chocolate lovers. The chocolate sauce is incredibly smooth and silky, and the perfect dessert for Valentine's Day.
You really won't believe it is homemade and you'll wonder why you haven't done it before. Just get some nice fresh fruit like strawberries, bananas, satsumas, even apples, and dig in. Yup, the bowl of chocolate sauce will be empty is seconds.
That I like chocolate is a complete understatement. I LOVE it! (And three quarters of the planet, most probably). But sometimes we get fed up with the good old chocolate bar and a bit of a change is needed. And wouldn't that be a shame to get fed up with chocolate? It would for sure. So this chocolate dipping sauce is the answer.
It only takes 10-15 minutes to make it, and it tastes a lot better than any store-bought chocolate sauce you might find - it be sure that the homemade one will be way cheaper, and you can make as much or as little as you like.
To warm it up again, just set it again over a bowl of simmering water, and it will turn again into a smooth sauce that makes you want to lick your fingers clean.
Looking for a less naughty but equally indulgent dipping sauce? How about my peanut butter fruit dip? It's healthy, light, and goes wonderfully well with any fruit too.
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Go to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact quantities and detailed instructions!
Ingredients needed to make chocolate dipping sauce
Rich, smooth, divinely chocolaty, this is every chocoholic's dream come true. And it's ridiculously easy to make. We only need 4 ingredients:
- double cream - or heavy cream
- chocolate - it can be either dark or milk chocolate
- butter - I used salted, but unsalted works too
- golden syrup - can be swapped for honey or any other syrup of your choice
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Easy swaps
The butter can be replaced with coconut butter, and the golden syrup with honey. You can also use the chocolate of your choice.
Step-by-step photos and instructions
Just add the cream and chocolate pieces to a pot set over a pan with simmering water, and once melted add the butter and syrup and mix until smooth. Easy peasy, right?
Expert tips
Do not melt the chocolate in the microwave, it might be quicker, but you will not get the same smooth consistency like you do if you choose to melt it slowly in a pan set over a simmering pot. Plus, the sauce won't get as hot, which is a bonus point.
What to dip in chocolate sauce?
Fruit kebabs go so well with the sauce, and they are the perfect treat no matter the season. They also make you feel less guilty for indulging, in case you've been working hard to get that so dreamed beach body and now you've got yourself caught red handed with a big bowl of chocolate sauce.
Marshmallows!!! Of yes!!! Use some skewers and create your own marshmallow kebab, and that's one treat and a half.
Churros - are another perfect treat that can be dipped in chocolate dipping sauce.
OR how about some nice breadsticks, biscotti, pretzels, crackers? The possibilities are endless here. What l like most about dipping fruit though, especially strawberries, is that you can make a delicious dessert for a romantic dinner in two.
And that in just 5 minutes!!! Valentine's Day might be well behind us, but who said you need to have an excuse for a romantic dinner?
Can I use the chocolate sauce as a glaze for desserts?
Another amazing thing about this chocolate sauce is that it can be used in any dessert with chocolate filling. Take out the golden syrup, and you've got the perfect chocolate cream for this amazing Chocolate Roulade.
Or what about a nice glaze for some yummy donuts? Or a finger-licking topping for a lovely homemade ice cream? Double cream and a chocolate bar may be enough to make a sauce, but to take it to the very next level, you have to add butter and syrup, they make the sauce shiny and silky, and deliciously runny.
The amounts l listed below make two cups of chocolate sauce, so increase the amounts accordingly if you need extra. Right, enough said, l need to go now, there's some luscious chocolate dipping sauce and fruit waiting for me.
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How To Make Chocolate Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
- 200 g milk chocolate
- 100 ml double cream
- 2 tablespoon golden syrup
- 40 g unsalted butter
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Instructions
- Pour the double cream into a heat-proof bowl and add to it the chocolate broken into pieces.
- Place over a bowl of simmering water, making sure the bowl does not touch the water.
- Leave the chocolate to melt, then add the butter and golden syrup and stir well until the butter has melted and the sauce is smooth and silky.
- Leave to cool slightly, then enjoy it with your favourite fresh fruit.
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Notes
- Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
- The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
- Do not melt the chocolate in the microwave, it might be quicker, but you will not get the same smooth consistency like you do if you choose to melt it slowly in a pan set over a simmering pot. Plus, the sauce won't get as hot, which is a bonus point.
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Freda Dias says
The recipe sounds great!
Daniela Anderson says
THank you ?
Jessica (Swanky Recipes) says
My mom and I are some of the biggest chocolate lovers around! I wish I had thought to make this today for Mother's Day for her! This will be a great dessert for our upcoming family beach vacation next month!
Daniela Anderson says
It's lovely indeed. In Romania we celebrate Mother's Day on the 8th March actually, but l can say Happy Mother's Day to her several times ?
Jessica (Swanky Recipes) says
My mom and I are some of the biggest chocolate lovers around. I wish I had thought to make this today for Mother's Day for her! This will be a great dessert for our upcoming family beach vacation next month!
valmg @ From Val's Kitchen says
I love chocolate. I like chocolate dipped fruit,but even better is chocolate dipped cookies. I have never used honey though, I'm intrigued.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
My kids always are amazed at how they make the chocolate dips at the dessert fountain and have been bugging me to make some at home. I don't know if I will make a fountain, but I sure can make this simple dip for them. They will be excited to dip all the strawberries we pick this summer.
swathi says
Your chocolate sauce looks not only delicious but perfect layer forming when you dip the strawberry. I am going to try it.
Christine McMichael says
I just bought a bunch of strawberries, so I'd love to make this tonight! Can't wait to try it out!
Uma says
Summer break is very near. I can't wait to make these with my kids:) I am sure they will enjoy these.
Adriana Lopez Martn says
Yummers chocolate and berry heaven. I enjoy a lot this combination it is so good =)
Amanda says
This would be great for a dessert bar. It sounds so decadent!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Chocolate is always a great idea 🙂 Love this simple, easy, fast chocolate dipping sauce!
Kylee from Kylee Cooks says
I love chocolate and love that you have given an easy 5 minute recipe to pull out when needed! It looks absolutely delicious!
ManilaSpoon says
Serving a fresh fruit platter with this delectable chocolate sauce is such a fabulous idea for a summer party!! This needs to happen!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says
Ok...so my husband and oldest daughter are chocolate fanatics. Even they could make this. Perfect..I will pass this along to them...sometimes I need a break. They can make dessert for me.
Veena Azmanov says
I love fruit kebabs.. In fact I love grilled pineapple slices. That strawberry and chocolate sauce sounds yum.
Daniela Anderson says
Thank you ?
Sarah says
5 minutes to chocolate dipped fruit?! Sign me up! I LOVE chocolate, too, but lucky for me my husband does not! 😉
Daniela Anderson says
Lucky you, more chocolate for you ? My husband is a chocolate monster ?