For all of you out there who, like me, love chocolate. We can never have too many chocolate recipes! The recipe below for a deliciously rich Chocolate Fudge Sauce great as a topping for pound cake, ice cream, etc. It is also perfect to give as a food gift. If you have a chocoholic/s on your shopping list, make up some of this rich sauce and put it in pretty jars. Tie a pretty ribbon around the neck of the jar and stick in a gift basket with a pound cake, etc or just give as is. Great holiday or birthday gift. Also great for housewarmings and hostess gifts. Now we can't discuss chocolate mentioning cookies. The chocolate in the cookie recipe is in the mini M&Ms. This is another great gift idea. You put the mix into a quart jar in pretty layers and attach a card with the baking instructions to the ribbon around the neck. Why not give the chocoholics in your life both of these food gift items?
RICH FUDGE SAUCE (PERFECT FOR GIFTING)
1 cup whipping cream
3/4 cup granulated sugar
8-oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
1/3 cup clear corn syrup
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
In a heavy saucepan combine the cream and sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in the chopped chocolate, corn syrup, and butter. Lower heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is completely melted and ingredients are blended. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and salt. Allow sauce to cool to room temperature then pour the sauce into a jar with a tight-fitting lid and store in refrigerator. Or as suggested above, pour into small jars with tight-fitting lids, decorate with a pretty ribbon and a label to give as gifts.
To serve: Spoon into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave at 15 second intervals, stirring after each, until sauce is pourable. This is very good!
MINI M&M JAR COOKIE MIX
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup mini M&Ms
Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together.
Layer the ingredients in a jar in the following order: flour mixture, brown sugar, granulated sugar, mini-M&Ms, and chopped pecans.
Put a lid on the jar and cover lid with a pretty piece of cloth or small doily tied on with a matching ribbon. Write the following baking instructions on a card and attach.
Mini M&M Cookies
1 jar of Mini M&M Cookie Mix
1 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixer bowl cream the butter, eggs, and vanilla using an electric mixer. Add the cookie mix and stir in until well blended. Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!
For more of Linda's dessert recipes visit her blog at http://ladybugssweettreats.blogspot.com/
For her diabetic dessert recipes visit her at http://diabeticenjoyingfood.blogspot.com/
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