Mocha Caramel Sauce
A luxurious blend of caramelized sugar, espresso, and fine bittersweet chocolate combined with heavy cream to create a rich, coffee-flavored chocolate sauce perfect for drizzling over desserts.
Ingredients
- •1 cup heavy cream
- •3½ teaspoons instant-espresso powder
- •½ cup sugar
- •4 oz bittersweet chocolate
- •⅛ teaspoon salt
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir together cream and espresso powder.
2 min
- 2.
Cook sugar in a dry 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt, about 2 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally with a fork, until sugar is melted into a deep golden caramel, 1 to 2 minutes.
4 min
- 3.
Remove from heat and carefully pour in espresso cream (mixture will steam and bubble vigorously), then cook over low heat, stirring, until caramel is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Add chocolate and salt and cook, stirring, until sauce is smooth. Serve warm or at room temperature.
5 min
