Chocolate Ganache – Super Easy
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Chocolate Ganache – Super Easy a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 374 calories, 3g of protein, and 30g of fat each. For $1.21 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 174 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. A mixture of bittersweet chocolate, maple flavoring, heavy whipping cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is brought to you by The Culinary Life. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 15 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. With a spoonacular score of 31%, this dish is rather bad. Super Moist & Fudgy Brownies with Chocolate Ganache, Super Easy, Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes, and Coconut Chicken: Super Quick -Super Easy- Super Yum are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 5 minutes
Cooking duration: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
12 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped finely (or use chips)
1 tablespoon of flavoring, such as espresso or bourbon (optional)
½ pint of heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ teaspoon vanilla
Equipment:
double boiler
mixing bowl
kitchen thermometer
sauce pan
whisk
pot
Cooking instruction summary:
Pour chopped chocolate (or chocolate chips) into a metal mixing bowl. Find a pot large enough to comfortably seat the metal mixing bowl without the whole bowl dropping down inside - you are creating a double-boiler here. Set the chocolate aside. Fill the pot halfway with water and set over heat to boil. Once boiling, let sit over low flame to keep hot.Set the chocolate aside. Fill the pot halfway with water and set over heat to boil. Once boiling, let sit over low flame to keep hot.Stirring constantly, heat whipping cream, butter, vanilla, and flavoring in a small saucepan to just about boiling, but don't let it actually come to a boil. You should see bubbles forming around the edges of the pot. If you're using a thermometer, heat it to about 180 degrees.Set the bowl of chocolate into the pot of boiling water, creating a double boiler. Immediately pour hot cream over chopped chocolate and whisk until completely smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool.See below for frosting tips!
Step by step:
1. Pour chopped chocolate (or chocolate chips) into a metal mixing bowl. Find a pot large enough to comfortably seat the metal mixing bowl without the whole bowl dropping down inside - you are creating a double-boiler here. Set the chocolate aside. Fill the pot halfway with water and set over heat to boil. Once boiling, let sit over low flame to keep hot.Set the chocolate aside. Fill the pot halfway with water and set over heat to boil. Once boiling, let sit over low flame to keep hot.Stirring constantly, heat whipping cream, butter, vanilla, and flavoring in a small saucepan to just about boiling, but don't let it actually come to a boil. You should see bubbles forming around the edges of the pot. If you're using a thermometer, heat it to about 180 degrees.Set the bowl of chocolate into the pot of boiling water, creating a double boiler. Immediately pour hot cream over chopped chocolate and whisk until completely smooth.
2. Remove from heat and allow to cool.See below for frosting tips!
Nutrition Information:
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