Nana’s Chocolate Sauce

 Small (Pint size)

1 cup sugar 

1/2 cube butter (4 Tablespoons)

1 cup cream

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 

Mix all ingredients together and bring to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and serve.

Large (Quart size )

2 cups sugar

1 cube butter

2 cups cream

1/2 cup cocoa

Mix all ingredients together and bring to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and serve.

Spanish churro chocolate:

 1/2 cup whipping cream

1 cup semi sweet or dark chocolate

Mix on stove until melty and hot.

French Chocolate

1 jar 916oz.) hot fudge sauce (Mrs. Richardson's is the best)
1 pint whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract*
3 quarts milk heated

Heat hot fudge in the microwave until warm and thin enough to pour, but not too hot. In a mixing bowl, whip the whipping cream and add powdered sugar and vanilla when cream begins to thicken. When cream is at the soft-peak stage, slowly add hot fudge sauce, continuing to whip the cream and chocolate together. Serve by spooning desired amount of French chocolate mixture into a mug and adding heated milk. Stir until combined.

Serves 8

* Can use mint, orange or almond in place of vanilla.

Fudgy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

One cup +2 tablespoons Dutch cocoa

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

12 ounces (2 cups) semi sweet chocolate chips

One cup +2 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 cup light brown sugar

Six large eggs room temperature

3 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Dry mix:

3 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup + 2 tablespoons Dutch process unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp salt

Set aside 

Sugar mixture:

1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar 

1 1/2 Cups light brown sugar 

6 large eggs (room temperature)

3 tsp vanilla extract 

1 1/2 Cups semisweet chocolate chips 

Set aside 

Melt: 

12 oz (2cups) chopped semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup + 2 TBSP butter 

Melt in microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds, mix. Continue in 15 second increments until smooth and melted. (about 90 seconds)

Fold into sugar mixture then fold in dry mix until no flour streaks remain. (The mixture will be thick and fudgy ) Let dough stand at room temperature for five minutes before adding additional chocolate chips.

Cook for 10 minutes at 350° bake. Add toppings.

Topping: 3 chocolate chips and salt flakes on top 

Healthy Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

3 large bananas, mashed well
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce (we used sweetened)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375* F.

Mash bananas in large bowl. Stir in sugar, egg, and applesauce.
Mix cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda into wet ingredients. Lightly mix to combine, but do not overmix. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill 12 Muffins cups just below the top.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.