4-Ingredient Chocolate Sauce with Cocoa Powder
Servings 1 cup
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup milk
- pinch of sea salt optional, but recommended
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Put ¾ cup sugar, ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ cup milk, and a 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into a medium saucepan. Whisk them all immediately to begin combining. The mixture will look grainy and lumpy.
- Set the pan over medium-low heat and whisk it constantly as the mixture warms. The sauce will gradually change from a thick, lumpy paste into a smooth, glossy liquid as the sugar dissolves and the cocoa incorporates, about 4–5 minutes.
- Continue whisking until you see small bubbles forming around the edges of the pan. Do not allow the sauce to come to a rolling boil. Once you see these first bubbles, immediately remove the pan from the heat.
- Turn off the heat, whisk in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until it is fully incorporated.
- Let the sauce cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, whisking occasionally to prevent a skin from forming.
- Transfer the sauce to a clean glass jar or airtight container. Once it's cooled to room temperature, refrigerate it for up to 2 weeks.
