How to Make Chocolate Raspberry Sauce

Chocolate and raspberry have a special affinity for each other. This is the perfect topping for vanilla, chocolate or cherry ice cream. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Things You'll Need

• 1 c. heavy creams
• 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate - chopped fine
• 5 tbsp. raspberry jam
• 4 1/2 oz. fine-quality bittersweet chocolate - chopped fine
• 1 tbsp. cassis

Instructions

1. In a heavy saucepan, simmer cream and raspberry jam.

2. Whisk mixture and remove the pan from the heat.

3. Add chocolate and a pinch of salt.

4. Let mixture stand for 3 minutes.

5. Whisk it until smooth, and stir in cassis.

6. Strain mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl.

7. Serve warm over ice cream.

Tips & Warnings

• If you use seedless jam, you won't need to strain the sauce.

• Cassis is a liqueur - you could also use framboise, or just leave it out.

• Garnish with fresh raspberries.