Dark Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients

• Makes 1 1/2 cups chocolate sauce
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, or more to taste
• pinch of salt

Directions

1. Stir the sugar, flour and cocoa powder together in a bowl. Use a whisk and make sure there is no lumps.
2. In a small saucepan heat the milk and butter over medium heat, stirring gently until the butter melts. Stir in the vanilla.
3. Use a whisk to mix the dry ingredients into the hot milk mixture. Increase the heat to medium high and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 6 minutes, stirring constantly. Turn off the heat, stir in the pinch or salt. Shut off the heat.
4. You can use this as a hot chocolate sauce or transfer to a container with a lid, refrigerate and use as needed.
5. Wonderful with strawberries or other fresh fruit and ice cream.