As you can see, I am still making good use of my glut of bananas - here are some smothered in chocolate sauce !Can it possibly be true ? The words “diet” and “chocolate” in the same sentence ? It certainly can ! This is a great almost fat free chocolate sauce …. I say “almost fat free” because the cocoa powder does, of course contain some fat (if we really want to split hairs !)
I was amazed the first time I tried this sauce … it tastes almost like the real thing. I think that the addition of the cornflour thickens it to such a degree that it has the texture of the real thing – which makes it that much more convincing !
Pour it over fruit or ice cream, or stir it in to milk and make a guilt free hot chocolate drink with it … mmmmmm !
(You can even play around with the amounts of cocoa powder and coffee, to get the “perfect” taste which appeals to you ………..)
I was amazed the first time I tried this sauce … it tastes almost like the real thing. I think that the addition of the cornflour thickens it to such a degree that it has the texture of the real thing – which makes it that much more convincing !
Pour it over fruit or ice cream, or stir it in to milk and make a guilt free hot chocolate drink with it … mmmmmm !
(You can even play around with the amounts of cocoa powder and coffee, to get the “perfect” taste which appeals to you ………..)
Diet Friendly Chocolate Sauce
½ Cup Skim Milk
1 tsp Cornflour (Cornstarch) – blend with a little of the milk above for easier mixing
½ tbsp Instant Coffee powder
¼ cup unsweetened Cocoa Powder
¼ cup Brown Sugar
½ tsp Vanilla Essence
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, & bring to the boil whilst stirring constantly. Allow to simmer for about 5 minutes to “cook” the cornflour taste out of it. This can be stored in the fridge for around 2 days.
