By Jeannette Ordas of Everybody likes Sandwiches
A
few weeks ago, we had some people over and everybody brought a little
something to share. There was wine, punch, a platter of cheeses and a
whole host of other tasty things. Somehow I managed to miss a carton of
vanilla ice cream that was tucked away in the freezer. It did make for a
very welcome surprise this past week when I was jonesing for a treat.
Instead
of eating ice cream cones, I decided to take things a step further. I
made hot fudge sauce. And not just any ol' sauce, but my most favourite hot fudge sauce of all time.
Guys, this stuff is magical. Like, unicorns tip-toeing over rainbows in
outer space kind of amazing. I first made this recipe years ago and
it's simply perfect.
But
I always seem to play with my recipes and this time decided to make a
vegan version with coconut oil and almond milk. It's quite alright to
stick with the original recipe and use butter and whole milk (you can sub in whole milk for the cream and the results will still be delicious).
Oh,
and did I mention that it's really, really easy to make? Seriously. The
only difficult thing here is deciding if you need help licking the
spoon. The answer is, of course, no way.
My
husband would like to note that adding sliced bananas to your ice cream
bowl makes the experience all the more worthwhile. I'm a purist but I
do like to add a homemade cherry on top. Or you know, be a minimalist and eat with a spoon from the jar.
My favourite peanut butter hot fudge sauce (veganized)
(adapted from this recipe)
1/2 cup almond milk
2 T coconut oil
1/2 cup organic sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup natural peanut butter (smooth or crunchy, your call!)
pinch of sea salt
In
a small saucepan over medium heat, melt together the milk, coconut oil
and sugar. Stir until melted. Turn down heat to a simmer and add in
cocoa, peanut butter and salt and stir until smooth and glossy. If it's
too thick, add in a bit more milk.
Remove
from heat immediately to prevent scorching. Spoon over ice cream. Spoon
extras into a glass jar. Reheats well in the microwave (20 seconds
should do it) or in a saucepan over low heat.
4 comments:
YUM!! I can't believe you made such a discovery in your freezer :)
What a great treat, shall be sure to try it.
I have created one of my designs based on 'licking the spoon' it is such a nostalgic and necessary thing to do :)
Amy from Kookery
I love all those ingredients so much. Will try soonest.
Im drooling! I cannot get enough of peanut butter..ever...THANKS for sharing :)
Oh yes, yes I will be making this. The last (and first) time I attempted hot fudge I was in France and accidentally bought sour cream instead of regular cream. I don't recommend it.
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