Diabetic-friendly Chocolate Sauce

Chocolate Sauce - 2g Carbs

This sauce is so good it disappears quickly. It is delectable as a dessert topping over ice cream, sponge cake, or fresh pears, and is superb as the base for chocolate drinks.

2 tsp (10 ml) cornstarch 1/2 cup (125 ml) cocoa 2 cups (500 ml) cold water Artificial sweetener equivalent to 40 ml (8 tsp) sugar (8 aspartame tablets) 2 tsp (10 ml)vanilla

Combine cornstarch and cocoa. Whisk into cold water in a saucepan until there are no dry bits. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir 1 minute until mixture thickens. Remove from heat, stir in sweetener amd vanilla, cover and allow to cool. Store in clean jar in refrigerator up to 6 weeks.

Makes about 550 ml (2 1/4 cups) sauce, 12 servings Each serving: 45 ml (3 Tbsp)

2g Carbs, 1g Protein, 12 Calories

Variation: Mocha Sauce: Substitute 500 ml (2 cups) strong coffee for water in the above recipe.

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