Hot Fudge Sauce

Prep: 5 min., Cook: 10 min. Stir some of this sauce into your coffee, or use it as a fondue-type dip with fresh fruit.

Yield: Makes 3 1/4 cups

Ingredients

• 1  (8-ounce) package unsweetened chocolate baking squares
• 1/2  cup  butter or margarine
• 2  cups  sugar
• 1  cup  milk
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt

Preparation

Melt chocolate and butter in a large, heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Add milk, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated. (Do not boil.) Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and salt. Cover and chill leftover sauce up to 2 weeks.

To reheat: Microwave sauce in a glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute. Stir and microwave at HIGH 1 more minute or until sauce is thoroughly heated.