Many canned chocolate
sauce recipes are being shared by consumers. Unfortunately, these are
unsafe since they are low in acid, contain dairy products, and recommend
water processing. The only safe way to preserve a chocolate sauce is to
freeze it.
Freezer Chocolate Fudge Sauce
½ cup margarine or butter
2 ½ cups sugar
3 squares (3 ounces) unsweetened chocolate
12 oz. can evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Melt margarine in the top of a double boiler. Add chocolate and melt,
while constantly stirring. Add sugar gradually, ¼ cup at a time, while
stirring. Then add salt. Next, stir milk in gradually and finally add
the vanilla. Cook until desired thickness – approximately 1 hour,
stirring occasionally.
Pour sauce into a clean, warm, wide-mouth quart jar or similar
freezer-safe container(s). Allow the sauce to cool at room temperature
for 1 to 2 hours. Seal and freeze.
The sauce should remain soft enough to spoon out portions while frozen.
Source: Cooperative Extension Service. 1999. “So Easy
To Preserve,” 4th ed. Bulletin 989. The University of Georgia.
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