Mulled Cocoa Merlot Syrup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 67.7
  • Total Fat: 1.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 5.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Protein: 0.8 g

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Introduction

Spicy, bitter, sweet and tipsy all describe this decadent sauce. It's a great addition to a homemade spicy BBQ glaze, poured over ice cream or even used as a fondue dip (for cheese, fruit or pound cake!). Mulling spices traditionally include cinnamon, allspice, cloves, mace and cardamom - it is commonly available in the spice section of grocery stores. Spicy, bitter, sweet and tipsy all describe this decadent sauce. It's a great addition to a homemade spicy BBQ glaze, poured over ice cream or even used as a fondue dip (for cheese, fruit or pound cake!). Mulling spices traditionally include cinnamon, allspice, cloves, mace and cardamom - it is commonly available in the spice section of grocery stores.
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    1 cup Merlot wine
    3 tbsp dark brown sugar
    2 tbsp mulling spices
    1 tsp grated orange zest
    1/2 cup cocoa powder
    1/4 cup honey
    2 tbsp corn syrup
    2 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
    1 tbsp vanilla

Directions

Combine wine, sugar, spices and orange zest in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
Cook for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat, cover and steep for 20 minutes.
Strain, placing liquid into the cleaned pot.
Whisk in cocoa until smooth, then stir in honey and corn syrup.
Bring back to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes, then add chocolate.
Turn off the heat (leave pot on the burner) and stir gently until the chocolate is melted.
Stir in vanilla, then cool to room temperature.
Store in the fridge for up to one week.


Serving Size: Makes 2 cups, 16 2-tbsp servings

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.