Nonfat Chocolate Sauce

Serve this chocolate sauce over fresh fruit, a frozen dessert, or a slice of bread. It will satisfy your most intense chocolate craving.

Yield: 8 servings

1/2 cup skim milk
1 tablespoon strong brewed coffee (see note)
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup brown sugar

In a small saucepan, combine the milk, coffee, and cornstarch and stir until the cornstarch dissolves. Stir in the cocoa and brown sugar and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring, until the sauce thickens and is no longer cloudy. Set aside to cool.
Use when cool or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Per Serving:
31 calories, 0 g total fat (11% of calories), 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 1 g protein (13% of calories), 6 g carbohydrates (76% of calories), 0 g fiber, 28 mg sodium

Note:
If you do not have any brewed coffee, dissolve 1 teaspoon of freeze-dried decaffeinated coffee granules in 1 tablespoon of water.

Source: The Rancho La Puerta Cookbook - 175 Bold Vegetarian Recipes from America's Premier Fitness Spa by Bill Wavrin

Who says you have to make sacrifices to eat healthy, low-fat food? Not Bill Wavrin, executive chef of Rancho La Puerta, one of the oldest and most popular spas around. In his book, The Rancho La Puerta Cookbook, Wavrin proves that eating healthily means eating well, with 175 simple, flavorful, meatless recipes that leave the spa's guests feeling pampered and satisfied, not deprived.

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