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Coffee sauce in a bowl with a spoon and coffee beans on the side.

Coffee Sauce

Author: Sarah Brooks
This thick coffee sauce is bursting with rich coffee flavor. Perfect for pouring over cheesecake, ice cream, cakes or your favorite desserts.
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Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 5 serves, approx ¼ cup each or approx. 1 & ¼ cups total.
Calories 177 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 shots (45 mls each, 90mls or approx ⅓ cup total) espresso coffee
  • ⅔ cup thickened cream
  • ⅓ cup (75gms) granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon corn flour
  • ¼ spoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Optional: put a sauce in the freezer to chill, to test of your sauce is thick has thickened to your liking.
  • Brew and cool two shots of espresso or very strong coffee, approx ⅓ cup total.
  • Add the cooled coffee to a small pot on the stove, along with the cream, granulated sugar and corn flour.
  • Whisk together until well combined and all the corn flour is mixed in. Heat on medium low, whisking as need, for about five minutes or until the sauc has thickened.
  • This thick coffee sauce is bursting with rich coffee flavor. Perfect for pouring over cheesecake, ice cream, cakes or your favorite desserts.
  • Once thickened remove from the heat and serve warm immediatly, or chill for use later.

Notes

Coffee:
I used a ground, medium roast, Crema coffee mix made with Arabica beans.  For a bolder coffee flavor try and espresso blend or your favorite ground coffee blend.  Just make sure it's one you like to drink as you can defiantly taste it in this sauce.
Dairy free alternative:
For coffee sauce without cream try substituting cream with your preferred dairy-free alternative, such as coconut cream or plant-based cream alternatives.

Nutrition

Calories: 177kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 11mgPotassium: 56mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 467IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 0.1mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

Nutritional information is an estimate based on an online database. The nutritional content of ingredients may vary by brand. If you require accurate nutritional information, you should calculate this based on the specific brands and products you are using.

Keywords: cheesecake topping, coffee dessert, dessert sauce, ice cream topping
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