Strawberries With Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups whipping cream
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons brandy
• 12 ounces chocolate, broken into pieces
• 2 lbs fresh ripe strawberries, hulled,rinsed and sliced
• fresh mint leaves (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy-bottomed large saucepan, boil cream over high heat until reduced to about 2 cups; stirring constantly.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in sugar.
• 3 return to medium-high heat and cook until liquid has reduced by half.
• 4 remove from heat and stir in vanilla and brandy.
• 5 add chocolate pieces.
• 6 return to medium-high heat, cook and stir, using a whisk until chocolate is fully melted and smooth.
• 7 to serve: divide and pour a puddle of chocolate sauce on 12 desert plates.
• 8 tilt plates to spread sauce on plates.
• 9 arrange sliced strawberries in concentric circles on top of the sauce or just place the slices in the center of the sauce.
• 10 garnish with fresh mint leaves.
• 11 serve immediately.