Have you realized that Christmas is less than a week away? Are you one of those super-planners that has had your presents purchased and wrapped since October, or are you more like the rest of us and frantically trying to get all those last minute gifts bought and wrapped before Sunday? Have you had a freezer and fridge stocked with goodies for weeks or are you starting to panic about having nothing to contribute to the Christmas spread? Well, if you are in the latter category, I'm dedicating the rest of this week to you. I haven't done quite as much Christmas baking this year as I would have liked, but I've got some good tried and true recipes that are super easy to throw together at the last minute, and no one will ever guess that you were ever unprepared.
I'm sure any Christmas party you attend will be rife with cookies and bars, and the addition of two simple ingredients will take a bar from mediocre to wow in no time flat: ice cream and chocolate sauce. Homemade chocolate sauce no less. Imagine how impressed your friends will be when you tell them that you made the sauce yourself! They'll never guess how easy it is (unless you are really into the whole "season of giving" thing and share the recipe with them).
Homemade Chocolate Topping
(originally found
here)
3/4 cup whipping cream
2 tbsp butter
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
Heat butter and cream in medium saucepan over medium-low heat until hot. Do not boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate; stir well until melted then add vanilla.
Now, we did find that this recipe solidified after sitting in the fridge for a few days, but that's nothing a little time in the microwave won't fix. And just in case I haven't hit your sweet tooth yet, maybe this closing picture will get you in the kitchen.
Yum. I think I know what I want after dinner tonight.
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