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Chocolate Chili Peanut Sauce

Anne Murphy
Need a sauce to add flavor to plain food, or bring several different elements together? Does a Chocolate Chili sauce sound interesting? Gluten free, vegan.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American, Gluten Free
Servings 3 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 3 T chipotle in adobo puree
  • 1 T cinnamon
  • 1/4 t salt
  • 2 c water divided
  • 1/2 c natural peanut butter

Instructions
 

  • Put chocolate, chipotle, cinnamon, salt, and 1/4 c water in a heavy pan over low heat. Stir until chocolate is melted and everything starts to come together smoothly.
  • Immediately add more water, about 1/3 c at a time, and stir after each addition, until you have a smooth sauce.
  • Then add half the peanut butter, stir in, half the remaining water, stir, then the rest of the peanut butter and the rest of the water. Stir until smooth.
  • Continue stirring over low heat until the sauce thickens.
  • Serve.
  • Store remaining sauce in the refrigerator, as it both keeps and reheats well.
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