Perfect Chocolate Glaze for Your Desserts

Name: Perfect Chocolate Glaze for Your Desserts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons boiling water

A quick 10-minute chocolate glaze that sets to a glossy finish, ideal for topping cakes, doughnuts, or other desserts.

⭐ 4.1 (263 reviews) Prep: 5 minCook: 5 minTotal: 10 minYields: 16 servings

Category Tags:

Dessert Ingredient Cake

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

Start boiling 2 tablespoons of water.
Melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter and 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate in a saucepan over low heat, stirring, or microwave, stirring every 15 seconds, until smooth.
Sift 1 cup confectioners' sugar into a bowl.
Stir the sifted sugar into the melted chocolate mixture, then slowly mix in the 2 tablespoons of boiling water. Adjust consistency by adding more powdered sugar if thin, or more hot water if thick.
Drizzle the glaze over a cooled baked good and allow it to harden.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 62 kcal

Carbohydrate: 8 g

Cholesterol: 4 mg

Fiber: 1 g

Protein: 1 g

Saturated Fat: 2 g

Sodium: 1 mg

Sugar: 7 g

Fat: 3 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g