Vegan Ganache With Dark Chocolate Recipe

1. Place the coarsely chopped dark chocolate in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.
2. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, heat the coconut milk until bubbles just begin to appear around the edges and steam rises from the surface.
3. Pour the hot coconut milk over the chopped chocolate and let stand without stirring for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, stir the chocolate-coconut milk mixture until glossy and smooth (this will take about 2 minutes of gentle stirring).

1. Add the vanilla extract and stir until incorporated. Use warm or slightly cooled.

Cooking Tips and Serving Ideas

This recipe is all you'll need to satisfy your chocolate cravings. Ganache is a flexible vegan chocolate sauce that can be used to make a variety of desserts with a few extra ingredients or to top an already amazing vegan dessert. In addition to being used to as a topping for cakes, donuts, and pies, here are two more simple ways to serve your vegan ganache:

Vegan Ice Cream Sundae: Don't leave your vegan ice cream lonely. Add some pizazz by topping it with this chocolate ganache. Add nuts, a few vegan brownie pieces, fresh fruit and you've got a hefty, yet healthy version of what will taste like a decadent sundae. Add a few more scoops and two sliced bananas and voila, a vegan banana split is born.

Chocolate Truffles Made with Vegan Ganache: To make your own vegan chocolate truffles, double the chocolate in this recipe. After preparing as directed above, let the ganache cool in the refrigerator until it's slightly soft but firm enough to roll into balls. After you've formed your truffles, roll them on wax paper with coconut flakes, chopped nuts or sprinkle with cocoa powder. Get creative and top them with vegan ginger chews or dried fruit such as cherries or raisins.