This Chocolate Dipping Sauce was a REVELATION. Chocolate isn’t my Achille’s tendon, it’s my whole damn leg – albeit a more defined and muscular one. Chocolate ganache is a mixture of chopped chocolate and heavy cream and makes the most amazing fondue-style dipping sauce for fruit, berries, cake, cookies, marshmallows, and nuts. It would taste good drizzled on dirt. And, it’s a fat bomb right at 100 calories or 5 WW points a tablespoon. Phew. How about a Chocolate Dipping Sauce that is silky, rich, decadent — and only 3 WW points for 8 lucious tablespoons? Read on to learn more!

Peanut Powder Power

Chocolate and peanuts go great together. Reese’s figured that out in 1928! The combination for this Chocolate Dipping Sauce came about when I was playing around with “Chocolate Ice Dream.” Peanut powder is essentially powdered peanuts that have been pressed to remove much of the oil and fats. It can be reconstituted in water to make a spread or peanut butter. It’s also widely used by athletic-minded folk in protein shakes and has become a pantry staple in my kitchen.

You can find peanut powder next to the peanut butter in a regular grocery store. I also recommend Oliver Farm in Pitts, Georgia They produce lovely cold-pressed oils and utilize the spent meal of some of the presses as flours, including peanut flour. Peanut powder and flour are pretty much the same things. The commercial product is a slightly finer grind.

Commerical or artisan, the peanut powder thickens the mixture and it’s as dark, rich, and creamy as can be. It has become my absolute GO-TO dessert for after supper with a sliced apple or bananas. It feels so decadent and indulgent. I know you are going to love it.

On a side note, the Oliver Farm flours are actually a side product of the artisan cold-pressed oils make. I love their oils! Oils are high in fat, calories, and points no matter which way you pour them so my plan is to use them wisely on really nice ingredients. I always have bottles of their sesame, peanut, okra, sunflower, and pecan oil in my fridge. 

Fresh Start

I have included this recipe in my most recent project, Fresh Start: Cooking with Virginia, My Real Life Guide to Healthy Eating and Losing Weight. It’s an e-booklet and print-on-demand. It’s a collection of 20 recipes and non-recipes, the majority of which have not been seen on this blog and were developed especially for the book. Well, developed. I mean it’s seriously what I eat on a daily basis. I am SO thrilled with the book’s reception — it’s a #1 New Release!!

Make Gratitude and Attitude!

Fresh Start is a very personal look at my life — a French-trained Southern chef and cookbook author. As many of you know, I realized  I needed to make changes for better health, took charge, and lost 60 pounds. I have never felt as good in my adult life, and that’s the truth. I created this little book to share with you my everyday tricks, tips, and techniques. I firmly believe you can eat good, delicious, wholesome food — and still indulge in decadent dishes on occasion. It’s possible to be healthy and strong, lose weight, and not drive yourself crazy with long lists of foods you cannot have!

Thanks so much for reading. Heads up — you do not need a kindle to buy the book. I have Kindle for Mac and a Kindle App on my iphone. I may do this seasonally so please let me know what you think! And, if you give my (Skinny) Chocolate Dipping Sauce a try!

Bon Appétit, Y’all

Virginia Willis

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Skinny Chocolate Dipping Sauce

Chocolate Dipping Sauce that is silky, rich, decadent -- and only 3 WW points for 8 luscious tablespoons? This dip was a revelation. It’s nearly point-free and yet it feels very indulgent. It is bold and deliciously bitter combination. Add confectioner's honey to sweeten, as desired, but give it a go on sweet apples like Honeycrisp and you may not need it.

One batch lasts about 4 days. Great for dipping fruit and as a fudge topping for Halo Ice Cream! I have used fancy cocoa powder, but I generally use Hershey’s Special Dark.

Prep Time5 mins

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate, chocolate dipping sauce, weight watcher recipe

Author: Virginia Willis

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons peanut powder
• 9 tablespoons water
• Apples or bananas ice cream if it’s serious, for serving

Instructions

• Combine cocoa, peanut powder, and water. Stir to combine. Serve with apples or bananas. Store in a sealable container in the refrigerator, up to 3 days.

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