Dr. Oetker Bitter Çikolatalı Sos is a dessert sauce sold as a dry powder sachet rather than a ready-made syrup. You stir the powder into milk and heat it, and the result is a warm, smooth sauce with a deep, dark cocoa character. The ingredient list is short: sugar, reduced-fat cocoa powder, modified corn starch, starch, xanthan gum and flavourings, plus a small amount (0.2%) of dark chocolate powder.
Preparation follows the manufacturer's directions. Pour 500 ml (about 2.5 cups) of milk into a pan, add the powder and keep stirring with a whisk. When it starts to boil, lower the heat and stir for two or three more minutes, then take it off the heat and stir now and then while it cools so that no skin forms. Spoon it over ice cream, profiteroles, milk puddings, pancakes, waffles, biscuits or layered cakes, or bring it to the table in a small jug so everyone can pour their own.
Keep the unopened sachet in a cool, dry cupboard and use the prepared sauce the same day, or keep it covered in the fridge for a short time. This listing is the 125 g pack; the manufacturer's website now shows a 122 g sachet with the same ingredient list, so the weight on your pack may differ slightly. Please read the label on your pack for allergen and trace information.
