Chocolate Frosting with Chocolate Chips

Name: Chocolate Frosting with Chocolate Chips
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2-1/2 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 2 cups semisweet or milk chocolate chips; 3 to 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield 2-1/2 cups

Test Kitchen Approved

Whisking up a batch of smooth-as-silk, fudgy chocolate frosting with chocolate chips is a snap using this short recipe and your favorite flavor of baking chips. —Jeannette Mac, Rushville, New York

Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups semisweet or milk chocolate chips
3 to 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring cream to a simmer, about 180°; remove from the heat. Stir in chocolate chips until melted.
Place pan in a bowl of ice water; stir constantly until cooled. Gradually whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth and thick. Store in the refrigerator, until thick enough to pipe or spread.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 232 calories, 14g fat (9g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 9mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Whisking up a batch of smooth-as-silk, fudgy chocolate frosting with chocolate chips is a snap using this short recipe and your favorite flavor of baking chips. —Jeannette Mac, Rushville, New York

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