Sweet Julia | Deep-Fried Pastry with Chocolate Dipping Sauce and Hot Chocolate recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chips

Chocolate chips are often less expensive and easier to find.

Boil 1 and 1/3 cups of heavy cream in a small saucepan.

Pour the boiling cream over 2 cups of chocolate chips and whisk until melted, creating a ganache.

Set aside half of the ganache for hot chocolate and the other half for dipping sauce.

Add 3 cups of milk to the remaining ganache and whisk to combine, keeping it warm on the stove.

Reduce 1/2 cup of orange juice over medium heat until it thickens to about 2-3 tablespoons.

Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the hot orange syrup and let it melt.

Zest one whole orange into the mixture for added flavor.

Juice half a lemon using a fork to extract all the juice.

Add 1/3 cup of sugar to the mixture.

Incorporate 1/3 tub of buttermilk into the mixture for tenderness.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients, including baking soda, baking powder, all-purpose flour, and salt, until just blended.

Heat canola oil in a deep pot to 350°F for frying.

Use a melon baller to scoop the batter into the hot oil, one scoop at a time, being careful not to overcrowd the pan.

Fry until golden brown and remove from oil.

Dust the fried pastries with powdered sugar and additional orange zest.

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