This recipe makes the most easy ganache recipe and requires only two ingredients! Use as a glaze or as a spreadable frosting or filling for baked goods.
Original post: December 2018 | Updated: April 2021
Why This Recipe Works
One of my boys does not like frosting. I know…whose son is he?! Chocolate Ganache, however, is acceptable to his palate. So acceptable that I have to swat him away any time I make this recipe because he will. not. keep his fingers off the bowl or the whisk or anything that has come in contact with the chocolatey nectar.
This chocolate ganache is like a delicious little secret because I’m not sure everyone knows how easy it is to make. Two ingredients, a few minutes of your time and one of the universe’s most decadent glazes is born.
Recipe Ingredients
Chocolate chips – Use either dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips and use a high-quality brand for the best end result.
Heavy whipping cream – Do not replace the heavy cream with any other variety of milk!
Light corn syrup – This is an optional ingredient for this recipe and adds a glossy shine when using as a glaze.
Butter – Another optional ingredient, butter helps to make it nice and shiny and also to harden.
How to Make This Recipe
Step 1
Place the chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl.
Add the cream, light corn syrup and butter to a small saucepan and let cook over medium heat, stirring often. Remove from the heat when the butter melts and the cream becomes frothy and begins to bubble, 5-7 minutes.
Immediately pour the hot cream mixture over top of the chocolate and let sit for 5 minutes.
STEP 2
Whisk the chocolate and cream until the mixture is creamy, free of lumps and deep brown in color.
Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, whisk until creamy and spread onto cooled baked goods.
Recipe Notes
- Try this recipe with white chocolate for entirely different, yet still creamy and delicious flavor.
- Use dark baking chocolate for a super rich frosting.
- Let the ganache sit in the fridge for up to an hour for a thicker sweet sauce.
What is Ganache Frosting
Ganache and Ganache Frosting are made using the same ingredients, but with different ratios of cream to chocolate. Ganache usually refers to a glaze that is drizzled over baked goods and ganache frosting refers to a spreadable frosting or filling for baking goods.
Allowing ganache to cool in the fridge will make it thicker (much like the frosting), but it also causes it to lose its “drippy” quality that ganache is known for.
FAQ About Ganache
You can absolutely freeze ganache with little to no change to its quality. Freeze in an airtight container (or double-bag) for up to 1 year. Let it thaw completely before reheating and drizzling over baked goods.
Ganache can definitely be reheated. Either warm it up on the stove top over medium heat (stir constantly!) or heat in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally throughout.
Ganached is a glaze or filling for baked goods that is made using two ingredients: good quality chocolate and heavy whipping cream.
Only use half and half in a pinch to make ganache. Heavy whipping cream is the preferred choice, as it creates a perfectly creamy, fudgy end result.
Ganache stays fresh in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.
If you’d like to skip the stove top, you can easily make ganache in the microwave. Heat the cream in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave for 2 minutes. Pour over the chocolate chips and let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk the chocolate and cream until the mixture is creamy, free of lumps and deep brown in color. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, whisk until creamy and spread onto cooled baked goods.
Other Delicious Chocolate Desserts
- This Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe is ridiculously easy to make, it is super moist and it is the perfect dessert to feed a crowd. Chocolate Buttercream Frosting tops it off perfectly, making a delicious cake for any type of gathering.
- Wacky Chocolate Cake was a popular dessert during the Depression Era because it requires very few ingredients and it is made with total ease. Combine everything in a single pan with no eggs or butter required!
- This easy Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake is moist and totally packed with chocolatey flavor. A great easy dessert to make for any occasion!
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Easy Ganache Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips use good quality
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp light corn syrup optional
- 2 tbsp salted butter optional
Instructions
- Place the chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl. Add the cream, light corn syrup and butter to a small saucepan and let cook over medium heat, stirring often. Remove from the heat when the butter melts and the cream becomes frothy and begins to bubble, 5-7 minutes.
- Immediately pour the hot cream mixture over top of the chocolate and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Whisk the chocolate and cream until the mixture is creamy, free of lumps and deep brown in color. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, whisk until creamy and spread onto cooled baked goods.
Notes
- Try this recipe with white chocolate for entirely different, yet still creamy and delicious flavor.
- Use dark baking chocolate for a super rich frosting.
- Let the ganache sit in the fridge for up to an hour for a thicker sweet sauce.
Thank you for all of the great recipes! Quick question: can you make the ganache with only two ingredients, the heavy cream and chocolate chips, as in your video on the Chocolate Espresso Cake recipe? Do you need to add the corn syrup and butter? I am thinking of doing this cake for a daughter’s birthday. Thank you!
You can make it with the two ingredients, just fine! By adding the corn syrup and butter, you get a glossier prettier ganache but it will still look nice and taste great! Thanks for the question and one I’m going to clarify in the post. Enjoy the birthday celebrations!