Chocolate Sauce

Place all ingredients in blender jar; cover blender jar. Set on High. Blend until smooth and completely puréed, 20 to 30 seconds. Strain mixture through a fine sieve to remove seeds; discard seeds. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator. Serve with desserts, pancakes or waffles.

Nutritional information per serving (¼ cup):

Calories 128 (0% from fat) • carb. 33g • pro. 1g • fat 0g

• sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 5mg • calc. 14mg • fiber 2g

Change the vanilla to mint for Mint Chocolate sauce.

Makes 1¼ cups / 20 tablespoons

4ounces good quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, broken into ½" pieces

4ounces good quality milk chocolate, broken into ½" pieces

2 tablespoons sugar

½ cup fat free milk, heated until just bubbling around the edges 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Place all the chocolate in the blender jar; cover blender jar. Set on Low. Pulse to chop the chocolate, 10 to 15 times. Add the sugar; process to chop,

20 seconds. With the blender running, remove the measured pour cup. Pour the hot milk slowly and carefully through the pour lid and blend, until the chocolate is melted and smooth, 1 minute. Add the vanilla; blend to combine, 10 seconds. Serve warm or let cool; place in an airtight container and

refrigerate. Reheat before serving.

Nutritional information per serving (1 tablespoon):

Calories 65 (50% from fat) • carb. 8g • pro. 1g • fat 4g

• sat. fat 2g • chol. 1g • sod. 3mg • calc. 11mg • fiber 0g

LIMITED THREE-YEAR WARRANTY

This warranty is available to consumers only. You are a consumer if you own a Cuisinart® SmartPower Premier™ 600-Watt Blender that was purchased at retail for personal, family or household use. Except as otherwise required under applicable law, this warranty is not available to retailers or other commercial purchasers or owners.

We warrant that your Cuisinart® SmartPower Premier™ 600-Watt Blender will be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal home use for 3 years from the date of original purchase.

We suggest you complete and return the enclosed product registration card promptly to facilitate verification of the date of original purchase. However, return of the product registration card does not eliminate the need for the consumer to maintain the original proof of purchase in order to obtain the warranty benefits. In the event that you do not have proof of purchase date, the purchase date for purposes of this warranty will be the date of manufacture.

If your Cuisinart® SmartPower Premier™ 600-Watt Blender should prove to be defec- tive within the warranty period, we will repair it, or if we think necessary, replace it. To obtain warranty service, simply call our toll-free number 1-800-726-0190 for addi- tional information from our Customer Service Representatives, or send the defective product to

Customer Service at Cuisinart 150 Milford Road

East Windsor, NJ 08520

To facilitate the speed and accuracy of your return, please enclose $10.00 for shipping and handling of the product.

Please pay by check or money order (California residents need only supply proof of purchase and should call 1-800-726-0190 for shipping instructions).

NOTE: For added protection and secure handling of any Cuisinart® product that is being returned, we recommend you use a traceable, insured delivery service. Cuisinart cannot be held responsible for in-transit damage or for packages that are not delivered to us. Lost and/or damaged products are not covered under warranty. Please be sure to include your return address, daytime phone number, description of the product defect, product model number (located on bottom of product), original date of purchase, and any other information pertinent to the product’s return.

Your Cuisinart® SmartPower Premier™ 600-Watt Blender has been manufactured to the strictest specifications and has been designed for use with the authorized acces- sories and replacement parts.

This warranty expressly excludes any defects or damages caused by accessories, replacement parts, or repair service other than those that have been authorized by Cuisinart.

This warranty does not cover any damage caused by accident, misuse, shipment or other ordinary household use.

This warranty excludes all incidental or consequential damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of these damages, so they may not apply to you.