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Greek Recipes for Dessert Sauces and Syrups

Drizzle these fabulous sauces and syrups over favorite desserts. Chocolate, grapes, and raisins are a few of the taste treats in store.

Basic Chocolate Sauce - Saltsa Sokolatas

A simple recipe for 2 cups of chocolate sauce to use on ice cream, fruit, crepes, or anywhere else a chocolate sauce comes in handy.

Drunk Raisin Syrup - Saltsa apo Stafides me Ouzo

Raisins soaked in Greek Ouzo form the base of this delightful dessert syrup that goes well drizzled over cakes, pancakes, halvas (pudding), ice cream, and other sweets. Get creative!

Naturally Sweet Grape Syrup - Petimezi

The natural sugars in grapes have made petimezi a favorite for centuries. Petimezi was first used during times of war as a to generate body heat. Later, in times when sugar was a luxury, it was an economic solution used in baking sweets and breads. Today, it's a delightful naturally sweet sauce (no sugar added) with many uses.

Strawberry Dessert Sauce - Saltsa Fraoula

This easy recipe has few ingredients and produces a delightful sauce perfect for spooning over ice cream, shortcake, cheesecake, and other desserts.

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