Bittersweet Chocolate Sherbet with Coconut Rum Sauce

This weekend I spent well over an hour scanning recipe books agonizing over whether I needed to consume something with excessive amounts of chocolate or coconut. Both of these sweets are near and dear to my heart so this was not a decision to take lightly. Thankfully, the great dessert gods spotted my great indecision, took pity, and swooped down from their fluffy whipped cream heaven to bestow this bewitching recipe on me. Bittersweet chocolate sherbet with coconut rum sauce. The perfect solution to my problem.

The sherbet is rich, so a little goes a long way. While delicious on its own, the coconut rum sauce gives the sherbet a true dimensionality. It balances the richness of the chocolate and brings a slight sweetness to the combination. Plus, you can put the leftover sauce on anything from fruit to muffins.

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