Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2      teaspoons     cornstarch
     1/2  cup           cocoa
   2      teaspoons     vanilla extract
                        artificial sweetener -- equivalent to 8
                        -- teaspoons sugar.

Preparation:

1. Whisk the cornstarch and cocoa into 2 cups of cold water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly, and cook over medium-low heat until thickened, about 2 minutes. 2. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and sweetener. Store in a screw-top jar in the refrigerator for up to six weeks. This is a good sauce as a topping over ice cream, cake or poached pears, or stir some into a glass of milk for a quick pick me up chocolate drink.