Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce (Chocolate Sauce)

A quick and easy homemade hot fudge sauce recipe. This chocolate sauce can be prepared in 15 minutes, it's perfect to serve warm over vanilla ice cream! Recipe includes a how-to video!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings servings (2 Tablespoons per serving)

Calories 160kcal

Author Sam Merritt

Equipment

Saucepan

Ingredients

⅔ cup (115 g) semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
3 Tablespoons light corn syrup
2 Tablespoons cocoa powder¹
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

Combine chocolate chips, sugar, heavy cream, corn syrup, cocoa powder, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat.
⅔ cup (115 g) semisweet chocolate chips, ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar, ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream, 3 Tablespoons light corn syrup, 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder¹, ¼ teaspoon salt
Cook, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted and sugar is dissolved.
Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Add butter and vanilla extract. Stir well. Mixture will be very thin/liquidy, but will thicken and become fudgy as it cools. Allow mixture to cool to desired consistency before serving over ice cream. If cooled completely, fudge will be too thick to pour and you will want to heat in the microwave for several seconds before serving (it is supposed to be “hot” fudge, after all).
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

Video

Notes

¹You can use natural or Dutch processed cocoa powder, I personally prefer the taste of Dutch processed in this recipe

Leftover fudge sauce will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.

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