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posted by Christy Denneyon Mar 16, 2018 (updated Aug 23, 2022) 12 comments »
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This Hot Fudge Sauce is a rich and smooth chocolate sauce with a caramel flavor undertone. An easy, tried and true recipe with simple ingredients! Pour this Hot Fudge Sauce on ice cream, brownies, or with a spoon!
HOMEMADE HOT FUDGE SAUCE RECIPE
The first time I ever had this Hot Fudge Sauceat my sister-in-law’s house when we made a sundae. She actually had made Mel’s Brownies for Sunday dessert and then we topped it with ice cream and this chocolate heaven.
I literally was pouring it in my bowl and just eating/drinking the best hot fudge sauce all by itself.
Because it essentially has all the components of a caramel sauce, there’s a slight caramel taste to it. You’re not mad at it, right? You shouldn’t be.
This is similar to this Chocolate Sauce Topping already on my site which also happens to be my number one post to attract spam. Naughty spam too. Who knew chocolate sauce could be such a provocative topic.
This Chocolate Fudge sauce is a little silkier and the taste is completely different. It uses cocoa not semi-sweet chocolate chips. Of course you can use Dutch process cocoa but regular cocoa works as well.
This is actually my sister-in-law’s roommate’s recipe from college. Those seem to be the best ones. I still have a recipe box from my college roommates with recipes we made together and it is priceless.
You want to bring your mixture to a boil and then start the timer! This is very important to the making the chocolate sauce. Make sure you have a saucepan that is big enough so it doesn’t spill over.
Then you pour it into a blender (I used a Blendtec) and blend for 2-4 minutes. You’ll notice that it will start thickening up the longer you blend it.
Right away it will be a fairly thin sauce but will thicken as it sits. This is what it looks like after about 20 minutes. Mmm. I may have just left the spoon in the bowl for convenience.
Sometimes I add a pinch of salt. It brings out the flavors.
I mean really. Do you feel me? Can you taste how good this Hot Fudge Sauce is?
And because I know I will get a ton of questions about this, yes, you can make it ahead of time and store in a jar in the refrigerator until using. It will thicken up but to thin it out just microwave it in intervals and stir well.
HOW TO MAKE FUDGE SAUCE
- Boil the butter, milk, sugar, and cocoa powder for 7 minutes. Remove from heat and add the vanilla.
- Place in a blender and blend for 2-4 minutes.
- Done! Pour over ice cream, brownies, cookies,…you name it.
OTHER CHOCOLATE RECIPES:
- See’s Fudge
- Phat Cow Fudge
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
- Banana Split Dessert
- Chocolate Souffle
- Strawberries and Banana Icebox Cake
Hot Fudge Sauce
4.63 from 8 votes
This Hot Fudge Sauce is a rich and smooth chocolate sauce with a caramel undertone. An easy, tried and true recipe! Pour this Hot Fudge Sauce on ice cream, brownies, or with a spoon!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
Total Time: 15 minutes mins
Servings: 5 cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
In a medium sauce pot, add the butter, evaporated milk, sugar, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil. Once mixture is to a boil, cook for 7 minutes whisking intermittently.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
Pour mixture into a blender and blend for 2-4 minutes. Great over ice cream. Mixture will thicken when cooled. If you want to thin it out just heat in the microwave.
Notes
Source: My sister-in-law Laura's college roommate Tiffany Wellman
Course: Dessert
Author: Christy Denney
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originally published on Mar 16, 2018 (last updated Aug 23, 2022)
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12 comments on “Hot Fudge Sauce”
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Jaime geiser — Reply
looks good how do I make it a little thikes
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Mary Legler — Reply
This is just like my mom made when I was young. It is fantastic and so easy. My kids love it.
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Christy Denney — Reply
Sooooo good right?
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Ashley — Reply
Oh my gosh! I made this the other day and it is seriously the best hot fudge sauce I’ve ever had in my life. I added an extra TB of cocoa powder and 2 TB of chocolate chips at the bottom of the blender. Thank you so much for this awesome recipe! So delicious *-* !!
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Astara — Reply
How long do you think this sauce will keep in the fridge?
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Christy Denney — Reply
A couple of weeks!
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Katie — Reply
Literally just two days ago I was craving my mom’s hot fudge sauce and asked her for the recipe…this is almost identical to hers! Love it so much!!
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Christy Denney — Reply
How funny. It must be a good one.
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Paige Flamm — Reply
I love homemade hot fudge! it’s seriously so much better than store bought!
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Christy Denney — Reply
I mean so much better.
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Lavina — Reply
Hi. Wow. And YUM!!
Gorgeous photos and can’t wait to try this!!
Quick question: do you use unsalted or normal salted butter sticks?
Do reply pronto please as I am SO ready to go to YUM TOWN with this recipe! 😉
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Christy Denney — Reply
Sorry! I always use unsalted butter when baking.
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