Chocolate and cocoa combined with heavy cream and butter is the best recipe for hot fudge sauce that I know of. Ready in less than 15 minutes and no corn syrup! Be still my heart!
Hot Fudge Sauce may seem like a summer food. However you are wrong.
The act of pouring something hot and fudgy over ice cream, in perhaps the depths of winter, makes this a winter food.
Because it's hot. That is my logic and I'm sticking to it!
There is not much I enjoy more than a sundae with homemade hot fudge sauce.
It is without apology that I offer this to many dinner guests for dessert.
Truly I've served amazing things to my guests for dessert, but nothing makes their eyes light up like a hot fudge sundae.
So set out the toppings and let them make magic!
This chocolatey, rich hot fudge sauce with deep chocolate undertones and a touch of salt, is totally amazing.
I must admit to dipping my spoon into it as it sits in the refrigerator luring me in.
Hot or not, this hot fudge recipe is divine.
This hot fudge sauce makes a great hostess gift and whenever I make it I always set aside a small jar for those "need a gift, just in case" occasions.
Really it beats a bottle of wine. Or flowers. Really, it does.
To me vanilla or coffee ice cream just doesn't taste as good, unless drenched in this hot fudge sauce.
Zoe would probably prefer it over peppermint. I do think I could agree with her on this!
My mother prefers butter pecan and Manservant will eat it with anything.
You know I don't actually know what Alex Odie San China Boy likes, but my guess is he would do chocolate ice cream with this recipe for hot fudge sauce.
And there you have it. The ice cream chronicles of our family.
And they are all with hot fudge.
Trust me on this.
This hot fudge sauce is a genuine winner. It's simple to make and ready in less than 15 minutes. No corn syrup required.
It makes a perfect gift and gifting season is upon us. Perfect on any ice cream,; I have no worries that this hot fudge sauce will become a classic.
It will be something that is asked for again and again.
It will become a family request. Yes. It is that good!
Some of my faves to serve this decadent sauce on:
Chocolate Oreo Ice Cream
Maple Salted Macadamia Ice Cream
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
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Recipe
Hot Fudge Sauce
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 Minutes
- Total Time: 15 Minutes
- Yield: About 3 pints 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
Chocolate and cocoa combined with heavy cream and butter makes the best hot fudge sauce. And it's ready in less than 15 minutes.
Ingredients
1 c salted butter at room temperature
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, roughly chopped
1 c Dutch processed cocoa
1 ⅓ c sugar
2 c heavy cream
1 t salt
1 T vanilla
Instructions
In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt butter and chocolate, stirring fairly often so chocolate doesn't burn.
Add the cocoa, sugar, and 1 ½ c cream. Turn heat to medium low and stir constantly until lumps are gone and sauce is just heated, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in remaining ½ cream and mix until smooth and thick, about 1 more minute.
Remove from heat and stir in salt and vanilla. Pour into small jars and let cool. Then cover. Keeps in the refrigerator for 6-8 weeks.
Liz says
Yes, please! There is no season for hot fudge!!
sippitysup says
Hot Fudge Sunday! Too bad it's only Thursday... GREG
heather (delicious not gorgeous) says
this looks so decadent! i know what i need for the ice cream in my freezer right now (;
kesha says
This fudge sauce looks so thick and yummy! I love to sandwich vanilla wafers with peanut butter and dip them in fudge sauce! So delicious!
Abbe Odenwalder says
That does sound really good!
angiesrecipes says
The sauce looks amazing and I bet it's addictive!
Jeff the Chef says
Wow, that's a lot of cocoa - I bet this is fantastic.
Healthy World Cuisine says
This hot fudge sauce is going to be dangerous. If it only takes 15 minutes and we have all the ingredients... oh my! Feeling naughty already!
John / Kitchen Riffs says
Re in 15 minutes? This is dangerous stuff! I can make it any time I'm craving chocolate. Serve this on ice cream? Heck, I'll eat it by the spoonful! 🙂
Juliana says
Oh Abbe, this fudge sauce looks awesome, so yummy and so tempting...I feel like swiping my finger on the computer screen to taste the sauce. Thanks for sharing the recipe...I hope you are having a wonderful week!