How to Make Yummy Easy Hot Fudge Sauce

Easy Hot Fudge Sauce. Browse Kraft® Official Site For Tasty, Easy Dessert Recipes, Try Today! I have a problem with ice cream sauces, whether it's strawberry sauce, caramel sauce, or this hot fudge sauce I'm sharing with you today: I pretty much love them so much that I don't really need to eat them with ice cream. Now, I guess you could call this a good thing because I'm saving the ice cream calories, which would most assuredly wind up on my bottom.

Ideally, the chocolate chips should be unsweetened so you can control the sweetness, but dark or semisweet chocolate will work in a pinch. Use a spatula to stir the butter and chocolate. Tastes amazing on ice cream, cakes, pies…you name it! You can have Easy Hot Fudge Sauce using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Easy Hot Fudge Sauce

1. You need 2 tablespoons of butter.
2. Prepare 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder.
3. Prepare 2/3 cup of heavy cream (see note).
4. It's 1/4 cup of packed light brown sugar.
5. You need 1/2 cup of light corn syrup.
6. It's 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
7. It's 1 cup of semi or milk chocolate chips.
8. You need 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.

If you've never made your own homemade hot fudge…you have to give it a try! It's seriously so much better than the jarred stuff and tastes amazing. Easy Hot Fudge Sauce is a thick and indulgent dessert topping, and only takes a few minutes to make on the stove. Plus it's made with only six ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry.

Easy Hot Fudge Sauce step by step

1. Over medium heat, melt butter in saucepan..
2. Add brown sugar, cocoa powder, corn syrup, salt and heavy cream..
3. Stir and when mixture starts to bubble, reduce to a low simmer and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often..
4. After 5 minutes, remove from heat and add chocolate chips and vanilla..
5. Stir until melted and smooth..
6. Cool slightly and pour into glass jar with tight fitting lid..
7. Serve warm or room temperature..
8. Reheat in microwave in 20 second intervals stirring after each one..
9. Keeps in fridge for 1 month covered tightly..
10. Notes: Can use half and half, whole milk or evaporated milk. Heavy cream makes it richer. Also can use dark or bittersweet chocolate. Enjoy!.

This is like a sauce-version of your favorite chocolate fudge, made with cream, sugar, butter, cocoa, and vanilla extract. Place all ingredients in a heavy saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until chocolate is melted. Hot fudge sauce should be stored in the fridge, where it will harden completely. Because it may be microwaved often, I recommend storing hot fudge in a glass jar. Hot fudge makes a great gift for the holidays, housewarmings, hostess gifts and more!

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