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Easy Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
This easy hot fudge sauce only contains 4 ingredients and will be ready in less than 30 minutes!
Hot fudge sauce is an absolute necessity for anyone who loves ice cream. What goes better with cold and creamy vanilla ice cream than a soft and smooth chocolate sauce? Not much of anything, right?!
I first made homemade hot fudge sauce nearly four years ago, and while it’s very good, I wouldn’t say it’s perfect. There is a longer list of ingredients and some of the reviews were that it was a little bit too bitter and became too chewy when it was poured over ice cream. Challenge accepted. I’ve been testing some new recipes here and there for awhile and I finally found a total winner, the search is definitely over!
A few recipes I tried were just too involved for something simple like a hot fudge sauce, and some got too painfully hard once poured over ice cream – no good!
This hot fudge sauce recipe, as it turns out, is pretty much all over the Internet and most people attribute it to a mom or grandma’s recipe box, which makes me love it even more. You likely have all of the ingredients you need in your pantry, and you can whip this up in less than a half hour, beginning to end. It’s on the sweeter side, so not too bitter, and it remains nice and soft when it’s poured over cold ice cream.
Make this immediately and keep a jar in the fridge all summer – there’s nothing quite better than a fabulous hot fudge sundae!
Three years ago: Snickers Cake
Four years ago: Jalapeno Cheddar Bagels
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This easy hot fudge sauce only contains 4 ingredients and will be ready in less than 30 minutes!
Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Bring to a boil and, stirring constantly, boil for 8 minutes.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly before serving. The sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. Reheat as needed.
Nutritional values are based on one cup of sauce
Calories: 1494kcal
Fat: 84g
Saturated fat: 51g
Cholesterol: 175mg
Sodium: 594mg
Potassium: 898mg
Carbohydrates: 172g
Fiber: 5g
Sugar: 159g
Protein: 16g
Vitamin A: 37.2%
Vitamin C: 3.9%
Calcium: 49.9%
Iron: 25.5%
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This came out fantastic! Really easy and sooo delicious. Thank you!
Mine didn’t come out fudgy or thick. It’s really runny and It doesn’t hold it’s shape the way yours does in your pics. Should I cook it longer? I couldn’t get mine to boil but i kept it on the heat for about 15 minutes, stirring constantly
This is super awesome.Ive made is several times. Its fast, easy, and delicious. Thank you!
Amazing! This is a family favorite! So easy, make it for holiday gifts!
Do you have any suggestions for making a large quantity?Many small batches rather than one big one? Thinking of this for the neighborhood gift exchange.
Hi Cathy, I think one large batch should work okay!
I found that adding a bit of vanilla really enhances the flavor. My second batch I made with 1/2cup chocolate chips and 1/2 unsweetened chocolate 2 t vanilla, 1/2 t salt. Really great, grown up flavor. Not for those who don’t love the dark side!
Hello. We tried this recipe and it was more like an icing and needed MUCH more chocolate. It was much too heavy on the evaporated milk and confectioners sugar. It really was not good. We tried to rescue it by adding more (and more) chocolate but just ended up tossing it. I would not make this again.
I have tried to make this recipe twice. Despite my following the recipe exactly both times, the mixture came out runny like hot chocolate. I have made countless cheesecakes, layered cakes, and assorted pastries. Therefore, I know my way around the kitchen. So, it’s not an error on my part; this recipe is a total bust. There is way too much liquid.
Words can’t describe how good this stuff is!! it is incredible. It never made to the ice cream – – – ate it right out of the jar!!
Can you please confirm this is regular evaporated milk and not sweetened condensed milk? Thanks.
Hi Kaisha, Yes! Evaporated milk, NOT sweetened condensed milk.
I’ve made the hot fudge sauce twice following the recipe exactly, and both times the butter has not fully incorporated. It just leaves a skim around the edges. Any thoughts?
Just made the recipe and I, too, have butter standing around the edge of the pan. Any thoughts, anyone?.
Gwen and Roma, That’s so strange, I’ve never had that happen! I would allow it to cool, and then whisk it to incorporate to see if everything will come together nicely. If it still doesn’t work, then the next time I might try melting the butter and chocolate together over very low heat first, then adding the powdered sugar and evaporated milk and bringing everything to a boil.
Thank you so much for putting the mass in the ingredients list. I perfer to measure by weight and so few recipes do.