🍫 Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
Thick, glossy, and deeply chocolatey — perfect over ice cream, brownies, or straight from the spoon.
🛒 Ingredients (Makes ~1½ cups)
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
👩🍳 Instructions
- Heat butter & cream
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and stir in heavy cream. - Add dry ingredients
Whisk in sugar and cocoa powder until smooth. - Simmer gently
Bring to a low simmer for 3–5 minutes, stirring constantly.
It will thicken slightly. - Add chocolate
Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips until smooth. - Finish
Add vanilla and salt. Stir well. - Cool slightly
It thickens as it cools.
🍨 How to Serve
- Over vanilla ice cream
- Swirled into milkshakes
- Drizzled on brownies
- As a dip for strawberries
🧊 Storage
- Refrigerate up to 2 weeks
- Reheat gently in microwave (15–20 seconds at a time) or stovetop
- Add a splash of cream if it thickens too much
🔥 Extra Rich Version
Replace ½ cup of the heavy cream with sweetened condensed milk for a thicker, fudge-shop style texture like you’d find at Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
- A dairy-free version
- A keto/low-carb version
- A 5-minute microwave shortcut
- Or a large batch for parties
What are you putting it on? 🍦
