Hot Fudge Recipe

a spoon dipping into a jar of homemade hot fudge

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings: tablespoons

Calories: 49kcal

Author: Becky Hardin

Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce is unbelievably easy to make in just 15 minutes. Drizzle this heavenly chocolate concoction on your ice cream, pies, brownies, cakes, and everything else!

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Ingredients

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder *
⅛ teaspoon instant coffee
2 cups granulated sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)**
1½ ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
12 ounces evaporated milk (1 can)

Instructions

Sift together the cocoa powder, instant coffee, sugar and salt to break up any lumps.
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ⅛ teaspoon instant coffee, 2 cups granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Combine the sifted mixture, butter, baking chocolate, and evaporated milk in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Whisking the mixture continuously, bring to a boil and continue whisking for 6-7 minutes. Remove from heat when the mixture begins to thicken. Don’t let it burn.
½ cup unsalted butter, 1½ ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, 12 ounces evaporated milk
Allow the sauce to cool for a few minutes, then serve immediately or continue cooling before storing in containers for refrigeration.
If reheating after being chilled warm the hot fudge in the microwave for 5-10 seconds at a time, until desired temperature has been reached.

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Notes

Yield: This recipe makes 4 cups of fudge sauce.

*While you can use any type of cocoa powder in hot fudge sauce, I like to use natural cocoa powder because I feel that it has a slightly truer chocolate taste! For a smoother taste, use Dutch-process.

**Remember to use unsalted butter! Sometimes it's up to your personal tastes, but I don't think anyone likes a salty chocolate sauce.

Tips:

It's very important to sift the dry ingredients together at the beginning of this recipe! If you don't finely sift the powders together, chances are, you're going to end up with unsightly lumps in the otherwise smooth and silky sauce.
Remember to let the sauce cool for a while before you dig in! It'll be tempting to just go for it, but remember that the sauce was brought to a boil, so it'll be HOT! Just 2 or 3 minutes will leave the sauce warm and gooey instead of piping hot.

Storage: Store hot fudge sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.

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