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Hot Fudge Sauce

Hot fudge sauce is Ice Cream Season’s quintessential topping. This homemade chocolate sauce is sticky and sweet, and comes together so quickly and effortlessly. This recipe makes 2 cups of sauce, and keeps well in the fridge for up to 1 month.

Prep:

minutes

Cook:

10

minutes

TOtal:

minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream, 35%
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup (50g) packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (20g) cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 6 oz (170g) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Put the butter, cream, honey, sugar, cocoa powder and salt in the small saucepan.
  2. Bring the ingredients to a simmer over medium heat.  Stir the ingredients with a spatula until incorporated.
  3. Turn the heat down to low and let simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the chopped chocolate until it is melted and incorporated.
  5. Stir in the vanilla.
  6. Let the hot fudge sauce cool for 15 to 20 minutes.  It will thicken.
  7. Pour the hot fudge sauce over a scoop of ice cream and enjoy!
  8. Transfer the sauce to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 month.