A homemade one hot fudge sauce Recipe in 5 minutes with 5 ingredients? Yes, please!
A mixture of heavy cream, butter, brown sugar, and chocolate chips whips together into a rich, decadent fudge sauce in minutes.
Dress up sundaes, brownies, cakes and even smoothies with this super easy, super creamy, chocolatey fudge sauce!
Our favorite hot fudge sauce recipe
- made with 5 simple ingredientsthis hot fudge recipe comes out rich and smooth with a delicious dark chocolate fudge flavor!
- It is great easy to doheat, melt and stir.
- Best of all, this hot fudge sauce recipe is really quick, it just takes time 5 minutes.
ingredients and variations
chocolate chips – You can use semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips, or a mix of both, in this recipe. Avoid using chocolate candies as they don’t taste great in this recipe.
dairy – Half-and-half or light cream provides the perfect texture, while real butter makes it rich and decadent.
Brown sugar – This adds sweetness and balances out the semi-sweet chocolate.
Vanilla – You can swap out the vanilla extract for other extracts like hazelnut, rum, almond or banana to change the taste.
How to Make Hot Fudge
- Heat cream and brown sugar according to the following recipe.
- Add chocolate chips and let the mixture sit without stirring for about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir until sauce is smooth and stir in vanilla.
This hot fudge sauce recipe is excellent served warm or at room temperature over ice cream or even cake.
How to use Hot Fudge
The sky is the limit as to what you can make with fudge hot sauce! Use it as a dip for fresh fruit like strawberries and bananas, or cookies like shortbread or sugar cookies. Drizzle over Belgian waffles or Angel Food Cake. Add some to your favorite milkshake or mug of homemade hot chocolate.
Storing Hot Fudge Sauce
- Store hot fudge sauce in a mason jar or other container with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
- Heat hot fudge sauce in the microwave on low or place the jar in a saucepan of water on the stovetop over medium-high heat.
- And yes, it can be frozen! Make sure it is chilled and in a tightly sealed container. Defrost in a saucepan over medium heat and thin with a little milk.
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