Description
This classic Hot Fudge Sauce recipe offers a rich, velvety chocolate topping perfect for drizzling over ice cream, cakes, or brownies. Made with heavy cream, semisweet chocolate, and cocoa powder, it’s an indulgent homemade dessert sauce that combines creamy sweetness with deep chocolate flavor, easy to prepare on the stovetop in just 15 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Hot Fudge Sauce Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a medium saucepan, whisk together the heavy cream, corn syrup, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and salt until smooth and well incorporated.
- Heat to Boil: Place the saucepan over medium heat and bring the mixture to a gentle boil, stirring frequently to prevent scorching and to ensure even cooking.
- Simmer: Reduce the heat to low and let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes, continuing to stir often so that the flavors meld and the sauce thickens slightly.
- Add Chocolate and Butter: Remove the pan from the heat and immediately add the chopped semisweet chocolate and unsalted butter. Stir continuously until both are fully melted and the sauce is smooth and glossy.
- Flavor and Finish: Stir in the vanilla extract to add depth of flavor, mixing until fully incorporated.
- Serve or Store: Let the hot fudge sauce cool slightly before serving warm over ice cream, cakes, or brownies. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and gently reheat before use.
Notes
- For a richer and more intense chocolate flavor, substitute dark chocolate for the semisweet chocolate.
- To achieve a thicker consistency, continue simmering the sauce for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
- The sauce will thicken further as it cools, so take care when reheating to restore smoothness.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
