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This all-time favorite hot fudge sauce recipe is a family favorite for pouring on your sweet treats. All you need is 4 ingredients!
We love to serve this hot fudge sauce recipe on Vanilla Ice Cream, Funnel Cakes, and even fruit! It’s irresistible in every sense of the word and you’ll find yourself trying not to eat it straight from the jar!
Homemade Chocolate Sauce
I am SOOO excited to share this next sauce with you guys today!
Let’s just say that it’s one the hubby begs me to make because he’ll eat it straight from the jar ALL BY ITSELF (no joke!!)
This hot fudge sauce recipe is a simple but delicious recipe that is good on ANY dessert. We use it on ice cream sundaes and especially on funnel cakes. Spoon the mixture and drizzle on croissants, brownies, ice cream cakes, waffles, pancakes, or any favorite desserts. It takes minutes to put together and is seriously the best topping you’ll ever make!
I also love that this makes a simple and inexpensive gift idea. Just put it in a cute mason jar with a ribbon around the top, and I promise the recipient will love you forever.
How to Make Hot Fudge
Homemade hot fudge sauce is ready in minutes and only requires 4 ingredients!
COOK. Combine all sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook 8 minutes, stirring constantly. Enjoy on just about anything!!
Recipe Tips
If you give this hot fudge sauce as a gift be sure to specify that it needs to be refrigerated, especially when it is stored in a glass jar.
Thicken sauce. If you follow the instructions correctly the chocolate fudge sauce should not turn out runny and it thickens up as it cools down.
To make it even thicker even after it has cooled then try adding a little more powdered sugar to it. You will need to reheat it as you add it in.
Thinner sauce. If you find that your sauce is too thick for your liking then heat it up and add a little more evaporated milk or butter to the sauce.
Serve with Ice Cream, Homemade Brownies, Funnel Cakes, Fruit and more!
Storing Tips
Make ahead of time. Because this sauce stores so well it can easily be made ahead of time. Store it in an airtight container or jar and place it in the fridge. Rewarm slowly before serving.
STORE. Pour the easy hot fudge sauce into a glass jar or airtight container and seal it with a lid in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
To reheat. Use the microwave or stovetop to warm up the sauce. Just be careful that you do not overheat and burn it.
FREEZE this best hot fudge sauce for later. To freeze, pour the sauce into a jar or a freezer-safe container. Let it cool completely. This may take a few hours, you can put it in the fridge to make it cool faster. Then seal the jar or container with a lid and freeze for 6-12 months.
Recipe FAQ
I don’t recommend canning your fudge sauce. If you are wanting to store it for later, it is best stored frozen.
This sauce can be served hot or cold. It can be reheated on the stove or in the microwave just be sure to heat it slowly so it doesn’t burn. Also, you can reheat it as many times as you’d like, it shouldn’t change the texture or taste of the sauce.
Chocolate sauce is thinner and typically uses sugar, water, and corn syrup whereas fudge sauce is much thicker and uses heavier cream and butter.
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Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine all sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to boil and cook 8 minutes, stirring constantly. Enjoy on just about anything!!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Does it have to be heated each time you use it, after it’s been in the fridge?
Great recipe! I had been wanting to make my own fudge sauce for some time. I nearly always have to have chocolate on my ice cream and it doesn’t seem to matter what flavor of ice cream either.
I stopped buying the pre-made store stuff a while back. Most of it these days is like a lot of things and has no flavor, a laundry list of ingredients and an unnatural smoothness.
I love that the ingredients are things that I nearly always have in my pantry. I did add one little square of unsweetened Baker’s chocolate. It wasn’t quite chocolaty enough for me without it. LOL!!!
It filled 3 small jelly canning jars so I can share with my adult children. They will be so happy.
Very yummy!!! Very Easy!!! Thanks for sharing.
This fudge sauce is PERFECT! I made it over the summer for a cheesecake bar, and it was a total hit! It made so much that had plenty left over, which we put over waffle and ice cream sundaes with homemade whipped cream. And I LOVE how easy it is; it’s become my go-to chocolate sauce for any occasion! My stepmother requested a white cake with vanilla buttercream for her birthday, and my dad is a chocolate junkie so he made a joke about putting chocolate sauce on his slice. So when I’m done making the cake, I’ll be making this to bring along with it, and I know he’ll be WAY happier than with some from a squeeze bottle! 🙂 Thanks for the fab recipe!!
How do you store it? Refrigerate or leave out?
I just made this recipe today…I got it off of pinterest. This is the best hot fudge recipe I have ever made. It is very easy to make and the ingredients are all staples in my kitchen pantry. I am someone who makes almost everything from scratch. This is a keeper !
It’s our favorite too!! SO easy and SO delicious. I seriously have to hide it from the hubby or he’ll eat it straight from the jar. 😉
I saw this on my G+ page and just stared at the picture for a while. This looks SO delicious!
Let me know if you give it a try. It’s our family’s favorite fudge sauce recipe and can eaten by the spoonful straight from the jar! 😀
did u ever make the printable label for this sauce? i would love to gift some to my dad for fathers day!
This looks amazing! Thinking of trying it with churros. How many cups does this recipe make?
Your recipes are brilliant, with so many ideas and choice