Description
Indulgent hot fudge sauce melts hearts with its rich, silky chocolate embrace, promising pure dessert bliss. Homemade goodness drizzles over ice cream, creating a luxurious moment you’ll savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 oz semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped (or use chocolate chips)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter
- ½ cup light corn syrup (or honey as an alternative)
- ⅓ cup brown sugar (packed)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Prepare Base: Combine heavy cream, corn syrup, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk ingredients until smooth and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Melt Chocolate: Once simmering, incorporate chopped chocolate and stir continuously until completely melted and the mixture transforms into a silky, uniform sauce, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Finalize Sauce: Remove from heat and integrate butter and vanilla, stirring until the sauce achieves a glossy, luxurious appearance and all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
- Serving and Storage: Drizzle warm sauce over preferred desserts. For preservation, allow sauce to cool completely, then transfer to an airtight container. Refrigerate up to two weeks, gently reheating in microwave or on stovetop before serving.
Notes
- Maintain a gentle simmer to prevent burning or scorching the chocolate, which can make the sauce bitter and ruin its smooth texture.
- Continuous whisking helps blend ingredients evenly and prevents lumps from forming in the sauce.
- Use high-quality dark or semi-sweet chocolate for a rich, deep flavor that elevates the entire dessert topping.
- When warming refrigerated sauce, use low heat and stir frequently to restore its original silky consistency without separating the ingredients.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg