You only need five major ingredients and less than 10 minutes to make your own rich and thick hot fudge sauce at home. Use as an ice cream topping, on top of your favorite baked goods, or to make chocolate milk or hot chocolate!
⅓cup(27g) unsweetened or Dutch processed cocoa powder
Instructions
In a small saucepan, combine the cream, butter, brown sugar, and salt. Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently until the butter is melted and the mixture just starts to simmer.
Allow the mixture to simmer for 1 minute, then reduce the heat to low and add the chopped chocolate. Whisk or stir until chocolate is completely melted.
Add the cocoa powder then whisk or stir until mixture is smooth. Allow to cook while whisking for an additional 1 minute. Mixture should be smooth and glossy.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, allow to cool a bit, then use. Sauce will thicken as it cools. Pour the leftovers into a jar and store in the refrigerator for about 1 month. When you are ready to use the sauce, you can reheat it in a small saucepan over medium-low heat or in the microwave (just be sure your jar has no metal parts on it). Hot fudge sauce freezes well, up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator or reheat in saucepan.
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.