We love making homemade ice-cream, well actually I should say the kids and I love it when my husband makes homemade ice-cream – the kids and I rarely make it, but we love it when he does! While my husband makes the ice-cream, I make the toppings. Sometimes I make Homemade Caramel Sauce (or dairy-free caramel sauce), but I usually make Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce. When I really feel like spoiling my kids, I make caramel sauce, hot fudge sauce and Homemade Vanilla Whipped Cream and create a make-your-own ice-cream sundae buffet.
In less time than it takes to drive to the store and back, I can make this quick and easy hot fudge sauce recipe from scratch. Making it from scratch also allows me complete control over the ingredients, ensuring that my kids are not getting a side of chemicals and High Fructose Corn Syrup with their dessert.
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream or evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons water
- pinch of salt
- In a medium sauce pan, melt butter and chocolate chips.
- Add cream, sugar, water and salt and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and boil over a low flame for 9 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Serve while still warm over ice-cream.
- Store unused fudge sauce in the refrigerator. Reheat the sauce in the microwave on high power for 30 – 50 seconds.
Note: Once I made a double batch before I went to visit my dad and when I returned home the 1/2 cup of leftover fudge sauce was a little dry and gritty. I heated it for 30 seconds, then stirred in 2 teaspoons of milk, and heated it for another 20 seconds (until it just started to boil). I stirred it one more time and it was lovely again.
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Kristen from The Road to Domestication says
This is NO GOOD for my diet! But it sure does look amazing! Thanks so much for taking the time to link up with us over at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again on Friday!
AnnMarie says
It’s so great to have this recipe. Hot fudge is too expensive to buy ready made. Thank you!
Meg says
Can you tell me about how many servings this makes? I need to serve 8-10 people.
Thanks
Alea Milham says
It makes about 1 1/3 cups of hot fudge sauce. At 2 tablespoons per serving it should serve 10, but people may take more than 2 tablespoons, so you may want to double the recipe just to be on the safe side.