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Make thick and creamy hot fudge sauce in just 5 minutes using 6 simple ingredients!
Serve this homemade hot fudge over no-churn ice cream, homemade brownies, homemade cheesecake, or hot milk cake with a scoop of whipped cream and take your dessert to the next level!
The Easiest Hot Fudge Recipe
In the time it would take you to heat up a jar of store-bought hot fudge, you can whip up this recipe for homemade hot fudge sauce. It really is THAT easy and the end result is a rich, thick chocolate sauce that tastes just like melted chocolate fudge. Fitting given the name, right?!😉
Happy Cooking! xo Kristen
How to Make Homemade Hot Fudge
The following tips are provided to help you achieve perfect results. You will find the ingredient quantities and detailed instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Step One: Melt Chocolate Chips
You can opt to melt your chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk in a heat-safe bowl in the microwave in 30-second intervals or in a small saucepan with equal results.
Step Two: Thin Out Hot Fudge Sauce
Once the chocolate chips have melted into the sweetened condensed milk, it is time to enhance the flavor of the hot fudge and thin the sauce to make it pourable. Stir in the vanilla, butter, salt, and 2 tablespoons of cream. Add up to 3 additional tablespoons of cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until your hot fudge reaches a thick sauce-like consistency.
Step Three: Serve Warm
Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce is best served warm immediately after preparation, as it will begin to harden as it cools.
Storage Instructions
- Store: Let the hot fudge cool slightly and then transfer to a heat-safe jar or container. Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.
- Reheat: Scoop out however many servings of hot fudge sauce needed into a heat-safe bowl or jar, rewarm slowly in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until pourable.
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Hot Fudge Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream, + more to thin
Instructions
- Add 1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk and 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips to a medium saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate chips are melted. This will take 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, ⅛ teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 3 tablespoons heavy cream. If needed, add additional heavy cream to thin.
- Serve warm or allow to cool for storage.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Served this over ice cream last night and it was a sweet success! Was quick, easy and delicious; exactly what I needed to cure my sweet tooth!
This always satisfies my sweet tooth as well 🙂 Thrilled you enjoyed!
My kids asked for ice cream sundaes but we were out of hot fudge sauce. I found this recipe and decided to give it a try. It was so easy and delicious that I don't think I'll ever use store-bought again!
YAY! I am thrilled you were able to indulge your kids with their request and find a new recipe to use again and again 🙂
Love this recipe! It is so delicious and love how easy it is to make!
Thanks for sharing, Anne. Thrilled you enjoyed.
This is super easy yet impressive! I love topping this to my favorite homemade ice cream! So rich and delicious!
So thrilled you gave this hot fudge a try! We just enjoyed some over the weekend with ice cream ourselves 🙂