This easy hot fudge sauce requires only 3 ingredients and comes together in about 5 minutes! It was a staple at my house growing up, and we especially loved it during the holiday season over peppermint ice cream. You could also use it as a fondue to dip apple slices, strawberries etc.
Ingredients Needed
- Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Butter
- Chocolate – because the sweetened condensed milk is already sweet, you’ll want to use a darker chocolate. Semisweet works great, but I prefer dark or even bittersweet, myself. I would avoid milk chocolate. You can use a baking bar, or simply chocolate chips.
How to make Easy Hot Fudge Sauce
Literally just melt all the ingredients together. That’s it! it just takes minutes for the most delicious, smooth, chocolaty sauce.
Storage and Other Tips
- Keep leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container. It will thicken into a fudgy consistency that’s delicious eaten cold from the fridge with a spoon (just guess how I know that.) To warm back up, just heat in 20-30 second intervals in the microwave until warm and smooth. You can also place it in a pan on the stovetop again and gently warm that way.
- This is a great recipe to make for holiday gifts. I package in mason jars- just be people know that it hasn’t been pressure canned, so it needs to be refrigerated, and to warm it up to use it.
Easy Hot Fudge Sauce
This quick hot fudge is destined to become your new go-to for topping ice cream! Chocolate, butter, and sweetened condensed milk blend together to make an ideal thick, chocolatey fudge sauce perfect for drizzling on a sundae or dipping your favorite fruit.
Servings
Ingredients
- 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate 3 squares of baking chocolate, or about 1/2 C chocolate chips. Avoid milk chocolate as it's too sweet, however both dark and bittersweet are awesome. Semisweet works as well, though I prefer something darker.
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- If you’re using baking squares, chop them up into small pieces so they melt easier. I chop the butter up into small chunks too.
- Combine chocolate, butter, and sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan. Place pan over medium heat and melt, stirring continuously, until everything melts together.
- Serve over ice cream, or as fondue with your favorite fruit. This sauce will thicken upon standing, so if you're using it for fondue, you may want to put it in a warmed container.
Notes
- One batch yields 1 3/4 cups (14 fluid ounces) hot fudge.
- If you have leftovers, store in an airtight container in the fridge. It will harden into a soft, gooey fudge like consistency. Then keep a spoon handy on the counter and dip it in every time you pass by. If you want to use it as sauce again, simply microwave at 15-30 second intervals, stirring each time, until desired consistency is reached.
Nutrition
Calories: 150kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 21mg, Sodium: 62mg, Potassium: 83mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 244IU, Vitamin C: 0.01mg, Calcium: 12mg, Iron: 1mg
Calories: 150kcal
Cost: 5
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Questions & Reviews
Well, I can’t qualify for the hot fudge sauce (though nothing beats homemade hot fudge sauce and this recipes looks divine), so you can be sure this comment is 100% sincere. (Not that that others aren’t!) I’ve LOVED this week on the Daily Bite. Homemade ice cream is one of life’s simple pleasures and I’ve eagerly anticipated checking your blog each day this week. I’ll be trying your recipes for sure! Thanks from one of those people you don’t know who reads your blog.
Oh, I meant to add that there’s still one left. First come first serve!
annnnd we have a winner! One fudge sauce and ice cream showing up for you Tricia, my fellow chocoholic 🙂
Oh and I am so excited to claim my prize!! Bring it on you beautiful woman you!!
Oh my word that looks so amazing, I know what I am making for Father’s Day!!
Yes Kate. I take my ice cream condiments *very* seriously and will send it overnight during an emergency, lol.
erin- you’re not under water are you?? I didn’t know you were in Iowa.
owens d.c.- Dawn lives about 30 seconds from me, she should get her bum on here and claim some ice cream!
patti- thanks! I’m so glad you like our blog. We look forward to “seeing” you around here 🙂
Heidi- I don’t think I’ve ever tried peppermint and caramel together, but heck, how could it be bad? lol.
Hmmm, I’m probably not within a 10 mile radius but I’m speaking up hopefully anyway! My dear hubby’s FAVORITE thing in the whole world is peppermint ice cream with homemade caramel, so I’m excited to try your recipe from yesterday. Might be a few weeks before I get to it, but it’s definitely on the list.
How about West Jordan? Does that count? What if I met you half-way? As for the sucking up part, oh, I mean show-the-love part, I only discovered your blog about a week ago, but I’ve read every single post since then and it is at the top of my list for favorite food blogs! You two ladies ROCK!
This looks SO good!
Yeah, so I totally missed the part about it being within a 10-mile radius of you and I was like, “WOW! She’s going to SAME DAY SHIP ice cream and hot fudge sauce?!” And then I read more carefully.
🙂