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
Easy delicious and uses common pantry ingredients… yummy!
I didn’t have any regular sweetened condensed milk on hand but I had picked up a chocolate sweetened condensed milk can on a whim a couple months back so I used that instead. The result? Amazeballs!
Would it be possible to effectively seal or can this so that the jars could be kept at room temperature longer? I want to send this to someone as a gift and want to make sure it would still be good when they got it!
No, sorry but this recipe is not formulated for canning.
I think it makes about 2 cups. You could make one test batch and see, but you’re just adding a little more to a can of sweetened condensed milk so you can sort of estimate it that way too. Have fun!
Want to make this topping to go over ice cream and brownies. planning on serving 200. Do you by chance know how many servings one recipe makes?
Just made this the other night and it was AMAZING!!! So quick and so easy and SO delicious! Will NOT go back to store-bought chocolate sauce again! Thanks for the great recipes!!!
The ingredients for this recipe can also be used to make a Brazilian dessert called “Brigadeiro”. Have you had it before? It’s so good!!! You just cook the mixture a little longer, cool, then roll into balls. Roll balls in chocolate sprinkles. Every kid’s party in Brazil has them.
Yep- I make Brigadeiros all the time 🙂
Made this with some homemade ice cream-another winner!!!
I made this for Christmas gifts this year! Everyone thought it was the best fudge ever! I added some peppermint extract and it was divine!! Just made another batch for ourselves tonight….can’t wait to dig in! Thanks for another wonderful recipe!
Made this for teacher & neighbor gifts this year. Brought peppermint ice cream with it to the neighbors & gave Braum’s (Ice cream store) GC’s to the teachers. I quadrupled the recipe & it was so easy & well received!