Hot Fudge Sauce. In a large saucepan, combine the chocolate chips and butter. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Combine the sugar, cream, cocoa and butter in a small saucepot over medium heat and cook, stirring, until the butter melts and everything is combined, a few minutes.

Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Hot fudge sauce should be stored in the fridge, where it will harden completely. Because it may be microwaved often, I recommend storing hot fudge in a glass jar. You can cook Hot Fudge Sauce using 4 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Hot Fudge Sauce

Prepare of sweetened condensed milk.
You need of butter.
You need of vanilla.
You need of milk or semi sweet chocolate chips.

Hot fudge makes a great gift for the holidays, housewarmings, hostess gifts and more! Start by setting a heavy-bottom saucepan over low heat. The heavy bottom will keep you from scorching the chocolate, which can burn easily. Ideally, the chocolate chips should be unsweetened so you can control the sweetness, but dark or semisweet chocolate will work in a pinch.

Hot Fudge Sauce step by step

Mix all ingredients together in saucepan over low heat, until melted and well blended..
Store remaining Hot Fudge in jar with a lid, or well sealed container..
You can keep this in your fridge for many days. Simply warm when ready to use..

Use a spatula to stir the butter and chocolate. Hot fudge is, of course, delicious served as an ice cream topping, but also consider using it as a dip for fruit, cake pieces, and chunks of cookies. It is also wonderful drizzled over cheesecake, angel food cake, and ice cream cake. This hot fudge sauce makes for a great, homemade gift for friends and family. ok, I have finally found a hot fudge recipe that I am going to keep. I did change a few things, though.