Sauces · American cuisine

Hot Fudge

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6 ingredients Cuisine: American Page updated October 2026

This hot fudge is a quick chocolate sauce for ice cream, made in one saucepan in about five minutes. It uses only pantry staples: milk, sugar, cocoa, a dash of salt, a little butter and vanilla. The butter and vanilla go in after the heat is off, so they stay rich and fragrant. A short rest and a good beating with a spoon give you a thick sauce.

Instructions

Put the milk, sugar, cocoa and salt in a saucepan and stir them together. Set the pan over heat and bring the mixture to a full rolling boil.

Turn off the heat. Add the butter and the vanilla.

Leave the pan to rest for a couple of minutes, until the butter has melted into the sauce. Beat it with a spoon until smooth and glossy, then spoon it over ice cream while it is still warm.

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