This recipe is coming down the generations through my husband side. My grandmother in law is where the recipe originated for me (not sure where she got it) and it is my mother in law’s claim to fame now. The truth is that usually my hubby makes it when we have it, but maybe I better step it up and be the one to make it so that the tradition of women married into the family making this wonderful hot fudge recipe can live on!
So, here’s the recipe:
Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe:
1 can evaporated milk
2 C sugar
3 (1 oz.) squares of unsweetened chocolate (or sub. 9 T of cocoa and 3 T of veg. oil stirred together)
1 stick butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
Melt the chocolate in a large, heavy pan on low heat. Stir in the sugar and the milk. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly for about 20 minutes. It will start to boil around the 7-8 minute mark. Keep cooking until it is the thickness you want (remembering that it will be thicker when it hits the cold ice cream). Add vanilla and stick of butter/margarine.
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Serve over ice cream. Or, do what my husband does and eat it by the spoonful. It freezes well too so you can just it later.
We LOVE to have hot fudge sundae parties with neighbors and friends and serve this hot fudge with a variety of toppings to go with it. We like to top it with nuts, sprinkles, toffee pieces, cookies pieces, marshmallows, whipped cream, etc.
Also, this makes a great neighbor gift, teacher gift, whatever gift. I’ve included a free printable tag.
One year for Christmas we made small jars of this for the neighbors and gave them peppermint ice cream to go with it. Our neighbors really liked us that year. :)
Love the idea of making my own! Gonna Pin this for later :)
What a great gift idea. Thanks for sharing. New follower from todays blog hop!
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Yum! I’ve never tried to make hot fudge before. I’ve got all of these ingredients just sat at home – I’m so going to give this a try!
I’m thinking end of the year teacher gifts? YUM!
My mouth is watering just looking at them. I bet they taste great in person. I would love if you shared them on my link party.
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Can’t wait to see what you make next.
~Taylor
Do they need to be refrigerated? I’m DYING to make this for a friend who lives far away!
I am so making this! I love, love, love hot fudge!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
This is just in time for ice cream season! Thanks for sharing
I’ll email you my address so that you can send me some hehe
Thanks for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!!
This looks so yummy! I need to go make one! Thanks for sharing at The Winthrop Chronicles.
Sounds amazing!
I have never made my own hot fudge before. The ice cream sundae looks so good. This would make a really good gift as well. Thanks for sharing at Showcase Your Talent Thursday. I hope to see you at the next party!
OOoo yum! My Mom makes the best hot fudge, and I don’t know why I never thought to make my own until just now. Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
Yum yum !!!!!
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Claire x
HI,
I did make this as gifts for teachers and it is super yummy. I have just been putting it in canning jars and saying to refridgerate after opening, but since it has milk ingredients I am wondering if I should have said to keep refridgerated and heat before serving? I am going to do that with the rest to play it safe.
Thank-you,
Nikki
Yes, we always refrigerate it. Or freeze it if we want it to keep longer.
When you say “stick of butter”, do you mean 125g or 500 g.
Thanks so much! I can’t wait to try this
It’s half a cup which probably also doesn’t help…I just don’t really know. Sorry!