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June 16, 2016 ·

Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe

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Just bumping up another old favorite here. This hot fudge is to die for! 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! This stuff is AMAZING!

Homemade Hot Fudge Recipe

Amazing Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe by Crazy Little Projects

Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe:

Homemade Hot Fudge Recipe

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Ingredients
  

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

Instructions
 

  • 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.
  • 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.

Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe

Homemade Hot Fudge Recipe

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  1. Karyn - Pint Sized Baker says

    April 30, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Love the idea of making my own! Gonna Pin this for later šŸ™‚

  2. Julie Marling says

    April 30, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    What a great gift idea. Thanks for sharing. New follower from todays blog hop!

    Stop by and link up to Moms Monday Mingle if you would like!

  3. Nicola says

    May 1, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    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!

  4. Brandy says

    May 1, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    I’m thinking end of the year teacher gifts? YUM!

  5. Taylor-Ann says

    May 1, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    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.

    http://www.kampenlane.com/2012/04/hope-everyone-had-great-weekend.html

    Can’t wait to see what you make next.

    ~Taylor

  6. JULIE says

    May 1, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    Do they need to be refrigerated? I’m DYING to make this for a friend who lives far away!

  7. Shatzi @ Love and Laundry says

    May 1, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    I am so making this! I love, love, love hot fudge!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

  8. Evelyn says

    May 1, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    This is just in time for ice cream season! Thanks for sharing

  9. Christine says

    May 2, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    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!!

  10. Sarah says

    May 3, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    This looks so yummy! I need to go make one! Thanks for sharing at The Winthrop Chronicles.

  11. Jenn says

    May 6, 2012 at 4:04 am

    Sounds amazing!

  12. Alyssa says

    May 7, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    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!

  13. Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says

    May 8, 2012 at 4:08 am

    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!

  14. Polkadot-pretties says

    May 12, 2012 at 7:50 am

    Yum yum !!!!!

    Thank you for linking up this recipe, it is featured on this weeks craft create and inspire linky party !!

    Www. Polkadot-Pretties.blogspot.com

    Claire x

  15. Nicole says

    December 18, 2012 at 9:49 am

    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

    • Amber says

      December 18, 2012 at 1:24 pm

      Yes, we always refrigerate it. Or freeze it if we want it to keep longer.

      • Marcie says

        August 3, 2020 at 8:06 pm

        I’m wondering if I could can the hot fudge after making it???? Thanks!
        marcie

        • Amber says

          September 7, 2020 at 9:02 pm

          I haven’t tried so I am not totally sure…

  16. Crystal Branco says

    April 20, 2013 at 8:39 am

    When you say “stick of butter”, do you mean 125g or 500 g.

    Thanks so much! I can’t wait to try this

    • Amber says

      April 20, 2013 at 10:19 am

      It’s half a cup which probably also doesn’t help…I just don’t really know. Sorry!

  17. Reena says

    May 21, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    Hello, I am going to make these for my son’s preschool teachers! How many oz is the evaporated milk can? I think they come in 5 or 12 oz? And how big are the canning jars that you use? I wanted to make sure I buy the right size of everything! Thanks!!

    • Amber says

      May 24, 2013 at 5:21 pm

      The milk is in a 12 oz. can. I used small jars but you can use any really.

  18. Candias Chalker says

    June 21, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with us. Passed down recipes, which are tried and true are the absolute best!!

  19. Sarah says

    June 22, 2013 at 7:44 am

    How much Hot fudge sauce does this recipe make? How many of what size jars?

    • Amber says

      June 24, 2013 at 10:44 pm

      It makes quite a bit but I have to admit that I have never measured it. It would fill several jars.

  20. Jenn says

    June 23, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    This looks delicious! My think my husband will like this even more than the kiddos! Love the bowl too – I have the same one! šŸ™‚

  21. Jessica says

    June 26, 2013 at 6:08 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing! I just made this and I am in love!! I had to use the cocoa and oil, but it turned out amazing! I will never buy hot fudge sauce again!!

  22. T says

    July 28, 2013 at 2:13 pm

    Can it be canned?

    • Amber says

      July 30, 2013 at 5:06 pm

      Not sure about canned but definitely frozen.

  23. Abby says

    August 4, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Made this last night. Absolutely delicious! But a little gritty. Any suggestionson why that is?

    • Amber says

      August 5, 2013 at 11:47 am

      Make sure to use a whisk to mix the ingredients. That helps. And did you remember the butter at the end?

  24. bEVERLEY cOP says

    April 21, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    Can you please give the butter quantity as when you a living in another country 1 stick does not mean anything

    • Amber says

      April 25, 2014 at 3:14 pm

      1/2cup

  25. Rachel Key says

    May 8, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    Just made this and it’s yum. It made 2 jam jars (2 x 415g – which is about 2 x 15oz). The butter amount is 175g/6oz roughly.

  26. Regina says

    July 30, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    My mom used to make this sauce when my family made homemade ice cream years ago. I googled some of the ingredients hoping to find a recipe – and here it was! The exact same sauce! Thank you for posting it. I just put all of the ingredients together at the same time, used the cocoa, but omitted the oil because I didn’t remember my mom using that. It came out great and my little daughter loves it just like I do!

    ★★★★★

    • Amber says

      July 31, 2015 at 7:23 pm

      Mmmm….it’s so good right?

  27. Crystal says

    November 1, 2015 at 6:57 am

    Do you melt the butter?

    • Amber says

      November 1, 2015 at 7:15 pm

      You put it in the hot sauce and it melts.

  28. Gail says

    June 16, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    Great. thanks. I love to get new recipes.. Brings some joy to the day..

  29. ColleenB.~Texas says

    June 17, 2016 at 3:48 am

    Not much for putting sauce over ice cream but I do like for dipping fruit in. I just put the sauce in my fondue pot; have variety of fruit handy and start dipping away.
    Thanks for sharing your recipe

    • Amber says

      June 18, 2016 at 3:33 pm

      Smart!

  30. Linda Hikes says

    June 17, 2016 at 6:09 am

    I make it using brown sugar….it’s really yummy!!!!!

    ★★★★★

    • Amber says

      June 18, 2016 at 3:33 pm

      Oh really? Interesting. I’d be curious to taste the difference!

      • Annabelle says

        November 7, 2016 at 2:22 pm

        I want to make it for my mom but I don’t understand what the T or the C stands for

        ★★★★★

        • Amber says

          November 7, 2016 at 8:59 pm

          T is Tablespoon and C is cup

  31. Karen says

    October 12, 2019 at 3:04 am

    Used this recipe because I had all the ingredients on hand. Workedgreat.

    ★★★★★

    • Amber says

      October 14, 2019 at 12:49 pm

      So glad!

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