Homemade Chocolate Fudge Sauce
This chocolate fudge sauce is rich, smooth, and deeply chocolatey, with a delicious fudgy texture. Made with simple ingredients, it includes a dairy-free option and is perfect for drizzling over ice cream, brownies, cakes, and more.
Yield: 2 cups
Equipment
- Tall Medium Size Saucepan
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
Homemade Chocolate Fudge Sauce
- 240 ml Heavy Whipping Cream see notes for options
- 50 g Granulated Sugar or castor sugar
- 20 g Natural Cocoa Powder or dutch processed
- 35 g Butter unsalted; see notes for options
- 70 g Dark Chocolate chopped; see notes for options
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/8 tsp Salt
Instructions
For the Homemade Chocolate Fudge Sauce
- Add the heavy whipping cream, sugar, cocoa powder, and butter to a medium saucepan. Whisk until combined.
- Place over medium-low heat. Whisk continuously until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a gentle simmer.
- Once simmering, continue cooking for 5 minutes, keeping the heat low and whisking as it simmers.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the chopped dark chocolate, salt, and vanilla extract.
- Whisk until the chocolate has completely melted and the sauce is smooth and glossy.
- Allow the sauce to cool slightly before serving. It will thicken as it cools. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. Gently reheat before serving.
Notes
- Chocolate: Use a good-quality dark chocolate bar and chop it into small pieces so it melts easily into the warm cream mixture. Choose a dairy-free dark chocolate for the dairy-free version.
- Cocoa Powder: Use unsweetened cocoa powder. Dutch-process cocoa powder also works well for a deeper chocolate flavor.
- Butter: You can use salted or unsalted butter. If using salted butter, adjust the added salt to taste. For a dairy-free option, use Country Crock Plant Butter or Earth Balance.
- Heavy Whipping Cream: For a dairy-free version, use Silk Dairy Free Heavy Whipping Cream or Country Crock Plant Cream.
- Dairy-Free Chocolate: Enjoy Life and Hu Simple are options for dairy-free chocolate. Always check the packaging to confirm the product is dairy-free.