Homemade Hot Fudge

Homemade Hot Fudge. With only 4 ingredients and 10 minutes of time, you can make the best Homemade Hot Fudge that is perfect for ice cream sundaes and more! I know you and your family are going to love this Homemade Hot Fudge recipe!

Homemade Hot Fudge

This Homemade Hot Fudge is rich, thick, and chocolaty! It is the perfect hot fudge to use over ice cream, brownies, cakes, cookies, and more! We love making this Hot Fudge recipe to have on hand for all the times that we want to have some chocolatey hot fudge.

My mother in law is a very talented woman in the kitchen. She has really set the bar high for me in the kitchen when it comes to impressing my husband. One thing she used to make all the time for them was hot fudge. The store-bought stuff was never in her house and it only took me one time making her Hot Fudge recipe from scratch to find out why.

If you never had hot fudge made from scratch that you should really give this recipe a try. You will never want to buy another jar of hot fudge again with my mother in laws hot fudge recipe under your belt.

Uses for Homemade Hot Fudge

While hot fudge is most well used for ice cream and sundaes, including Chocolate Banana Ice Cream, Ice Cream Cupcakes, ice cream in a bag, and Easy Ice Cream Cake.

There are also many other uses for hot fudge aside from ice cream. It is great for drizzling on top of cookies, brownies, and cakes.

Use with milkshakes like Oreo Milkshake, chocolate banana milkshake, or the Mint Cookie Milkshake.

How to tell when Hot Fudge is done cooking

The best way to tell that this homemade hot fudge recipe is done cooking is to use what we call the soft ball candy method. Using a small bowl of cold water, drop a small amount of hot chocolate into the water and if it turns into a ball when it hits the water it is done.

How to Store Homemade Hot Fudge

I prefer to store my hot fudge in a mason jar, but you can store it in any air-tight container.

Homemade hot fudge can sit at room temperature for up to 2 weeks if it actually lasts that long.

You can also store it in the fridge for up to one month, just let it cool and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Can you freeze hot fudge?

Yes! You can freeze hot fudge. Allow it to cool completely and then pour into a zip-close freezer bag. It will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.

How to reheat hot fudge

When you would like to reheat it just microwave it for 30 seconds at a time making sure you stir in between.

Homemade Hot Fudge Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/4 cup milk

How to Make Homemade Hot Fudge

In a medium sauce pan add all the ingredients and cook over medium heat. Make sure to keep stirring while it comes to a boil.

Cook until it has thickened, about 5 minutes. Remember it will continue to thicken as it cools.

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