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Now Send Hot Fudge Sauce Down the Line

Good cooks don't guess. They share, too!

Help other home chefs discover hot fudge sauce and its secrets.

Now Send Hot Fudge Sauce Down the Line

Good cooks don't guess. They share, too!

Help other home chefs discover hot fudge sauce and its secrets.

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Hot Fudge Sauce in Ten Sweet Seconds

It sets slightly when cold, creating that iconic shell on ice cream

Salt is the secret weapon balancing sweetness and amplifying cocoa

The name fudge hints at the soft-ball sugar stage used in early recipes

Salt is the secret weapon balancing sweetness and amplifying cocoa

It sets slightly when cold, creating that iconic shell on ice cream

The name fudge hints at the soft-ball sugar stage used in early recipes

Hot fudge sauce is a glossy chocolate syrup enriched with butter and cream

Its silky texture comes from cocoa butter emulsified with dairy fat

Traditional versions use bittersweet chocolate, not cocoa powder alone

Vanilla extract rounds out the bitter edges of dark chocolate

Real hot fudge never contains water; cream delivers the liquid base

Corn syrup keeps sugar crystals small for a velvety mouthfeel

American soda fountains popularized it over ice cream sundaes in the 1900s