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Rich Hot Fudge Sauce

Name: Rich Hot Fudge Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3-1/2 cups.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, cubed; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1-1/3 cups packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 cup baking cocoa; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; Pinch salt; 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 to 2 teaspoons rum extract

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

3-1/2 cups

I've made this scrumptious topping since the early 1980s. It always turns out smooth and yummy. The dark chocolate flavor, with a hint of rum extract, is not overly sweet but will still satisfy a chocoholic's cravings. —Carol Hanihan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Rich Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, cubed
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1-1/3 cups packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
Pinch salt
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 teaspoons rum extract

Directions

Place butter and cream in a heavy saucepan; cook and stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Add sugars; cook and stir until dissolved, 3-4 minutes.
Add cocoa, corn syrup and salt; cook and stir until blended, about 3 minutes. Stir in chocolate until melted. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir until mixture reaches desired thickness, 10-15 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in extracts. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 166 calories, 9g fat (6g saturated fat), 25mg cholesterol, 103mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

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Billie
May 17, 2020
Had no Karo so I used molasses, had no rum extract so I omitted it, and added espresso powder....maybe a Tablespoon......delicious, rich, thickened perfectly and great on my Perry’s French Vanilla Ice Cream. Yum Yum.....make some!
shannondobos
May 7, 2020
I made half of this recipe exactly as written, and it was DELICIOUS! I will only use this recipe going forward. It's super chocolaty and the consistency is perfect!
April1980
Jan 10, 2016
Love it. I didn't have any heavy cream so I just used equal amount of evaporated milk. It turned out wonderful. I also used 3 oz milk chocolate chips and didn't add the rum. Wisked the while time and was done in like 10 min total.
Brenda2772
Dec 29, 2013
Amazing! Rich, thick and smooth.
1sdthompson
May 27, 2013
Made this for work and everybody loved it! Said best sauce they ever tried!
1sdthompson
May 27, 2013
Made this for work and everybody loved it!
tzelema
Feb 2, 2013
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Aquarelle
Jul 8, 2012
OMG, this was excellent. Did not have any rum extract so substituted raspberry extract. My daughter is throwing a party later this summer and says I have to make a batch of this sauce for that.
martylb
Oct 19, 2011
This hot fudge sauce is the deepest, richest, most chocolatey sauce ever. Great on banana splits or plain vanilla ice cream.
asticott
Jul 21, 2011
This is absolutely, without any doubt, the best hot fudge recipe I have ever tasted in my life. DO NOT search for another recipe. I make practically everything from scratch, including fudge and I have tried many hot chocolate sauce recipes before and none come close to even matching this. The texture is amazing, just thick enough to slightly harden on ice cream, yet still stays very fudgy. Not runny or thin at all, stays nice on top of the ice cream, and the flavor is to die for! So rich, fudgy and totally out of this world. It is not grainy at all. Just perfect the way it is. The only thing I did different is omit the rum extract. Im sure it would be just as stunning with it in it. Perfectly WONDERFUL!