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Hot Fudge Sauce
Rich, glossy chocolate sauce that hardens into a fudgy shell when poured over ice cream. Make it in 5 minutes with just cocoa, butter, sugar, and cream.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 210
- Protein
- 1g

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Ingredients
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Step 1
Combine cocoa powder, butter, and sugar in a medium saucepan.
Step 2
Heat over medium, stirring constantly, until butter melts and sugar dissolves, ~2 minutes.
Step 3
Remove from heat and stir in cream until the sauce is smooth and glossy.
Step 4
Pour warm over ice cream and serve immediately. Sauce will harden slightly as it cools.
Tools you’ll need
- medium saucepan
- wooden spoon or whisk
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