It's rainy and cold out. Winter isn't leaving any time soon, but all I can think about is summer.
And ice cream.
And a big, melty waffle cone and sticky fingers from chocolate sauce dripping down the sides.
This easy hot fudge sauce has been hanging out in my fridge a lot lately. Maybe it's because I ate all the berry popsicles, so only the crappy orange ones are left. Maybe it's because it's rich, velvety, and delicious and works on desserts, and breakfast crepes.
But most probably because it's chocolate, and why the hell am I looking for reasons to justify its existence?
So let's do that.
Easy (And Low Fatish) Hot Fudge Sauce
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
dash of salt
1 1/2 cups whole milk (you can use any type of milk here: skim, 1%, so on)
1 tablespoon vanilla
Directions
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, flour, and
salt. Whisk in the milk until well combined and no flour or cocoa chunks are
hanging around. It will be a little paste-like. This is good. We like this.
Heat the ingredients and bring to a simmer. Whisk until the
sugar has dissolved and everything is smooth and chocolately, then let simmer
for 5 or so minutes, giving it the odd stir. Remove from heat, stir in the
vanilla, and use right now or let it cool a bit.
Store in a covered container in the fridge for 2 weeks. This
makes around 2 cups of sauce.
Certainly a lot healthier than my version (full of cream, chocolate and butter)! Which means I can eat more of it. Win, win!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos Leanne!! They're so fun and cheerful with the bright colors, and I'm jealous of your pouring shot... I still haven't quite mastered that yet! And you're right, hot fudge sauce never needs a justification reason. It's chocolate, and that's good enough for me -- especially to eat straight from the jar with a spoon!
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