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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Jake's Famous Hot Fudge

This recipe is from my pal, Jake.  A few years ago, he made batches of this delicious chocolate sauce and gave it out with the recipe as gifts.  The husband and I were lucky recipients.

Since that fateful day, I have made Jake's Famous Hot Fudge many times.  This is the stuff of dreams, people.  Having a bad day?  I couple spoonfuls of this stuff straight from the fridge will turn things around. Or, if you're feeling less desperate, spoon the warm sauce over vanilla ice cream and sprinkle with toasted pecans.  Serve that up for company, and you'll have best friends for life.

Jake's Famous Hot Fudge
From: Jake, of course

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
6 ounces Ghirardelli 60% cocoa chocolate chips* (about 1 cup)
12 ounces evaporated milk
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine butter and chocolate chips in a saucepan over medium heat.  Stir frequently until butter and chocolate are melted together.

Add half of the evaporated milk to the saucepan; stir to combine.  Then add half the powdered sugar, and stir to combine.  Repeat with the remaining evaporated milk and powdered sugar.  Bring this mixture to a boil.  Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 6 minutes, stirring very frequently.

Turn off the heat, and stir in vanilla.  Serve warm over ice cream.  This hot fudge will keep for a week or so in your fridge...as long as you don't get to it with a spoon first.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

*I'm sure you could use another brand of dark chocolate chips, but Jake recommends Ghirardelli.  I listen to Jake.
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11 comments:

  1. Harvesting for LifeJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Yum, yum, yum! I haven't made hot fudge sauce in years... now I wonder why. Will totally be making this soon!!!

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  2. Shari from GoodFoodWeekJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Yum - this sounds great! Too bad I kicked off my healthy new direction yesterday... :( Maybe this might be something I could treat myself to after I reach my goal weight.

    Shari from www.goodfoodweek.blogspot.com

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  3. StephanieJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    This looks amazing! I've never made hot fudge from scratch and now I'm seriously tempted...

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  4. Çitra's Home DiaryJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Hot fudge.. I never try it b4.. maybe it's time for me to start something as yummy as this ^_^

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  5. KoriJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Simple and delicious, we make a hot fudge sauce very similar to this, and it's great! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    This looks wonderful! What a great gift to give out too!

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  7. TiffanyJanuary 18, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    I would love to spoon this fudge over any flavor ice cream! It's looks amazing!

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  8. Evan @swEEtsJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Oooh this would be great over a big whopping bowl of ice cream. This sounds fabulous. I'll have to try it sometime!

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  9. ErinJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    Yes, you should all give this one a whirl! It is SO EASY! And, Shari, good luck with your goal!

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  10. Vicki WildeJanuary 19, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    I love hot fudge and have never thought to make it myself! Thanks for sharing your recipe! Now I need to buy some ice cream...

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  11. UnknownJanuary 25, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    So, my immediate reaction to seeing this was, "oh my gosh, this is so bad." You see, I hate chocolate. Of course, I also hate corned beef. But I love reubens. And I love hot fudge sundaes. Go figure. You just handed me my own home made hot fudge sauce. This is very, very bad.

    (Thank you!)

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