Old Fashioned Hot Fudge

By pmag30

Yields about 1 1/2 cups hot fudge

This stuff will stiffen up in the fridge

That’s fine. Just leave it out on the counter to start to soften up, then zap it in the microwave or melt it in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water. (It’s hot fudge, after all, so you were going to warm it up anyway…)

http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2010/09/13/old-fashioned-hot-fudge-sauce/

Ingredients

• 6 Tbls. unsweetened cocoa powder (NOT sweetened hot chocolate mix)
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 3 Tbls. butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tbls. light corn syrup
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Set a kettle of water on the stove to boil over high heat.

Put the cocoa powder in a small pot. (Be sure to use unsweetened cocoa powder, not hot chocolate mix that has sugar in it…)

When your water is boiling, measure it out. Pour about half of the boiling water into the pot with the cooca.

Stir until it forms a thick paste.

Add the rest of the water and the butter. Stir well. It will kind of look like a lumpy disaster at this point. That’s just fine. Keep going, it will smooth out as it heats up.

Set on the stove over medium heat.

Add the sugar and the corn syrup. (I like Karo brand corn syrup. If you can’t find corn syrup, try using Lyle’s Golden Syrup.)

Stir to incorporate.

Keep the mixture on the stove over medium heat and start to bring it up to a simmer.

Brush down the sides of the pot with water. This is important, so don’t skip this step.

As the mixture comes up to a simmer, brush down the insides of the pot with water to dissolve any rogue sugar crystals. (If you remember your high school science, one crystal will breed more, which will eventually turn your fudge sauce into solid candy.)

Use a pastry brush dipped in a little cold water.

Cook the sauce for 8 minutes

When the mixture comes up to a simmer, set a kitchen timer for 8 minutes. Simmer the sauce without stirring for the whole 8 minutes.

You may need to adjust the heat up or down a little, depending on your stove. Basically, you want to keep the mixture at a good simmer/low boil.

When your 8 minutes are up, remove the pan from the stove.

Add the vanilla

Stir the vanilla into the sauce with a clean wooden spoon (again, you want to avoid any pesky, undissolved sugar crystals).