How to Make Homemade Fudge Sauce

Sheri Silver March 21, 2025

Homemade Chocolate Vanilla Fudge Sauce

You’ll never buy store-bought fudge sauce again once you discover how easy it is to make it yourself!

It's as simple as combining a few simple ingredients, heating, and stirring.

Add together chocolate chips, butter, sugar, water, and corn syrup in a saucepan, bring it to a boil before turning it down to simmer. Gently stir in high-quality vanilla paste and let it cool (or serve warm, if that's your preference). Serve it over ice cream or your favorite dessert and enjoy!

Homemade Fudge Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 ounces chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water 
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or vanilla extract

Procedure

1. Place all of the ingredients except the vanilla paste in a saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved.
3. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla paste.
5.  Let cool to room temperature and store in an airtight container until ready to use.
6. Bring to room temperature before serving.

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