Rich, thick and gooey Chocolate Fudge Sauce is just perfect for pouring over a bowl of ice-cream or your favourite dessert. Ready to eat in less than 15 minutes and with just 5 ingredients, this decadent sauce is an all-time family favourite.
Chocolate Fudge Sauce is such an old fashioned classic loved by generations!
Just like date squares, coconut ice, cornflake & sultana cookies and apple & sour cream slice, this recipe is just as popular today as it was 50 years ago!
Quick and easy to prepare from a handful of pantry staples, this rich and fudgy sauce will become your go-to chocolate dessert sauce recipe in no time!
Why You're Going To Love This Recipe
This sauce was one of my favourite treats growing up... here's why you're going to fall head over heels for this fudgy sauce:
- 15 Minute Recipe - this is always my go-to recipe when I'm craving something sweet at night. It's ready to be poured over a big bowl of ice-cream in less than 15 minutes. That's my kind of dessert!
- Basic Ingredients - head to your pantry and fridge and you might just find that you have the 5 ingredients you need already sitting there.
- Perfect For Adding To Your Favourite Dessert - while my favourite way to serve this chocolate fudge sauce is over ice-cream, it's equally as delicious when served with your favourite desserts or drizzled over brownies.
What You Need
Just 5 Ingredients... how simple is that!?
Note: please scroll to the recipe card for the ingredient quantities and full detailed method.
- cream - choose a pouring cream or thickened cream.
- brown sugar - regular brown sugar or dark brown sugar can be used. Dark brown sugar will give the sauce a slightly richer and more fudgy flavour.
- golden syrup - this (along with the brown sugar) helps to give the sauce that beautiful caramel flavour. Golden syrup is a cane sugar syrup popular in Australian, New Zealand and British baking recipes. If golden syrup is not available where you live, you can replace it with corn syrup, honey or maple syrup.
- butter - you can use either salted or unsalted butter in this recipe.
- dark chocolate - I like to use a good quality baking or cooking chocolate as it melts easily. Cadbury or Nestle are popular brands of cooking chocolate in Australia.
Step By Step Instructions
This 4 step recipe is ready to eat in under 15 minutes.
Note: please scroll to the recipe card for the ingredient quantities and full detailed method.
Step 1 - Boil
Place the cream, brown sugar, golden syrup and butter into a saucepan.
Bring to the boil.
Step 2 - Simmer
Once boiling, turn the heat down to low and simmer gently for five minutes while stirring.
Step 3 - Add Chocolate
Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the grated chocolate.
Step 4 - Stir And Serve
Stir through until the chocolate has melted.
Pour the warm sauce over ice-cream or your favourite dessert.
Expert Tips & FAQ
Making the perfect chocolate fudge sauce couldn't be easier.
If golden syrup is not available where you live, you can replace it with corn syrup, honey or maple syrup, or click here for how to make your own golden syrup.
While the sauce is cooking on the stove, it's important to stir it continuously to ensure it cooks evenly and avoids the sauce from burning on the bottom of the saucepan.
That's completely fine. The fudge sauce will thicken and go hard once chilled. When ready to use, simply heat in 30 second increments in the microwave until melted. If you would only like to use a portion of the fudge sauce, simply reheat the portion that you would like and keep the rest in the fridge.
If stored in a sterilised glass jar or sealed bottle in the fridge, this fudge sauce will last up to one month.
This recipe is not suitable for freezing.
Related Recipes
My Chocolate Fudge Sauce is perfect for pouring over your favourite desserts and brownies.
Here's a few of my favourite desserts that partner beautifully with this fudgy chocolate sauce:
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Chocolate Fudge Sauce
Ingredients
- 250 g cream pouring or thickened
- 90 g (⅓ cup) brown sugar
- 3 tbs golden syrup see notes
- 20 g butter
- 200 g dark chocolate grated
Instructions
Conventional Method
- Place all of the ingredients (except for the dark chocolate) into a saucepan.
- Bring to the boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat to low and stir continuously for five minutes.
- Add the grated dark chocolate and stir quickly.
- Remove from heat and continue to stir until the chocolate has completely melted.
- Pour into sterilised jars and keep refrigerated for up to 1 month.
Thermomix Method
- Grate the dark chocolate by pressing Turbo 6-7 times.
- Add all remaining ingredients. Cook for 12 minutes, 100 degrees, Speed 2 (note: the sauce will thicken on cooling).
- Pour into sterilised jars and store in the fridge for up to 1 month.
Notes
- Golden Syrup - this (along with the brown sugar) helps to give the sauce that beautiful caramel flavour. Golden syrup is a cane sugar syrup popular in Australian, New Zealand and British baking recipes. If golden syrup is not available where you live, you can replace it with corn syrup, honey or maple syrup.
- Dark Chocolate - I like to use good quality baking or cooking chocolate as it melts easily when added to the hot sauce. Cadbury or Nestle are popular brands of cooking chocolate in Australia.
Jill Telfer
This sauce is perfect. I made it as a gift. Added just a pinch of salt to cut through the sweetness. Yum!
merilyn
anything chocolate and i'm wilting at the knees hun!
hope all things are going well! love m:)X
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Thanks Merilyn! We have a beautiful baby boy!!! Yay!
Sarah Sears
Wholly-yum. Would it be wrong to serve this over my breakfast every morning? Probably not, right? 😉
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Definitely not!!!
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid
Oh yes, recipes are a bit like people... Oldies are goodies! And this one is no exception! Sauce-a-licious!
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Absolutely!
Tabatha
This sauce is unbelievably good! Cannot recommend high enough. I am a terrible cook so if I can make it and it's still fabulous that's saying something. Think McDonald's chocolate sundae but more luxurious. This one's going in my recipe book - Thanks so much!
Lucy
Awww thats so great to hear!! Thank you so much!
Jessica @ Sweetest Menu
Looks like the Best Sauce Ever! Gorgeous photos too Lucy!
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It really is Jess - so yum!