Homemade Fudge Sauce

This silky, three-ingredient fudge sauce is the easiest way to make any dessert feel special. Made with chocolate, butter, and sweetened condensed milk, it’s rich, glossy, and ready in minutes. Drizzle it over ice cream, brownies, cakes, or use it as the gooey layer in Molten Lava Cookie Bars. Quick to make, endlessly versatile, and so much better than store-bought!

Homemade Fudge Sauce

A close-up of thick, glossy homemade fudge sauce being drizzled from a spoon into a white serving pitcher. This three-ingredient sauce is smooth, chocolatey, and ideal for elevating desserts like brownies, ice cream, or molten lava cookie bars

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup chocolate chips
• ¼ cup salted butter
• 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk

Method

 

1. Chop chocolate if using baking squares.
2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine chocolate, butter, and sweetened condensed milk.
3. Stir constantly until everything is melted and smooth.
4. Remove from heat and let cool slightly so the sauce is thick but still pourable.
5. Use warm or store in a covered jar in the fridge for up to a week (reheat gently before serving).