Smooth and Silky Fudge Sauce

Name: Smooth and Silky Fudge Sauce
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; ¾ cup half-and-half; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

Preparation info

Makes about
2¼ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brownies To Die For!

By Bev Shaffer

Published 2006

About

From my first cookbook, No Reservations Required, this is a favorite, quick fudge sauce that I’ve been making at home since the beginning of time! Quality ingredients make for an unbelievably smooth and, yes, silky fudge sauce.

Ingredients

Sauce Base

4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

For the Sauce Base

In a medium saucepan, combine the chocolate and butter. Let soften over low heat, stirring until mixture is almost blended.

Whisk in sugar and half-and-half. Cook, whisking, over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, whisking often, for 5 minutes.

Remove saucepan from heat. Whisk in vanill