Real Food Chocolate Fudge Sauce

Published: Aug 31, 2011 · Modified: Nov 5, 2022 by Emily Criswell · I may receive commissions from purchases made through links in this article · 34 Comments

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Real Food Chocolate Fudge Sauce is so easy to make plus it's unbelievably delicious. Silky and rich, this heavenly chocolate fudgesauce is somuch healthier than the store-bought stuff, and only takes 2 minutes to make!

Oh chocolate fudge sauce, how I love you.

Truly, I LOVE this chocolate fudge sauce, it is absolutely heavenly.

Did you grow up eating the Hershey's chocolate syrup from the can or the brown bottle? I did.

Corn syrup is not welcome in my home, and frankly, all of the other ingredients in that syrup are not cool with me when it comes to real food.

But that doesn't mean I'm going to stop enjoying treats that I love.

Instead, I make my own!

Did you know it's so easy to make your own real food chocolate fudge sauce?

All you need is four simple, real food ingredients!

Cocoa powder or cacao powder, grass-fed butter, ghee or coconut oil if you can't have dairy, a little bit of real vanilla extract and some honey.

That's it! Easy right?

Gently heat and whisk those four simple ingredients for 2 minutes and you're done!

That's it!

Real food chocolate fudge sauce in TWO MINUTES!

Try making this real food chocolate fudge sauce instead of buying chocolate sauce from your grocery store.

It’s so easy to make and so worth the few minutes it takes to make.

Yield: About ½ cup

Prep Time: 1 minute

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Total Time: 3 minutes

This Real Food Chocolate Fudge Sauce is so easy to make plus it's unbelievably delicious. Silky and rich, this heavenly chocolate fudgesauce is somuch healthier than the store-bought stuff, and only takes 2 minutes to make!

Ingredients

½ cupcacao powder (<-- this is the fair-trade cocoa I use)
¼ cup + 1 tablespoon honey (I use local raw creamed clover)
2 tablespoons grass-fed butter or ghee (SeeMy Storefor brands I use)
1 teaspoon gluten freeorganic vanilla extract

Instructions

In a small saucepan, add cacao powder, honey, butter and vanilla.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until butter has melted and everything is incorporated, about 1-2 minutes.
Let cool for a couple of minutes and serve. If you'd prefer for it to thicken up a bit, let it sit for about 15-20 minutes before using.

Notes

Using ghee will make the sauce taste more like a combination of chocolate + caramel sauce.
Recipe can easily be doubled.
Do not use mainstream, heavily processed, thin honey. You want to use a real, pure, local if possible, raw, light colored honey (creamed or whipped honey is fine too).

Storage:If you have any leftover sauce, store in the refrigerator and reheat on stovetop when ready to use.

Serving Suggestions: Serve with your favorite homemade ice cream (I love this on top of myHoney Vanilla Ice Creamand Strawberry Ice Cream. I also use it in my Paleo Brownie Cheesecake Ice Cream), drizzle on top of a dessert, or eat it as is, there is nothing wrong with licking it off a spoon!

Vegan-Option:Substitutecoconut oilfor the grass-free butter andorganic maple syrup grade B(or unrefined sweetener of choice) for the honey.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 49Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 23mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 0g

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About Emily Criswell

Emily Criswell is a chocolate- and sweet treat-loving, holistic-minded mom of 4. She's a 4-time cookbook author -The Art of Great Cooking withYour Instant Pot {ranked in Amazon's top 10 new releases - gluten free recipes}, Amazing Mexican Favorites with Your Instant Pot{ranked as a #1 New Release BEST SELLER!}, Low-Carb Cooking with Your Instant Pot, The Big Book of Instant Pot Recipes, food photographer, homeschooler and the founder of Recipes to Nourish, a gluten-free blog focusing on real food and natural living. She works to empower her readers by showing them that there is a healthier way to eat and live. Her passion is to make healthy, natural living as uncomplicated and enjoyable as possible.Find Emily’s latest recipes and natural living tips atRecipes to Nourish. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram,Pinterest, Twitterand YouTube plus grab her free eBookHolistic Tips to Keep Your Family Healthy. Read more >>About Emily.

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Anne
August 31, 2011 at 12:35 pm

This sauce sounds amazing and delightfully guilt-free! Will definitely try it next time I need a fudge sauce!
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Emily Sunwell
August 31, 2011 at 5:26 pm

Thanks Anne! It's SO good, I hope you enjoy it 🙂
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The 21st Century Housewife©
September 01, 2011 at 8:34 am

This looks so good! I love the wonderful, wholesome ingredients too. So much better than store bought! Thank you for sharing your recipe. My family will love this!
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Sandra
September 01, 2011 at 11:14 pm

This sounds so good, bookmarking, thank you 🙂
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Emily Sunwell
September 01, 2011 at 5:51 pm

@The 21st Century Housewife, thank you so much 🙂 I hope you family loves it. Thanks again for hosting.
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Emily Sunwell
September 02, 2011 at 12:27 am

@Sandra, thanks, hope you enjoy 🙂
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A Joyful Noise
September 03, 2011 at 12:59 am

We love chocolate and your recipe for sauce sounds heavenly. Thank you for sharing.
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Emily Sunwell
September 03, 2011 at 3:11 am

@ A Joyful Noise, thank you, I love chocolate too 🙂 Hope you enjoy it.
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Miranda
September 03, 2011 at 4:04 am

I have never used honey in fudge sauce. Sounds great! Thank you for linking your wonderful recipe to Fat Camp Friday. I would also love for you to join my new forums and link up your website and any linky parties you host! Have a great weekend!
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Emily Sunwell
September 03, 2011 at 4:43 am

Hi Miranda! The honey is so delicious in it, I think you'll like it. Thanks foe hosting 🙂 I don't host right now, but I'm planning to start one soon. I will check out the forum, thank you for letting me know about it!
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Miz Helen
September 03, 2011 at 10:47 pm

Hi Emily,
Your bowl of ice cream with that wonderful Chocolate Fudge Sauce looks amazing. I really want to try this recipe. Hope you are having a great week end and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come back soon!
Miz Helen
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Emily Sunwell
September 03, 2011 at 11:09 pm

Hi Miz Helen! Thank you so much 🙂 I hope you get to try it. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Mrs Happy Homemaker
September 05, 2011 at 1:42 pm

I love the idea for this recipe, & I can't wait to try it! I would love it if you linked it up on my blog party, Makin' You Crave Monday, over at MrsHappyHomemaker.com!!
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Emily Sunwell
September 05, 2011 at 5:26 pm

@Mrs Happy Homemaker, thanks! I'll check it out now and link-up 🙂
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Alea Milham
September 06, 2011 at 5:33 am

Your chocolate fudge sauce looks amazing! Thank your for sharing your delicious (and healthier) recipes with the Hearth and Soul Hop. I find them encouraging and inspiring.
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Emily Sunwell
September 06, 2011 at 5:45 am

@Alea, thank you so much! That means a lot to me. And thank you so much for hosting. 🙂
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stacymakescents
September 06, 2011 at 6:11 pm

Yum, looks delicious! We love chocolate sauce with our ice cream. 🙂
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Stay at Home Babe
September 06, 2011 at 7:53 pm

Could you put that on a slab of cardboard so that I could prove it would taste good on anything?
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Emily Sunwell
September 06, 2011 at 6:46 pm

@ stacymakescents, thanks! We love it too 😉
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Emily Sunwell
September 06, 2011 at 8:07 pm

Stay at Home Babe, LOL that's awesome! Thank you, you made me smile 🙂
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NaturalFamiLea
September 09, 2011 at 5:54 pm

This looks so delicious!
Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasure's Whole Health Weekend Link-Up.
Check back later today when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! 🙂
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Emily Sunwell
September 09, 2011 at 6:38 pm

@NaturalFamiLea, thanks.
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Ms Bibi
September 14, 2011 at 4:44 pm

This recipe is going into my recipe file....it looks to die for.
Thank you so much for sharing it at Foodie Wednesday. I hope you can join us again today with another great recipe.
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Emily Sunwell
September 15, 2011 at 3:49 am

Thanks so much Ms Bibi, that's so kind of you 🙂
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Renee Kohley
January 31, 2016 at 4:35 pm

This is too easy! Thank you!
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- Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri
  February 01, 2016 at 8:13 am
  
  It is 😉
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Kari Atkins
October 29, 2017 at 2:10 pm

this sauce turned out like curled milk. yuck! Any ideas why?
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- Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri
  October 29, 2017 at 2:57 pm
  
  Hi Kari, what ingredients did you use? What kind of honey did you use? Did you add the ingredients in the same steps as listed in the recipe? If you used butter, was it fresh? What about the cocoa powder you used - did it have any other ingredients in it and was it fresh? There is no way this could turn out like curdled milk and the recipe is indeed delicious. If you see the photos, it's a true chocolate fudge sauce consistency. I have made this sauce probably hundreds of times, and served it to many guests, so I know it's fool proof and very well liked by many.
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Kari Atkins
October 29, 2017 at 4:02 pm

I pout the cocoa, fresh then raw honey, then butter, room temp. and heated on med low.
It seemed odd to me that there was no milk or cream of any kind. Did I miss something?
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- Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri
  October 29, 2017 at 4:47 pm
  
  This sauce doesn't use milk or cream, none is needed. The butter and honey melts down to form the base. What kind of honey did you use? I use local honey or Honey Gardens Raw Honey. I have always made it the way the instructions state, but you could add the butter and honey first, melting the butter and then add the cocoa powder, whisking it together.
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Tessa Simpson
May 08, 2018 at 5:46 am

Super excited to try this with the kiddos! They've never had the garbage version from Hersheys...I know they will love this! And it is SO easy too! Thanks Emily!
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- Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri
  May 09, 2018 at 2:50 pm
  
  I love that your kids don't know about the Hershey's version! I hope you get to make some of this for them 🙂
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ChihYu
June 17, 2018 at 5:42 pm

Love how simple this recipe is and chocolate fudge sauce is my favorite ! Thanks for sharing !
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- Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri
  June 22, 2018 at 2:25 pm
  
  Chocolate fudge sauce is everything! 🙂 Thanks ChihYu!
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