Papa's Hot Fudge Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 3 -4 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup half-and-half (extra to thin out fudge if it becomes too thick)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. add the sugar. stir with a wooden spoon until incorporated (kind of a loose gold sugar ball).
• 2 add the 5 squares of semi-sweet chocolate. stir until melted, and bring to a boil.
• 3 add the light corn syrup, 1/4 cup half and half, and salt. stir until everything is incorporated but not smooth.
• 4 bring the chocolate mixture to a boil, stirring constantly so that it doesn't burn.
• 5 take the saucepan off the burner and immerse in cool water, while continually stirring the chocolate mixture, until the mixture is around room temperature.
• 6 put the saucepan back on the burner and bring the mixture back to a boil while stirring constantly. add the vanilla.
• 7 remove saucepan from burner, and immerse in cool water, while continually stirring the chocolate mixture. the chocolate mixture will be silky in texture.
• 8 put the saucepan back on the burner to heat up. at this point you may add additional half and half to obtain your desired fudge sauce consistency.
• 9 note: sauce stores well in the refrigerator (becomes solid). heat up slowly in the microwave with a little bit of half and half to obtain the desired consistency.
• 10 note: i'm not sure exactly how many it serves though when papa made it there were 10 of us (7 adults and 3 older kids) and we polished it off.