Name: Homemade Chocolate Sauce
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup chocolate chips; 1/2 cup heavy cream, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Homemade chocolate sauce is fast, easy, and delicious! It only has 3 ingredients and comes together in a snap! It is so much better than anything that comes in a jar!

chocolate sauce in a glass jar with a spoon

Everybody needs a great chocolate sauce recipe! It can help you turn a plain scoop of ice cream into something extraordinary. Turn a brownie into a sundae Give your banana split some extra oomph. Drizzle on top of a crepe. Slather on top of waffles. Pour on top of profiteroles. The uses are absolutely endless!

a jar of chocolate sauce on a marble board with a spoon

How to make homemade chocolate sauce

The first thing you have to do is gather your ingredients. There are a whopping 3 of them! And they are things that nearly everybody has handy - chocolate chips, heavy cream, and vanilla. Other than that, you need a pot with a bit of water in it and a bowl to mix your ingredients in.

a bowl of chocolate chips, vanilla, and a measuring cup with heavy cream on a marble board

Make sure the bowl will sit on top of your pot without falling in. Put a small amount of water in the pot (about ½") and bring it to a simmer.

Place the bowl over the simmering water and add the chocolate chips, stirring until melted.

With the bowl still over the water gradually stir in the cream. It will make the chocolate thicken up. Keep stirring and adding cream!

When all the cream has been added, stir in the vanilla. Voila! Top-notch chocolate sauce! And it only took about 5 minutes!

Do I need to refrigerate chocolate sauce?

Yes! You definitely need to refrigerate this homemade version. The good news is it will keep for a couple of weeks - if it lasts that long!

chocolate sauce in a glass jar with a spoon on a marble board

Expert Tips

If you don't have chocolate chips, you could easily use a chopped up chocolate bar or even couverture.
Use a whisk to stir in the cream and the vanilla.
Leave over simmering water until after you have stirred in the cream.
Don't get water in the chocolate! It will seize!

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