Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce

This sauce is surprisingly thin.  But don't worry about it. It is still heavenly.   


Hot Fudge Sauce
Adapted from Silver Palate Cookbook 
Yields 2 1/2 cups


This is a deep, dark fudgy bittersweet sauce that firms up on ice cream.
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons butter, unsalted
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
6 tablespoons corn syrup
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon  vanilla extract


Melt the chocolate and butter very slowly in a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring frequently until combined. Meanwhile, heat the water to boiling in the small, heavy saucepan. When the butter and chocolate have melted, stir the mixture into the boiling water. Add the sugar, corn syrup and salt and mix until smooth. Turn the heat up and stir until mixture starts to boil; adjust heat so that sauce is just maintained at the boiling point, stirring occasionally. Allow sauce to boil for nine minutes.


Remove from heat and cool for 15 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and serve warm over ice cream.