Name: Easy Dairy Free Hot Fudge Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup maple syrup; 6 Tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 1/2 cup water

5 minutes is all it takes to make this Easy Dairy Free Hot Fudge Sauce. This rich, chocolatey, vegan hot fudge sauce is low fat and fantastic!

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Love chocolate? Then you will devour this Easy Dairy Free Hot Fudge Sauce!

It’s simple to make, seriously, it’s one of the easiest homemade treats to make in the kitchen.

Easy Dairy Free Hot Fudge Sauce is made with a few simple ingredients that you probably have on hand. It comes together quickly and can be stored in the refrigerator for a month.

You can enjoy it stirred into a glass of cold almond milk, drizzled over a bowl of Nice Cream, dribbled into a Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Shake or even use it as a dip for fruit. Anyway you eat it, you will enjoy it!

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Easy Dairy Free Hot Fudge Sauce

5 minutes is all it takes to make this Easy Dairy Free Hot Fudge Sauce. This rich, chocolatey, vegan hot fudge sauce makes is low fat and fantastic!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword 3 ingredient hot fudge sauce, dairy free hot fudge sauce, vegan hot fudge recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings Tablespoons

Calories 27kcal

Author Cindy Newland with Intentionally Eat

Ingredients

1/4 cup maple syrup
6 Tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup water

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Instructions

Whisk together the water and maple syrup in a medium-size saucepan, over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low.
Whisk the cocoa powder into the mixture until the powder is fully blended. Simmer for 2 minutes.
Remove the hot fudge from the heat. Stir in the vanilla extract and pinch of salt. Enjoy!

Notes

The Nutritional Information is an estimate based on the basic recipe, excluding optional ingredients. The accuracy of this recipe may differ depending on the ingredients you use.

Tips for Making This Vegan Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe

For a lower-sugar version, use allulose sweetened maple syrup.
You can substitute cacao for the cocoa powder

If you loved this 3 ingredient hot fudge sauce, you’ll enjoy it drizzled over this Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Tbsp | Calories: 27kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.25g

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I encourage you to try this Easy Dairy Free Hot Fudge Sauce in the Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Shake, but you could also try a Shamrock Shake with a little drizzle!

I hope you enjoyed this 3 ingredient hot fudge sauce and found it delicious!

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About the Author

Cindy Newland

Cindy Newland is the founder of Intentionally Eat and has been eating a whole food, plant-based alkaline diet since 2010. In that time she has lost 125 pounds, reversed high blood pressure she was diagnosed with before age 30, and has spent over 15 years cooking and refining plant-based meals in her own kitchen. Cindy is not a registered dietitian. What she is is someone who has lived inside every frustration this way of eating can bring — the social awkwardness, the cravings, the meals that didn't work — and figured out what actually sticks for the long term. The recipes and meal plans on this site come from her real experience, not from textbooks. She writes specifically for women over 40 who are tired of diets that require perfection and want a way of eating they can actually keep.