Best Ever Hot Fudge Sauce

Best Ever Hot Fudge Sauce

6 oz good quality semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate (I used Guittard semi-sweet chocolate chips)
1/4 C sugar
2 T butter
1 t vanilla
pinch of sea salt
1/2 C half and half

Place all ingredients except half and half into a blender.

Place half and half into a medium size bowl and heat in microwave on high for 75-90 seconds or until it's vigorously boiling. (Or on the stove stirring frequently.)

Immediately pour half and half over contents in the blender.  Blend on medium high for 1 minute. Scrape down sides and blend again for one more minute.  If you want to thin it down a bit, just add a little more half and half a teaspoon at a time.

Store in an airtight container in refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.  Sauce will get thicker when chilled but will thin out when warmed up.  Reheat in microwave, stirring every 10 seconds.  Makes approx. 1 cup of chocolate sauce.

*Recipe from thecafesucrefarine.com
*This picture is lame, but oh so accurate and truthful.  When hot fudge sauce is just as good cold at 10:00 at night, it needs to be documented....it's a delicious ganache, so smooth and creamy.
*Found it easier to make a double batch in the blender, 1 batch was a little small.
*Such a great addition to brownies and ice cream with Crunch Topping & whipped cream!