I had a birthday over the summer. I turned 37, which seems like a big old nothing birthday because it's just in the middle of the thirties and no big deal at all. But anyway, Joe and the girls made one of my favorite desserts just for me, and so I enjoyed my special night.
They made me a big brownie sundae and of course it had smooth, rich hot fudge drizzled over top. Is there a dessert that screams "comfort food" more than that? I can't think of one.
The first step is to prepare the hot fudge.
You want it to be hot but not boiling hot, so make it first and let it cool off while you prepare the brownies.
Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 12 oz evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine butter, cocoa, sugar, and evaporated milk in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Heat mixture until boiling. Continue to boil for 7 minutes.
- After 7 minutes, remove from heat and immediately stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. The chocolate chips should melt and the mixture should be smooth.
Notes
The next step is to make the brownies.
Gluten-Free Fudge Brownies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup buckwheat flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup butter unsalted, melted
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted, melted
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 eggs large, room temperature
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper to make it easier to remove the brownies when they're finished.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
- In a larger mixing bowl, stir together the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla. Add the eggs one at a time and stir until just incorporated.
- The next step is important! Well really, all the steps are important, but make sure you are careful on this one. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir only until the flour is worked in. Don't overmix!
- Carefully and gently, fold in ¾ cup of chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the 8x8 pan and sprinkle the last ¼ cup of chocolate chips on top.
- Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. A toothpick poked into the CENTER should come out WET, but a toothpick along the edge should be dry.
Notes
So take the slightly warm brownie out of the pan and place it into a bowl. Cut it in half so that the ice cream can sink down in between the pieces.
Add a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream on top of the brownie, and drizzle generously with hot fudge sauce. If you're feeling extra fancy, add some whipped cream and a maraschino cherry on top.
That's it. You have a hot fudge brownie sundae, and it only took you half of the afternoon to make it.
I kid. It's not that involved.
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