Silky Homemade Chocolate Sauce
A luscious, velvety chocolate sauce made with sweetened condensed milk and cocoa powder — ready in minutes and perfect for drizzling over ice cream, pancakes, or brownies. Simple ingredients, extraordinary result.
🛒 Ingredients
1 servings
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz / 395 g)
- 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 ¾ cups (200 g) sweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (120 ml) whole milk
- 1 pinch of fine salt
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Directions
- 1
In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the butter, then pour in the sweetened condensed milk, stirring gently to combine.
- 2
Add the cocoa powder and whole milk to a blender and blend on high until completely smooth with no lumps.
- 3
Slowly pour the cocoa mixture into the saucepan with the condensed milk, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
- 4
Cook over low heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring continuously, until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
- 5
Stir in the pinch of salt, remove from heat, and serve warm or let cool before storing in a sealed jar.
💡 Chef's Tip
For a richer, less sweet version, swap 30 g of sweetened cocoa for unsweetened cocoa powder. Store in the fridge for up to 5 days and gently reheat in a bain-marie to restore its silky texture.
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