Easy Homemade Chocolate Sauce

This easy chocolate sauce recipe from Chef John comes together quickly for the best homemade chocolate sauce. Enjoy on ice cream, pancakes, and more!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 108 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tiny pinch salt
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 1.5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1.25 cups milk
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place sugar, cocoa powder, and flour into a bowl. Whisk together to remove lumps.

Step 2

Heat milk, butter, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium heat until butter melts.

Step 3

Whisk dry ingredients into the milk mixture a little at a time. Increase heat to medium-high until mixture comes to a simmer.

Step 4

Serve over ice cream.

Step 5

Cook, stirring constantly, for exactly 6 minutes, then turn off the heat. Whisk in a pinch of salt.