Easy Chocolate Sauce

This is a very easy giftable sauce that tastes like hot fudge! Yummm! Annndd its microwaveable!


Easy Chocolate Sauce:

1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups sugar
dash salt
1 1/2 cup evaporated milk ( 12 oz can)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 Place butter in a medium microwave safe bowl.  Microwave on high power for 1 - 1 1/2 minutes or until melted.  Add cocoa and stir until smooth, you do not want any cocoa lumps!! Add sugar, salt, and evaporated milk and stir until well blended.  Microwave on high 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.. I usually only set the timer for 2 minute increments that way you can check and stir and you won't have to worry about it running over, and it will if you don't keep a sharp eye on it! The sauce will be done once it comes to a boil.  Whisk again until smooth, then stir in vanilla extract.  Cover and refrigerate leftovers.


To gift:
Pour sauce into cute Mason jars and seal with lids.  Would also be really cute to decorate with ribbons or bows and attach a copy of the recipe with it!