Want to elevate your dessert with a boozy chocolate adornment? This 3-Ingredient Bourbon Chocolate Sauce is sure to bring the best part of your meal to the next level!
This simple, 3-ingredient sauce combines two dynamite flavors, chocolate and bourbon (see also: Whiskey Chocolate Truffles!), with cream to make a silky sauce that goes with any and everything.
It can be enjoyed hot or cold over all kinds of treats from cookies to banana bread, to ice cream and so much more!
As a mom juggling family time and a serious sweet tooth, I love a simple and decadent sauce recipe that can easily be whipped up to elevate any dessert!
Bourbon Chocolate Sauce Ingredient Highlights
Heavy or regular whipping cream works here. As for the chocolate chips, high quality is best in this recipe. With only 3 ingredients, each one has a high impact!
Any bourbon will do- use your favorite! I used Maker’s Mark.
Bourbon Chocolate Sauce Tips and Tricks
How to Whip Up Bourbon Fudge Sauce
The first step to this boozy chocolate sauce is to heat the cream. You can do so easily in the microwave on high for one minute and 30 seconds.
If you want to make this on the stove top, you can heat the cream in a double boiler.
Or simply boil a large pot of water and place a large, heat-safe glass bowl or a second, small pot on top of the water.
Pour your heavy cream into the top bowl, so that it does not get direct heat from the burner. Your cream will start to simmer, and then form a thin film on top.
Once this film forms, remove the bowl from the heat and place it on a trivet or heat-safe surface.
Next, add your chocolate chips directly to the hot cream and stir. Continue to stir as your chocolate chips melt.
Keep stirring as the chocolate chips break down. First, they will melt into smaller, grainy pieces. As you continue to stir, they will eventually completely melt to form a smooth, chocolate cream.
Since this sauce is only three ingredients and the bourbon will not be heated, the taste of the bourbon is very prevalent in this sauce.
If you’re worried about the bourbon flavor being too strong, start with just half an ounce of bourbon and give it a taste. It’s always easy to add more, but once it’s in there, it’s harder to dilute.
If you’re ready to enjoy this sauce right away, stick it in the freezer for about 30 minutes to thicken. If you’re making it for later, transfer it to a mason jar with a lid or any other airtight container and place it in the refrigerator.
Storing Your Sweet Bourbon Sauce
In an airtight container in the refrigerator, this sauce will last up to a month. I love to store mine in a clean mason jar fit with a tight lid.
You can also opt to freeze this sauce for up to 3 months. Allow it to thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Serving Your Boozy Chocolate Sauce
This creamy chocolate dessert sauce can be enjoyed cold right out of the fridge. When it’s cold, it will have a thick and creamy texture (as pictured).
This boozy chocolate sauce can also be heated to form a thinner sauce (think: chocolate syrup consistency). The easiest way to heat it is in the microwave on high for about 8-12 seconds per serving.
This will thin out the sauce significantly. Be careful not to overheat it, as this will dampen the bourbon flavor.
Pour it over ice cream, cakes, loaves, or even brownies!
Creamy Bourbon Chocolate Sauce
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Ingredients
- ½ cup whipping cream (heavy or light)
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ¼ cup Bourbon
Instructions
- Microwave Method: Add cream to a large, microwave-safe bowl (preferably glass). Microwave on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Stovetop Method: Add water to a large pot until it is about halfway full and bring to a rolling boil. Add your cream to a large, heat-safe glass bowl (or a smaller pot) and place over the larger pot with boiling water. Heat cream over double boiler until it simmers and forms a thin film on top.½ cup whipping cream
- Remove cream from heat and add chocolate chips.½ cup dark chocolate chips
- Whisk until chocolate chips completely melt from the heat of the cream to form a smooth chocolate sauce.
- While you are continuously whisking, slowly add the bourbon.¼ cup Bourbon
- Place the sauce in the freezer for 30 minutes to set to enjoy right away, or transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator to enjoy later.
- For a thicker, creamier sauce serve it cold! If you want a thinner sauce, heat for 8-12 seconds per serving for a boozy hot fudge sauce. This sauce is great hot or cold over ice cream, brownies, blondies, loaves, bread pudding and so much more! It's especially delicious poured over these Condensed Milk Brownies!
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