This chocolatey recipe is quick, easy, inexpensive and tastes better than store-bought versions.  What more can you ask?

Dairy-free Hot Fudge Sauce

1/2 C cocoa
2 C sugar
1/8 tsp salt

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1 C boiling water
1 tsp vanilla

Mix cocoa, sugar and salt in a medium sized saucepan. (Don’t use a small pan, as the mixture rises up when it boils.)  Add boiling water and stir well. Boil 2-3 minutes.

Cool, then add vanilla.  Store in refrigerator.

Note: Be aware that this thickens as it cools. Choose a shorter boiling time if you want a thin sauce to mix in milk for chocolate milk, or boil it a bit longer for a thick sauce to spoon over ice cream or fruit.