A fast fudge that everyone will love Italian Amaretto Pistachio Fudge and perfect for hard-to-buy loved ones in your life.
This delicious fudge is also festive looking especially in color and you can add more to it if you like with my suggestions below.
I love giving homemade gifts like my Homemade Mason Jar Ideas or homemade peanut brittle, Italian Homemade Panettone Bread, cookies, and making fun holiday treats.
The kids even make homemade fudge with my Easy Chocolate Fudge recipe.
Perfect for bringing to a party it's so fast and easy to make in no time at all.
This is really special and you could even leave a recipe card with a pretty tin for that special someone around the holidays.
Come check out this easily printable recipe.
Quick and Easy
Creamy white chocolate fudge filled with pistachios and be the ultimate treat for a holiday tray.
The rich flavors in this fudge are perfectly balanced by a cup of coffee or tea.
I love having this fudge in the house for a snack or sweet bite after a meal.
This fudge recipe will never go out of style around here.
No-Bake
I love no-bake recipes, it sure frees up my time to do other things.
My favorites are no-bake cheesecake for desserts, no-bake mason jar pies, cannoli mousse, or course no-bake old fashioned banana pudding and no-bake cookies.
In a pinch with unexpected guests with all the hustle and bustle through the holidays it's great to have those recipes handy.
Ingredients You Will Need To Make Italian Amaretto Pistachio Fudge
- white chocolate chips
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- almond extract
- Amaretto liqueur
- salt
- chopped pistachios
- chopped almonds
- cooking spray
- parchment paper
- Garnish Choices:
- whole pistachios or slivered almonds
- red and green maraschino cherries
- green food coloring is optional
Try Some Of Our Other Favorite Holiday Recipes
Peanut Brittle
Baked Caramel Corn
Irish Potato Candy
No-Bake Rum Balls
Easy Fudge Recipe
Quick Torrone
Cinnamon Sugared Pretzel Sticks
Tips
- This Italian Amaretto Pistachio fudge is perfect for holiday gift-giving as it stays fresh a good month so you can make this ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator.
- The white chocolate Amaretto fudge looks beautiful against a Christmas-colored paper.
- I like to place cupcake tin liners to stack the fudge into my container.
- I also keep this in the refrigerator to stay firm and take pieces out when ready to serve.
- Always pour onto parchment-lined tins for easy cutting and removal
- Decorate with maraschino cherries in red and green for a more festive look
- If giving this away, add an index card with the recipe
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Easy to Make Amaretto Pistachio Fudge
If you love the taste of almonds and pistachio, this will be your new favorite candy to make around the holiday.
This is such a delicious treat and simple to make plus it's fun to make for any occasion, not just the holiday.
You can decorate the fudge with pastels for Easter, red white, and blue sprinkles for Patriotic holidays, and whatever you want, and even funfetti for birthdays and graduation parties!
Get creative, this will not last long, you may want to try making two batches of this decadent white fudge treat!
Italian Amaretto Pistachio Fudge
Yield: 24
prep time: 15 Mcook time: 35 Mtotal time: 50 M
A decadent easy no-bake fudge, simple elegant and perfect for the holiday. If you love giving homemade gifts, this should be the first on your list to make.
ingredients:
- 16 ounces of white chocolate chips
- 1- package (8 ounces) of cream cheese, softened
- 3- 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Amaretto liqueur
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pistachios
- 4 tablespoons chopped almonds
- cooking spray
- parchment paper
- Garnish Choices:
- whole pistachios
- red and green maraschino cherries
- green food coloring is optional
instructions:
How to cook Italian Amaretto Pistachio Fudge
- Line an 8-inch square with parchment paper. Spray parchment lightly with cooking spray.
- Melt chocolate in the microwave stirring every 30 seconds.
- Beat cream cheese using an electric mixer in a medium-sized bowl and beat until smooth.
- Add sugar gradually and beat on low speed until smooth and not grainy.
- Add melted chocolate, extracts, and chopped almonds, ( you would add the food coloring here) and mix well. Stir in chopped pistachios.
- Spread evenly in the prepared pan. Garnish with additional pistachios, green cherries, or red. Refrigerate until firm. Store in an airtight container, and take it out of the refrigerator when needed.
Calories
179
179
Fat (grams)
11
11
Sat. Fat (grams)
9
9
Carbs (grams)
32
32
Net carbs
17
17
Sugar (grams)
24
24
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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2011. It was edited and re-published in 2019.