I have been making this vintage recipe since the later 1960s.
This fudge can be made with chocolate, white, or peanut butter and there are endless variations to add or leave plain.
We love all kinds of fudge and make Amaretto Pistachio fudge every year for Christmas but we still have our plain and nut-filled fudge lovers in the family.
If you love making homemade gifts, or easy kitchen pantry staples like my homemade sweetened condensed milk recipe.
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With simple ingredients, you can make all the different flavors just by changing extracts and adding white or dark chocolate!
Our foolproof fudge can be made for any occasion.
When my kids were in school teachers loved that all our hard-to-buy relatives in our lives, and perfect for that exceptional neighbor for helping you out during the year.
Check out this easy fudge recipe made in minutes any time of the year!
Scroll down to this simple recipe and get creative make it adapt away to any flavors you like with suggestions below!
Quick and Simple Fudge
This is just the recipe you need during those busy holidays to whip something together quickly.
Melting the milk and chocolate chips are the easy part, waiting for it to set in the refrigerator is the hardest!
Whether you are a stay-at-home mom, working guy or gal, or maybe a homemade gift-giver, don't look any further for an easy quick recipe for fudge, make this one.
After 30-plus years, it's still the best recipe for not standing over a hot stove with a candy thermometer to make fudge and worrying it won't set right, oh how I remember those days!
You won't be wasting any time or money on failed fudge recipes!
Ingredients You Will Need to Make Easy Fudge
scroll down to the recipe card for exact measurements
- your choice of chocolate chips (butterscotch, peanut butter, white chips, mint chips are just a few others you can substitute to make another flavored fudge)
- sweetened condensed milk
- vanilla, almond, orange, or a coordinating extract you are using with the chips preferred from above
- pinch of salt
- Optional: walnuts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, pecans, funfetti, chopped maraschino cherries, dried fruits of any kind chopped like apricots or pineapple, craisin, raisins,
Combination Suggestions for Variety Fudge Flavors:
- White Chocolate Macadamia nut Coconut
- Chocolate Chips, maraschino cherries
- White Chocolate, theme-colored sprinkles, dried cranberries
- Chocolate chips mint extract, drizzle the top with white chocolate tinted green
- Peanut butter chips, peanuts
- Butterscotch chips, pecans
- White Chocolate, coconut, cherries, pecans
- Chocolate Chips, raisins, pecans
- Chocolate Chips, orange peel, orange extract
- White Chocolate Lemon peel, lemon extract
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Easy Fudge Recipe
Yield: 30
prep time: 3 Mcook time: 2 hourtotal time: 2 H & 3 M
This is an easy fudge recipe that is made with sweetened condensed milk. It's full proof, perfect for gift giving and the best part delicious! There are many suggestions to change the flavors by just a few additions and this simple easy fudge doesn't require a candy thermom
ingredients:
- 3 cups of chocolate chips (butterscotch, peanut butter, white chips, mint chips are just a few others you can substitute to make another flavored fudge)
- 1 - ( 14 ounces) can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla, almond, orange or a coordinating extract you are using with the chips preferred from above
- pinch of salt
- Optional 1/2 cup to 1 cup of whatever you like: walnuts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, pecans, pumpkin seeds funfetti, chopped blotted dry maraschino cherries, dried fruits of any kind chopped like apricots or pineapple, craisin, raisins,
instructions:
How to cook Easy Fudge Recipe
- Line a metal or glass square or rectangular pan with parchment paper and set aside ( making sure the sides are covered for easy removal).
- In a medium-sized pan melt the chocolate chips or whatever chips you using with the condensed milk.
- After this is smooth, stir in the nuts if using, salt, and vanilla.
- Pour into the prepared pan and chill for at least 2 hours before cutting.
- Cut into small bite-sized pieces.
- Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
NOTES:
For a Variety of Flavored Fudge Combinations to try:
White Chocolate Macadamia nut Coconut
Chocolate Chips, maraschino cherries
White Chocolate, theme-colored sprinkles, dried cranberries
Chocolate chips mint extract, drizzle the top with white chocolate tinted green
Peanut butter chips, peanuts
Butterscotch chips, pecans
White Chocolate, coconut, cherries, pecans
Chocolate Chips, raisins, pecans
Chocolate Chips, orange peel, orange extract
White Chocolate Lemon peel, lemon extract
White Chocolate Macadamia nut Coconut
Chocolate Chips, maraschino cherries
White Chocolate, theme-colored sprinkles, dried cranberries
Chocolate chips mint extract, drizzle the top with white chocolate tinted green
Peanut butter chips, peanuts
Butterscotch chips, pecans
White Chocolate, coconut, cherries, pecans
Chocolate Chips, raisins, pecans
Chocolate Chips, orange peel, orange extract
White Chocolate Lemon peel, lemon extract
Calories
228
228
Fat (grams)
19
19
Sat. Fat (grams)
9
9
Carbs (grams)
24
24
Net carbs
15
15
Sugar (grams)
25
25
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