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This Easy Chocolate Fudge recipe is made with just 3 ingredients! Chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla come together to make a homemade fudge that’s bursting with chocolate flavor. It’s a simple treat to put together for gifts and sharing this holiday season.
Easy Homemade Chocolate Fudge
I’ve been loving testing out new fudge recipes lately. Did you catch my Easy White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge recently? SO good! Both that fudge and this one are so rich and creamy, it’s hard to stop eating them!
Now, there are two great things I’ve found about fudge lately. One – it can be incredibly easy to make. And two – it’s a delicious treat to snack on when taking care of twins. 😉 The only problem with that is it might be too easy.
But of course easy is exactly what we need this time of year. So much going on, so little time and oh my gosh, Christmas is like 10 days away. When did that happen?!? I’m so not ready. And if you’re not fully prepared and need something quick, this fudge is for you. Not to mention, it’s a great chocolate fix if you’re losing your mind a bit and chocolate makes you feel better. 🙂
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE FUDGE
So to get started making this easy chocolate fudge, you’ll need just three ingredients – chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract. Hopefully you’re like me and already have those 3 things in your pantry at all times.
Grab a 9×9 inch pan and line it with parchment paper and set that aside. Then put the chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk into a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave them for one minute, then stir to combine and let the residual heat do as much of the melting as it can. If it needs another 30 seconds or so, go ahead and heat it some more, then stir it until it’s melted.
Once everything is melted together, add the vanilla extract and combine everything. Working quickly, pour the mixture into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly. Let the fudge cool to room temperature before cutting into squares. You could also let it cool in the fridge to speed up the process, but it doesn’t have to be refrigerated.
THIS FUDGE RECIPE ONLY TAKES 3 MINUTES!
This chocolate fudge is so easy to make, it takes all of about three minutes! A minute to prepare the pan and ingredients, a minute to melt the chocolate and a minute to spread it out into the pan. Seriously – SO EASY! You will be enjoying the best chocolate fudge before you know it! Dense, rich, chocolatey, delicious! What are you waiting for?!
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Easy Chocolate Fudge
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minute
- Total Time: 11 minutes
- Yield: 20-25 pieces
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
This easy chocolate fudge recipe is made with just 3 ingredients and is full of rich chocolate flavor! A simple Christmas or holiday gift you’ll love.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (12oz) semi sweet chocolate chips (do not use milk chocolate)
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Line a 9×9 square pan with parchment paper that covers the sides of the pan.
2. Place the chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl and microwave for one minute. Stir well to combine and allow the heat to melt the chocolate chips. If needed, microwave for another 30 seconds or so, until the chocolate is completely smooth.
3. Stir in the vanilla extract, then quickly transfer the mixture to the lined pan and spread evenly.
4. Refrigerate the fudge until firm, 2-3 hours.
5. Cut the fudge while it’s still cold (right out of the fridge) and store in an air tight container. Fudge can be stored at either room temperature or the fridge. It will be softer at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Piece
- Calories: 159
- Sugar: 21.9 g
- Sodium: 27.2 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 7.3 mg
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Enjoy!
i used evaporated milk not condensed milk will it be ok
It probably won’t set correctly. I’m sorry.
How long can you store it in the fridge?
It should be fine for about 2 weeks.
Made this last night – absolutely fantastic! Thank you for the recipe!
I was so quick I made two
I have both sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk and some chopped up bacon chips and marshmallows I’m wondering whichever liquid I choose do I boil it to the soft ball stage TU
You need to use sweetened condensed milk, not evaporated milk. and there is no boiling with this recipe. Only melting.
When you say semi sweet chocolate, what do you mean? What is semi sweet chocolate?
Delicious, quick & easy. I’d call it foolproof, taste and texture are wonderful.
Can the fudge be frozen? If not, about how long will it last?
Yes, it should be fine frozen for 2-3 months.
Needed a very quick fix, made milo fudge 🙂
I made this recipe and it was so good! Would make it for any event or party, also good to make for guests or movie night.
I made this Fudge and It is delicious, I gave it to my family and they devoured it!
It was yummy but a little bit too sweet so I made it again but with darker chocolate and it was DELICIOUS
I have tried to make this recipe twice and everytime it doesn’t harden and I don’t know why.?
Are you sure that you’re using sweetened condensed milk and not evaporated milk? Other question would be the kind of chocolate chips. The recipe uses semi sweet and if you are using milk chocolate, that would make a difference.
My didn’t harden either why cant we use milk chocolate which chocolate do we use
Milk chocolate versus dark versus semi-sweet – they all have varying amounts of solids in them. You need semi-sweet. Are you sure you used sweetened condensed milk and not evaporated milk?
I love either walnuts or pecans in my fudge. Has anyone ever added them and if so when? When heating in the microwave or after the chips are melted? I know the nut oils can change the texture in some candy recipes.
I haven’t tried it, but would add them when you add the vanilla extract after melting.
I added pecans and then on top added M&M’s. Hope it’s good. It looks good.
I added chopped walnuts on some I made right after I poured the mixture in the pan to cool. I just pressed them a little to make sure they stayed on the fudge. I’m sure you could add them in while mixing too if you didn’t want them on top only.
I love this Recipe so much
I love this recipe so much. I have made it several times and it’s always a hit!
So glad to hear that!
Love it fast, easy and tastes great