Easy Christmas Fudge Recipe
This Christmas Fudge Recipe is shaped into a Christmas wreath and is a delicious holiday treat. Festive chocolate fudge makes a great homemade gift.
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 bag (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces walnuts chopped
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- red, white, and green gumdrops
Instructions
- Before starting, line your 9 inch cake pan with foil or parchment paper.
- Place chocolate and butterscotch chips into a medium sized pot with the sweetened condensed milk on the stovetop.1 bag (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, 1 cup butterscotch chips, 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- On low to medium heat, melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips and combine with the sweetened condensed milk until it is smooth. Stir often.
- Save the empty condensed milk can and cover in foil or a plastic sandwich bag. Place the can in the center of the covered cake pan.
- Stir in the vanilla and remove the pot from the heat.1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add in the nuts and marshmallows and stir until mixed in well. If you want whole marshmallows in your fudge, only add half of the marshmallows - stir until smooth, then gently fold in the remaining marshmallows, stirring just until they are added to the chocolate, then pour the fudge into the pan.8 ounces walnuts, 2 cups mini marshmallows
- Pour the fudge mixture into your prepared cake pan around the covered sweetened condensed milk can, keeping the can in the center.
- If adding gumdrops for the berries, add them right away as the fudge will set very quickly.red, white, and green gumdrops
- Chill in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours or until the fudge sets.
- Serve fudge in small slices.
- Store fudge covered either in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
Notes
Tips
- Make sure to line your cake pan before you start. This helps the fudge come out of the pan more easily and also makes for easy clean up.
- When melting the chocolate chips, be sure to use low to medium heat and stir often. Overheating the chocolate chips will make them seize up. The chocolate mixture should be smooth and creamy.
- Save the sweetened condensed milk can to make the center of the wreath. Cover it with foil or a plastic sandwich bag and place it in the center of the pan. If it shifts a little while adding in the fudge, just move it back to the center.
- Make sure the can is facing up so any excess sweetened condensed milk does not drip out into the pan.
- To make it look more like a wreath, place the fudge into the pan without smoothing off the top. Give it more of a coarse look to resemble a wreath.
- If decorating the wreath with gumdrops, add them immediately after placing the fudge into the pan as the fudge will start to set quickly.
- A bow made from fabric or ribbon can be added to make the wreath look more festive.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
