FIVE MINUTE FUDGE
This Five Minute Fudge is our very favorite of any fudge, and you can make it in a snap. It’s the perfect holiday treat! This is also a wonderful gift for friends and family during the holiday season!
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS EASY RECIPE
This fudge is one of our most popular recipes during the holiday season! Every year we make homemade food gifts for our neighbors, which is always included. You can make this up in no time and put it in the fridge to let it set and go on about your day and a great treat for Christmas. We have made it with peanut butter and butterscotch. Someone commented they did half chocolate and half peanut butter and it was a big hit. This fudge is great year round and a great base recipe.
SWAPS & ADDITIONS
This fudge is one of the most versatile, you can easily switch out the chocolate chips for peanut butter chips, butterscotch, white chocolate or any you like. Then you can add nuts to this fudge, top it with coconut, and add broken-up candy bars to the top. Lot’s of possibilities! This is a great base fudge recipe.
⭐TIP
You can use salted or unsatled butter in this recipe. We have made it with both and it was great both times. We also keep ours in the refrigerator because we love it cold, but you can just store it in an air tight container.
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Five Minute Fudge
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Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups white granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine sugar, milk and marshmallows in a pot on top of the stove. Bring to a boil and then turn to a low boil for 5 minutes or until mixture reaches the soft ball stage between 235-245 degrees fahrenheit on a candy thermometer. I just cook mine for 5 minutes stirring constantly to dissolve marshmallows.
- While sugar mixture is cooking combine butter and chocolate chips in a microwave bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute until almost all melted. Remove and add vanilla extract and stir. Once sugar mixture is ready pour the two together and stir until smooth. Spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with cooking spray or line with foil and pour in fudge mixture. Refrigerate for at least one hour. Makes about 16 pieces depending on size you cut them.
Notes
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This is the best fudge! I make it every year. I give it to coworkers and friends for Christmas. They would revolt if I didn’t make it every year. It’s so easy!! Thank you for your fabulous recipe.
yay!! Isn’t it the best? It’s just a simple great recipe and we’re thrilled your friends and family love it!
I made this today and it is so sticky and runny I cannot cut it. I thought it was like the old fashioned one I used for many years, but definitely not a good recipe. And, I did use a candy thermometer and got it to the correct temperature.
Hi Victoria, I just approved a review of someone loving it. Scroll down. It’s possible you didn’t let it boil long enough. You did somethig in correct if it is still runny. You can clearly see from the video and the photos that it sets up fine. Not everyone can make every recipe but there isn’t anything wrong with this one. Better luck next time!
We prefer the fudge to be thinner so I’m assuming if I used an 8×11 pan that would do the trick?
I would think that would help, if you want a thinner fudge.
Hi! I have marshmallow cream
Can I use that instead of 1.5 cups of mini marshmallows.
I think you could!
Hi do you have to have a candy
Thermometer to make this
Thank you
No we don’t use one.
Hi, absolutely love reading and trying your recipes! My question is, can I mix half chocolate, and half peanut butter chips to make a chocolate/peanut butter fudge?
I think that would work just fine and be delicious!
This recipe sounds so easy! and sounds wonderful can I add walnuts and how much?
Of course! I would say at least a cup!
OMGosh it’s so similar to My Nana’s recipe I’ve been making since the 70’s Only Ours is 1 small can evaporated milk and 16 large marshmallows,, Nice to know I can switch out if needed Thank You ♀️
Made this yesterday for a company Christmas party and it was a huge hit! It was so simple to make and I love your recipes!!
We are thrilled to hear this fudge was such a hit! We love this recipe too.
I make it every year for gifts! It’s always a favorite and simple.
My fudge was a disaster. Didn’t harden. Won’t make again
Hi Marty,
If your fudge didn’t set up then you didn’t cook it to the right tempature. It’s crucial in making fudge. I encourage you to look at the comments on this recipe, it’s a fantastic fudge. You might want to try again, fudge can be tricky. Good luck!
Do you have a recipe for any flavor of fudge without any butter?
lkmBlue006@yahoo.com
Yes, here you go: https://thesouthernladycooks.com/2-ingredient-fudge/
Love you girls! What a gift that you both have the love of cooking and baking! I have 3 sisters and I’m the one that’s in the kitchen “my happy place”
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you Linda and thank you so much for the kind comment! Grateful that cooking brings so many wonderful people together! Thank you for being here.
Can these be shipped to another state?
As long as it doesn’t get warm in shipping it should be fine. I haven’t shipped fudge, so I can’t really advise. 🙂
Going to make this recipe, then make it again using peanut butter chips….. I have been looking for a simple fudge recipe…. thank you!
On the recipe for Fudge, are you using semi sweet or milk chocolate? Please
The post says we use semi sweet but you can use milk chocolate. Thanks!
Definitely going to try this! Re butter- salted or unsalted? Thanks!
Either will work just fine.
Do you use salted or unsalted butter? After the initial time in the refrigerator does the final product need to stay refrigerated? I am hoping to add fudge to my gift cookie tins this year. Thank you for the recipe.
You can use whichever butter you prefer, I usually use salted. No the final product doesn’t NEED to be stored in the refrigerator but I normally do. You can put it in an airtight container and it will do just fine.
Do you use semi sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips?
I used semi sweet, but you can use whatever you like.
Do you use semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips?
I use semi sweet but you can use whatever you like.
Best fudge I’ve ever made!!! I’m making another batch today for gifts! Thank you!!
Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe! I confess I held onto it for about a year; I had tried making fudge a good few years ago, and for some reason it was hit and miss! So I wasn’t too eager to try again, but I am glad I did. I halved the recipe just to try it but still used the 8X8 pan (fudge was very thin). I chilled it overnight; since the mixture was fairly hot when I poured it, I figured it would need more than an hour? I stayed on the safe side! Again, thank you for sharing and am excited to make it again and give it away!
So great and creamy! Love this fudge!
I have made this fudge for years . Always a WINNER !!!!
I make this every Christmas and everyone loves it. Peanut butter is my favorite. I also like using half chocolate chips and half peanut butter chips. I made it with butterscotch chips last year and it was good, but very sweet.
Can you use Splenda in place of white sugar
We only make the recipes the way they are written.
Can I double the recipe to make a 13×9 pan?
Yes, the recipe can easily be doubled.
Seriously! My most favorite fudge. I make it every year!
Why would you use chocolate chip to make white fudge?
There is no white fudge on this recipe.
Can I use Jet Puff 7oz. to replace marshmellows?
I have no idea, I have never made it that way. You can try it.
Is it okay to freeze?
Yes, it should freeze well.
Hi the peanut utter fudge recipe calls for chocolate chips where is the peanut butter in the recipe and how does the chocolate chips not make it chocolate fudge Can you please clarify? thank you
This recipe is for chocolate fudge but it says in the entry and the recipe card: “Make this fudge peanut butter or butterscotch by just switching out the chips. This five minute fudge is so versatile and absolutely delicious.” I hope this helps! 🙂
Best fudge I’ve ever made! Super easy and my family loved it! Just signed up for your newsletter! I just love your recipes.
I made this fudge dairy free and it came out amazing! I substituted extra creamy oat milk for evaporated milk and used vegan butter. I also added a some expresso to up the chocolate flavor. This fudge came out absolutely perfect.