PEPPERMINT FUDGE
This is the ultimate Christmas Fudge! Made with peppermint and white chocolate, this is a real treat.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This peppermint fudge is an wonderful addition to your Christmas celebration. Not only is it festive for the holiday season it is also beautiful on the dessert table. If you like peppermint, you will love this delicious fudge. It’s easy to make, only a few ingredients and is a wonderful gift too. We love to make gift bags for our neighbors each year, so we make a batch of this and each gift bag gets a few pieces. It’s always nice have a variety of sweet treats during the Christmas season.
SWAPS
The food coloring in this recipe is entirely optional. We didn’t use it as it makes the fudge more pink. Instead of crushing candy canes, you can buy a bag of crushed peppermint at the store. It makes this much easier and it’s usually available during the holiday season.
I made this fudge and we
all loved it. We enjoyed it with coffee on Christmas morning! Such a great treat. This will become a tradition for our family. Thank you so much for sharing!
⭐TIP
We left the food coloring out in this recipe to make the fudge whiter. If you want it to be more pink, add the food coloring. We love this fudge cold so we keep it in the refrigeratore.
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Peppermint Fudge
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups white chips I used Nestles Toll House Premier White Morsels
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed peppermint candy canes see notes
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Couple drops red food coloring Optional
Instructions
- Line an 8 inch square dish with aluminum foil. Grease the foil with butter or margarine. Combine the chips and milk in a saucepan and melt on the stove on medium heat stirring often to keep from burning. Once melted remove from heat and stir in crushed candy canes and extract.
- Pour into 8 x 8 dish. If using the food coloring you can add along with the candy canes but I found it makes the fudge pink. I dipped a toothpick in the food coloring and kind of swirled it into the candy once it was in the dish. Put in refrigerator for about 1 1/2 hours or until fudge sets up and you can cut it with a knife. Makes about 24 pieces.
Notes
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Can’t wait to try.looks wonderful. Thank you
I think this would be a great and different version of an old recipe.
I made this fudge and we all loved it!! So easy and delicious with coffee or hot chocolate. Thank you for sharing such easy but delicious recipes.
As you can see from the comments Angie, it’s worked for other people and we make it every year. Never had an issue. Not every recipe works for everyone.
I don’t know why I ever made fudge any other way. So smooth! I put green food coloring in to do Christmas colors. BIG MISTAKE! It’s delicious but a bit strange looking.
wondering if I could use part of the bag os Andes Creamy White Chips with Bits of Peppermint candy in it ???
YOU CAN USE ANY KIND OF CHIPS TO MAKE DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF THIS FUDGE…BUT I MICROWAVE THEM TO MELT JUST STIR AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF…I MAKE PEANUT BUTTER….CHOCOLATE MINT..USE MINT CHIPS….USE WHATEVER FLAVOR CHIPS YOU WANT
can you use chocolate chips instead of white chocolate chips?
You can try it. I never have.
if I wanted to send some of the fudge through the mail, would it keep?
I have never tried sending fudge through the mail. Try “googling” it.
Can’t wait to try it!
My daughter and I made this candy for Christmas and it was wonderful. So nice and creamy and pepperminty. I will definitely keep this recipe.
Judy, I gained five pounds just reading the recipe. It sounds wonderful.
How would chocolate chips work, I love chocolate mint flavor. What do you think?
You could try it. I never have.
Is this sweetened condensedmlk or evaporated milk?
sweetened condensed milk.
Thank you can’t wait to try it!
Does it require refrigeration after it sets?
I don’t refrigerate. I put in tins and put in cool place. If it looks like it is starting to melt, put it in the fridge.
It is sweetened condensed milk.
Oh Judy – that looks awesome. Sure wish I could help you eat it up…so I wouldn’t have to eat it all by myself. I adore easy peasy recipes like this. SO glad you shared!