I did it! I made homemade fudge for the first time, and even better yet, it is melt-in-your-mouth delicious! If you remember, making homemade fudge this holiday season was one of my December goals.
The recipe I used was one I got from one of the ladies in the Senior’s Exercise Class that I teach every Thursday morning at church. She said it’s incredibly rich and delicious, but isn’t too difficult to make. Sounded perfect to me!
Creamy Quick Fudge
Servings: Makes about 16 1″ pieces
Prep Time: 15-20 minutes
Cook Time: None – chill in fridge until firm
Ingredients:
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces
- 1 lb. powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons evaporated milk (at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup pecan or walnut pieces (optional)
Directions:
- Melt chocolate over hot (not boiling) water.
- While chocolate is melting, combine powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, & salt in a bowl, and stir until smooth.
- Add melted chocolate until blended.
- Stir in soft butter.
- Mix in the nuts (if using them).
- Spread evenly in greased 8″ square pan.
- Chill until firm, cut into pieces, and enjoy!
Since I love fudge way too much to keep it in our house for longer than a day, I decided to make a bunch to give away to friends and co-workers. I guess it’s a good thing it turned out well otherwise we might’ve not been giving away any treats this year! 
Of course I kept a couple pieces for Cody and me to enjoy, but the rest got packaged up to go out to others.
It was a pretty easy recipe to make, and I loved the taste and texture of it. If you’re looking for an easy and delicious fudge recipe, this is it! Have a wonderful Sunday! Off to church I go!
Questions:
- Have you ever made fudge? If so, what’s your favorite recipe? Link up!
- Do you like fudge with nuts or without?
- Do you give Christmas goodies away to friends and/or co-workers?
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That looks like a pretty easy recipe! I’ve actually never made fudge but I’m not a huge fan. I love a small bite but it’s just too rich for me
This fudge looks delicious! I’ve never made fudge myself, but my Grammy makes AMAZING home-made peanut butter fudge!
mmmm peanut butter fudge – sounds glorious!
looks supr good & I’m not even a big chocolate fan!
I’m a nutty kinda girl, so I’d probably add nuts, or PB to mine!! *drool* I sent some Christmas goodies to the fam, I’m hoping they’ll get them soon! 
ohh peanut butter is always a great addition to pretty much anything and everything in my opinion.
Your fudge looks great! I’m sure I’d love it – I’m a huge fan of fudge sans nuts, even though I love nuts in just about everything. There’s something about fudge that should just be creamy and good and not full of nutty chunks, in my opinion.
My grandma always used to make fudge. I’ve made it a couple of times, but I’m like you and if I make it need to find somewhere to send it. I can’t be trusted with it!
i’m a huge fan of nuts in general, but like you said, there’s something about fudge that just needs to be creamy and not full of nuts!! it’s soooo good!
Yum that looks great! I love fudge so much…peanut butter fudge is pretty good too!! I like fudge both with nuts and without. I guess it just depends on my mood haha. Hope you have a great Sunday!
ohhhh yes, i LOVE peanut butter fudge!
Yay! Holy Yum! It looks so pretty! I am the worst at baking something and it turning out not so pretty. lol! You know, I don’t think I have ever made fudge. My mom makes the best fudge ever! She has always added pecans to her recipe. I wouldn’t even lay a finger on them when I was growing up (because of the nuts), but now it’s the best.
So glad they turned out perfect for you! One year I made a bunch of cookie doughs and froze them…..they looked just like a roll of cookie dough you buy from the store. I gave those away as gifts. I have also done that for myself….get a bunch of cookie recipes, mix em up and then freeze them. They’re ready for baking when you need them!
Have a great Sunday!
what a great idea with the cookie dough! i might have to try that out some time!
Looks delicious! I am not much of a fudge person, but a bite or two can be good. I am more about the Swiss cookies and dark chocolate my mom makes for us and gets us all. YUMM.
ohhh those sound amazing too!
I love that you teach a senior exercise class at your church haha. I want to attend!!!
Love this! Pretty simple, but tasty I am sure, and you packaged them so elegantly
YUM i love fudge! so decadent, yet so good! I’ve never made fudge, I need to try this asap!
This looks delicious! I love how you packaged them! Too cute! I will have to try this holiday recipe for sure!!
I’ve never made fudge, but yours looks delicious!! I love cookies and cream fudge. So good!!
i just made jessica’s mocha coconut fudge… it’s cooling now.. i cannot wait to try it!
ooo that sounds amazing. pretty much all of her recipes make me drool.
And I am impressed, very well done.
thank you!
Oh man, I just ate a bowl of fudge myself (my healthy version). I can’t keep it around the house either. Ha ha. Just had to give away some dough balls. Yes, love that you teach an exercise class at your church. Too cute! I want to come too!
i need to look up your “healthy version” of fudge! haha yes, i teach little old ladies at my church – it’s so fun! makes my week.
Congrats on conquering the fudge, Ashley! I’ve always been intimidated by it too, but this recipe looks totally do-able!
I’m a huge peanut butter fudge fan, but I’ll happily eat any variety! Love it with nuts too! xoxo
thanks Sara! you’re right, this recipe is pretty easy, which is part of the reason i thought i’d try it out. some day maybe i’ll try a more challenging one. ohhh yes, peanut butter fudge is my favorite too – pretty much anything peanut butter is my favorite!
Congrats! This looks so soo good!