Best Christmas Fudge Recipes

3-INGREDIENT CHRISTMAS SWIRL FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 8-inch square pan with foil, leaving foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In large microwavable bowl, microwave white chips uncovered on High 1 minute. Spoon frosting over chips. Microwave on High 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, continue to microwave in 15-second increments until mixture can be stirred smooth.
• Place 3/4 cup fudge mixture into each of 2 small bowls, leaving remaining untinted fudge mixture in bowl. Tint 1 bowl green and 1 bowl red by stirring in each food color to desired color.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of green, red and white fudge mixture in bottom of pan to create random pattern. Pull table knife through layers for marbled design. Refrigerate uncovered until set, about 1 hour.
• Remove from pan by lifting foil; peel foil away. Cut into 8 rows by 8 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

WHITE CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. square pan with foil and grease the foil with 1 teaspoon butter; set aside. , In a large heavy saucepan, combine the confectioners' sugar, milk and remaining butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until combined. Bring to a boil; boil for 5 minutes without stirring. Reduce heat to low; stir in white chocolate. Cook and stir until chocolate is melted. , Remove from the heat; stir in extract. Fold in the almonds, apricots, cherries and cranberries. Immediately spread into prepared pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. , Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in the refrigerator.

WHITE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EGGNOG FUDGE

Steps:

• Bring the sugar, butter and eggnog to a full boil in a heavy medium-size saucepan.
• Continue to boil for 8 to 10 minutes over medium heat, or 234°F on a candy thermometer, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
• Remove from heat and stir in the white chocolate chips and the grated nutmeg, stirring until the chocolate is melted.
• Add marshmallow creme and the rum or rum extract; beat until well blended.
• Pour into a buttered 8 or 9-inch square pan.
• Cool at room temperature, then cut into squares.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. May be frozen for up to three weeks.

MY CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-in. pan with foil; coat with cooking spray., In a heavy Dutch oven, combine sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Remove from heat., Stir in chocolate chips, marshmallows and chopped chocolate until melted. Fold in walnuts and vanilla. Immediately spread into prepared pan. Drizzle with melted white baking chocolate; cool completely., Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 96 squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in airtight containers.

EASY CHRISTMAS EGGNOG FUDGE (NO THERMOMETER!)

Steps:

• Line a 9x9-inch pan with aluminum foil; set aside.
• In a heavy bottomed saucepan, add eggnog and sugar, bring to a rolling boil over medium to med-high heat (watch that mixture does not boil over the pot, if boiling to hard, turn down heat slightly, but continue a rapid boil), stirring constantly; boil for 2 minutes (this must be timed for exactly 2 minutes).
• Remove from heat; stir in the marshmallows, cinnamon and pinch of nutmeg (if using).
• Put saucepan back on element; bring back to a rolling boil for another 6 minutes, stirring constantly, again, turn down the heat if mixture is boiling to hard.
• The mixture will start to turn a brown colour, which is normal.
• After boiling for the full 6 minutes; remove from heat; add the butter, vanilla chips and nuts.
• Stir rapidly, until mixture has a glossy appearance, and the chips and butter are well mixed.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared foil-lined pan.
• Cool at room temperature.
• Remove from pan lifting up sides of foil.
• Remove the foil from the fudge; cut in small squares.

WHITE CHRISTMAS FUDGE WITH FRUIT AND NUTS

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch square pan with a piece of aluminum foil long enough to extend over the sides of the pan by several inches and generously grease the foil with butter.
• Mix confectioners' sugar with milk and 1/4 cup butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until combined; bring to a full rolling boil. Boil fudge for 5 minutes without stirring. Reduce heat to low and stir in white chocolate until melted and combined.
• Remove from heat and stir in almond extract, sliced almonds, dried apricots, dried cherries, and dried cranberries. Spread fudge into the prepared pan and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Lift the fudge out of the pan using the foil and peel foil from fudge. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1-inch pieces. Store in refrigerator.

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter or spray a 9x9 pan.
• In a 3-4 quart bowl put the white chips, orange extract, and marshmallow cream; set aside.
• In a medium size sauce pan put the milk, sugar and cranberry concentrate; stir. Bring this to a boil and cook to 235°F on candy thermometer (about 9 minutes).
• When mixture reaches 235°F, take off the heat and add butter. Stir and mix it well, and then pour over the white chips, extract, and marshmallow cream. Stir this well till all the chips are melted.
• Put into prepared pan.
• Let it cool and then refrigerate till nice and firm.
• Cut in squares.

WHITE CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat combine 1 cup sugar with 1 tablespoon water. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Stir in egg whites and vanilla.
• In a separate saucepan combine remaining 2 cups sugar, corn syrup and 1 tablespoon water; heat to 250 to 265 degrees F (121 to 129 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball. Stir this mixture into the other pan with sugar and
• To the sugar mixture add nuts. Pour into a 9 x 9 inch dish and chill until firm. Cut into 1 inch squares.

CHRISTMAS FUDGE WREATH - RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 8-inch cake pan with softened butter.
• Place a heavy pot on the stove and preheat it over low heat.
• Add chips and milk and stir until chips are melted and milk combined.
• Save the empty condensed milk can.
• Stir in vanilla and remove fudge from heat.
• Add nuts and currants and stir in immediately.
• Cover empty condensed milk can with plastic food wrap and center it in the greased cake pan.
• Spoon fudge into pan around can, making sure to recenter can if it drifts.
• The fudge will set up almost immediately.
• Garnish can only be added in the first minute or 2 the fudge is in the pan, so work quickly.
• Decorate your wreath with"holly" made from cut candied red and green cherries.
• A wreath left plain can be garnished with a pretty fabric bow when serving.
• Chill covered in the refrigerator and slice fudge very thin when ready to serve, as a little goes a long way.

CHRISTMAS MAPLE FUDGE

Steps:

• In a large glass bowl, stir together the white sugar, brown sugar, cream and maple extract. Place in the microwave, and cook for 11 minutes on full power, or until a candy thermometer registers 234 - 240 degrees F (112 - 115 degrees C). Do not microwave the thermometer.
• While the fudge is cooking, fill the sink with 2 to 3 inches of cold water, and add a few ice cubes if you like. When the fudge has cooked, place the bowl into the cold water, being careful not to get any water into the mix. Stir in the butter, and continue stirring until the mixture is thick enough to wrap around the spoon. Pour into a buttered 8 inch square dish, and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Cut into small squares, and store in the refrigerator.

JUMBO CHOCOLATE PECAN CHRISTMAS FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Combine chocolate wafer crumbs and 1/3 cup melted butter; firmly press on.
• bottom and sides of a 9-inch tart pan or pie plate.
• Bake at 350*F. for 6-8 minutes.
• Cream 1/2 cup softened butter; gradually add brown sugar with the electric mixer at medium speed until blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in the melted chocolate, instant coffee granules, vanilla, flour and chopped pecans. Pour into prepared.
• crust.
• Bake at 375*F. for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire.
• rack.
• Before serving, pipe sweetened whipped cream on each piece and drizzle.
• with chocolate syrup. Garnish with cherries and/or mint if desired. Enjoy!

WHITE CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• Line an 8 inch square pan with foil, grease foil.
• Mix sugar and milk in a 3 quart saucepan over medium heat, add butter and stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Without stirring, boil for 5 minutes.
• Over low heat, add chocolate and almond extract. Stir, then whisk until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
• Stir in dried cherries and toasted almonds.
• Pour mixture into pan. Refrigerate 2 hours until firm.
• Invert pan, peel off foil and cut in 1 inch squares.
• Tip: To toast almonds, spread in single layer on cookie sheet. Bake in 350 oven for 5-10 minutes, shaking pan occasionally until they begin to brown.
• Very tasty and pretty.

CRANBERRY CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• Prepare a pan. Line a 8 x 8 square shaped baking-pan with aluminum foil, then spray it with some nonstick. Make room in a fridge for the pan refridgerating.
• In a large microwave bowl, break the chocolate into 1 oz pieces.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk on the chocolate.
• Microwave the chocolate for one minute. Use a silicone spatula to stir vigorously.
• When the mixture is melted and humongous, add the flavoring: vanilla extract.
• Turn into the prepared pan, and then spread into an well-even layer. Set aside.
• In the separate bowl, break white chocolate into 1 oz. pieces, then microwave for 30 seconds. Stir vigorously.
• When the chocolate is melted, stir in cream cheese. Cream cheese helps it stay soft, once it has been chilled in the fridge.
• Spread the white chocolate mixture on the top of the dark chocolate.
• Refridgerate for 3 hours. Cut into a one inch square, once you're done refridgerating.

WHITE CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• 1. Chop cherries into small pieces Line & butter lightly or pam sprayed 8 X 8 pan with foil leaving enough over edges for handle to use later.
• 2. Melt Chips in Double boiler with the condensed milk,vanilla, & salt, on med low heat. Stir till melted and smooth.
• 3. Remove from heat; Stir in cherries, till evenly distributed.
• 4. pour into foil lines pan. spread evenly. Chill in refer 1 1/2 hrs. (you cannot over chill)
• 5. Remove from pan by lifting with the handles on the foil. Cut into 1" pieces, CUT 8X8= 64 pieces. Time to celebrate; "MERRY CHRISTMAS", "HAPPY HOLIDAYS", "SEASONS GREETINGS" "JOY TO THE WORLD", & to one and all.. . . Enjoy!

WHITE CHRISTMAS JEWEL FUDGE

Steps:

• Over low heat, melt chocolate with Eagle Brand®, vanilla and salt. Remove from heat; stir in cherries. Spread into foil-lined 8x8 or 9x9 inch square pan.
• Chill 2 hours or until firm.
• Turn fudge onto cutting board; peel off foil and cut into squares. Store covered in refrigerator.
• Variations:.
• Rum Raisin White Fudge: Omit vanilla and cherries. Add 1 1/2 teaspoon of white vinegar, 1 teaspoon rum flavoring and 3/4 cups raisins. Proceed as above.
• Toasted Nutty White Fudge: Omit cherries. Add 1 cup chopped toasted nuts. Proceed as above.

WHITE CHRISTMAS FUDGE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Lightly spray the bottom of a 9" x 9" baking pan. Cut a piece of parchment paper into a 9" x 18" rectangle and line the pan, making sure that the paper sticks to the bottom and the edges overhang. (You'll use the excess paper to pull the fudge out of the pan.) Place the condensed milk, butter, and salt into a medium-size saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until the butter is melted and the mixture is hot. Do not boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the chocolate and vanilla and stir until the chocolate has melted completely. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan and quickly insert a bamboo skewer or toothpick into the red gel food coloring jar and dot the fudge about 12-14 times. Repeat the process with the green food coloring. (You'll need to dip the bamboo skewers or toothpicks at least 2 times each into the gel colorings to have enough color in the fudge.) As quickly as possible, with a clean toothpick, swirl the fudge until most of the color has blended and a pretty pattern has formed. Press a piece of plastic wrap against the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Let it cool completely for at least 12 hours, or overnight.

CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a medium saucepan combine sugar, cream and butter. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
• Stir in marshmallow creme and white chocolate chips; mix well. Reserve 2 separate 1/2 cups of mixture and set aside.
• To one of the reserved 1/2 cups mixture add red food coloring until desired shade of red is achieved. To the other 1/2 cup of mixture add green food coloring until desired shade of green is achieved.
• Pour white mixture into prepared pan. Pour dots of both the red and green mixtures across the top. Using a toothpick or knife, swirl colors throughout the white.
• Chill for 2 hours and cut into 2 inch squares.

EASY CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 9-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Bring sugar, butter and evaporated milk to full rolling boil in 3-qt. saucepan on medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook 4 min. or until candy thermometer reaches 234°F, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Add chocolate and marshmallow creme chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Stir in vanilla.
• Pour into prepared pan; spread to cover bottom of pan. Cool 5 min. Top with sprinkles. Use foil handles to lift fudge from pan. Cut into 40 small Christmas tree shapes with 1-inch cookie cutter.

CHRISTMAS FUDGE

Steps:

• Combine butter, evaporated milk, sugar and salt in medium, heavy saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat. Stir in marshmallows, chocolate chips, nuts and vanilla.
• Stir vigorously for 1 minute or until marshmallows are melted.
• Pour into foil-lined 8-inch square baking pan.
• Sprinkle with additional nuts if desired.
• Chill until firm.
• Variations: Milk Chocolate Fudge: Substitute 2 cups milk chocolate chips for the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
• Butterscotch Fudge: Substitute 2 cups butterscotch chips for the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
• Mint-Chocolate Fudge: Substitute 1 1/2 cups mint-chocolate chips for the semi-sweet chocolate chips.

CHEF JOHN'S CHRISTMAS MIRACLE FUDGE

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup cocoa powder into a mixing bowl and stir in maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt. Pour in melted coconut oil and stir until thoroughly combined. Continue to stir until coconut oil hardens and the mixture looks grainy and thick.
• Place walnuts into a dry skillet over medium heat; shake skillet until walnuts are hot and smell nutty and fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Turn off heat and let walnuts cool slightly, about 1 more minute.
• Stir warm walnuts into fudge; mixture will soften from the walnuts' heat. Stir fudge until smooth and glossy.
• Pour fudge into a silicone mold for making small ice cubes. Scrape any excess fudge back into the mixing bowl. Smooth the tops of the fudge pieces.
• Wrap mold in plastic wrap and freeze until fudge is firm and set, at least 30 minutes. Remove plastic wrap and pop each fudge piece out of the mold. Dust pieces lightly with 1 teaspoon cocoa powder before serving or packaging as gifts. Serve cold; freeze leftovers.