Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

Easy Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk and Chocolate Chips

My mother showed me how to make this chocolate fudge recipe decades ago. Its so much easier than cooked fudge its the only chocolate fudge I ever make. Now with a microwave its even quicker and easier than ever. This chocolate fudge is thick, creamy and full of luscious chocolate flavour just the way fudge is suppose to be. I have included instructions for the original double boiler method and how to make chocolate fudge in the microwave.

Chocolate Fudge Recipe

This recipe is so easy to make with just a few ingredients.

Chocolate Fudge Ingredients

How to Make Chocolate Fudge on the Stove Top

Step 1 – Preparation

Use an 8 inch square pan, line the square pan with tin foil or parchment paper and butter it well. Make sure your piece of tin foil (parchment) is large enough to extend over the edge of your square pan. This extra edge makes the fudge easier to lift out of the pan once cooled.

As this fudge recipe comes together quickly I like to butter a spatula and set it aside.

You can make this fudge in a double boiler, or use a microwave. This time I made it using a microwave and that is the method the video shows.

Step 2 – Melt Chocolate in Double Boiler

Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler, or in a glass bowl over boiling water. Remove from heat and add the condensed milk, salt and vanilla. Stir until smooth.

Step 3 – Transfer and Let Cool

Transfer the chocolate fudge mixture to your buttered parchment paper lined pan pan and press down using a buttered spatula. Chill until firm about 2 hours.

How to Make Chocolate Fudge in the Microwave

Step 1 – Preparation

Use an 8 inch square pan, line the square pan with tin foil or parchment paper and butter it well. Make sure your piece of tin foil (parchment) is large enough to extend over the edge of your square pan. This extra edge makes the fudge easier to lift out of the pan once cooled.

Step 2 – Melt in Microwave

Use a large microwave safe bowl, or a batter bowl with handle.

Place the chocolate chips and condensed milk into the bowl, stir to combine.

Microwave on high for one minute. Remove from microwave and stir. If it isn’t smooth microwave for 30 seconds, remove from microwave and stir. Do this until your chocolate is melted. Here is an image of what the chocolate fudge mixture looks like after 60 and 90 second when it was ready.

Add the salt and vanilla to the chocolate fudge recipe. Stir to combine. If using quickly add the walnuts.

Step 3 – Transfer and Let Cool

Transfer the chocolate fudge mixture to your parchment lined pan and press down using a buttered spatula. Lift and drop the pan of chocolate fudge a couple of times to remove any air bubbles.

Wrap the pan of chocolate fudge in plastic wrap and place in the fridge to set. Let chill until firm about 2 hours.

How to Make Chocolate Fudge Video

If you want to watch the Chocolate Fudge recipe I created a quick video for you. It does a good job of showing the stages for the melting of the chips.

Cutting and Storing the Chocolate Fudge

Cut the chocolate fudge into bit size pieces. Then wrap the fudge in plastic wrap before storing in an air tight container. or freezer bag. Squeezing out any excess air. Make sure to label the fudge.

At room temperature wrapped well in an airtight container fudge can last up to four weeks.

The make the magic chocolate fudge ahead of time, cut into bites size pieces, wrap in parchment paper bundles and place in either a air tight container or plastic freezer bag. Frozen it will keep for up to 3 months.

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