Why You’ll Love This
Melt in your mouth deliciousness! Homemade fudge just tastes better.Chocolate and peppermint just go perfectly together! Especially during the Christmas season.This sweet, creamy treat makes the perfect gift for friends and family or to bring to a cookie swap.There’s no better way to usher in the holidays!
Some of our other favorite holiday goodies to bake and share are our Walker’s shortbread recipe copycat, Italian fig cookies, chewy snickerdoodle recipe, and Italian sesame cookies.
Ingredients
Granulated sugar and marshmallow creme – The base ingredients for amazing fudge!Evaporated Milk – Not sweetened condensed milk.Unsalted butter – Don’t use salted butter. You want this mint fudge sweet, not salty!Dark Chocolate chips (or semi-sweet chocolate chips) – Or you can make this with white chocolate chips.Vanilla extract, peppermint extract, and crushed peppermint candy – For the perfect mint chocolate fudge flavor.
How to Make Easy Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
We just added peppermint flavor to our favorite Extra Dark Chocolate Fudge recipe and topped it with crushed candy canes! Easy, right? Line an 8″ or 9″ square baking pan with aluminum foil (butter the foil) or parchment paper, and set aside. Leave the sides of the parchment paper or foil a little longer so it will be easy to lift the fudge out of the baking dish. Place marshmallow creme, sugar, evaporated milk, and butter in a large, heavy saucepan, boil, constantly stirring over medium heat, and cook for 5 minutes. There is no need for a candy thermometer. This recipe has never failed me in all the years I’ve been making this fudge. Remove from the heat, and stir in chocolate baking chips, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract. Stir until the chocolate chips melt thoroughly and the mixture is smooth. Pour into the prepared baking pan, sprinkle the crushed candy evenly over the top of the fudge, and press down lightly. Let set until firm before cutting into desired size pieces. We absolutely love this Peppermint Fudge recipe!
Tips
Line the pan with parchment paper for easy removal!Note that this chocolate peppermint fudge recipe uses evaporated milk. Don’t use sweetened condensed milk. It will not work.I don’t recommend stirring the crushed candy into the fudge. It can become chewy and tacky (not a good texture). This is why I just spread them over the top.You can refrigerate it to speed up the process. Chilling the fudge also makes it cut smoother and cleaner.
Variations
When it comes to chocolate, you can switch up this fudge recipe by using milk chocolate, dark chocolate chips, or semi-sweet chocolate chips.If you want to make white chocolate peppermint fudge, choose the baking bars instead of white chocolate chips. The white chocolate baking bars will melt smoother. The white chocolate chips tend to become grainy after melting.Add some fun Christmas colored sprinkles with the crushed candy canes.
