Never-Fail Christmas Fudge
An easy fudge recipe that takes the trouble out of homemade. Perfect for the holiday season – or any time!
By Yankee Magazine|Dec 13 2021|
Never-Fail Christmas Fudge
Photo Credit: Aimee TuckerAn easy fudge recipe that takes the trouble out of homemade. Perfect for the holiday season – or any time!
Yield
30 pieces
Total Time
20 minutesIngredients
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup evaporated milk
12 regular marshmallows (not minis)
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/8 teaspoon table salt
1 cup (8 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
Grease or line an 8×8-inch pan with nonstick foil. Set aside.
In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, milk, marshmallows, butter, and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbling.
Boil and stir for 5 minutes; remove from the heat. Stir in the chocolate chips until completely melted. Add the walnuts and vanilla.
Spread into the prepared pan and cool for 4 to 6 hours in the refrigerator before cutting.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
Try adding mint flarvored chocolate chips to this recipe.
Yep! That sounds good.
The best ,quickest and easiest fudge I have ever made. My guests all raved about it and wanted the recipie.
Just an FYI… this recipe makes a very nice fudge and we have been using it in my family as long as I can remember, under the name of Quick Fudge. But, “never fail” is a bit misleading. I now live at an elevation of 7,000-feet and it does not work at high-altitude. If you live at a higher altitude, check with your local agricultural extension or in a high-altitude cookbook for tips on cooking candy. I guarantee, you will end up with chocolate soup if you only cook this for five minutes at 7,000-feet!
I have made this recipe for almost 30 yrs. I got the recipe booklet out of a TV Guide in the middle 70’s around Christmastime. Its name- “Festive Fudge”. People rave over this fudge. (I use pecans instead of walnuts.) It is rich; but oh so good!
I have made this “Quick fudge” for at least 65 years and will make it again. Rich, but oh so good!!
Also try this with varying proportions of butterscotch morsels replacing some of the chocolate morsels. And by all means, use black walnuts!
You can also change the chocolate chips for peanut butter. Very good.
I have been making this recipe for many years also! It is always a favorite! Also, it freezes well and can be eaten right out of the freezer.
I’ve been making this recipe for years and it’s wonderful. I use a dutch oven-sized kettle and it doesn’t splatter as much. I also like a piece of this fudge dropped into a cup of coffee
If you live at a high altitude (we live in Colorado Springs), decrease cooking time to about 3 minutes or 222 degrees on a candy therm. It worked and turned out so great. Yummy and creamy! We used 2 different recipes before we tried this one. This is the easiest and the best!!! Thank you so much.
I have a similar recipe from my nephew. He uses a 7 1/2 ounce jar of marshmallow fluff and 1 1/2 cups of sugar. Easy and delicious!
This is my first time making fudge I hope it works from all the people saying it is good ????
The fudge is sooo good
Can this be made with less butter? I used to have a recipe like this, but used twice the ingredients, but same amount of butter here – also I used marshmallow creme??
Great fudge, but do not confuse air bubbles with rolling boil. I have in the past. I call it never fail because it is on the jar of Marshmellow Fluff. Stir constantly and watch boil time.
I started making this as a child to help my mom out with her Christmas baking One year I grabbed the peppermint oil instead of the vanilla. By the time I smelled it… too late! I made a second batch and topped it with walnut halves, as usual, then topped the “mistake batch with crushed candy canes. It’s been a family tradition ever since!
I LOVE this fudge. I’m making it today, it’s a Christmas tradition for me.
Woohoo! Let’s go
I want to make it now but I don’t have marshmallows or fluff. Can I leave them out?
Hi Deborah! Unfortunately, the marshmallows are important to the texture and construction of the fudge and probably can’t be left out. Hope this helps, good luck!
For a really never fail fudge, I always use the recipe on the Marshmallow Fluff jar. It always comes our perfect and it’s super easy.
MADE AS TEENAGER IN 1955 TO SEND FOR CHRISTMAS TO MY BROTHER IN GERMANY
This is the best “Never Fail – Christmas Fudge”!!! I am making it today and it just came out of the oven. I chose this recipe for my Thanksgiving Dinner. I hope my family loves it. Also, are the marshmallows really important?
Love this fudge. Can you give me another fudge recipe for Penuche .
Cynthia B. Dec. 16, 2022. My mom made it for me starting in 1948 and I thought it was “magic” how the marshmallows melted and soon became wonderful fudge. The best ever!
Please post a quick recipe for great penuche fudge????
I add 1/4 cup of Kahlua to mine during the cooking stage. Everyone raves about it!!