Fudge

I just had to update my review. I've been making this recipe for a couple of years now, and just want to share a couple of my favorite variations. I half the completed mixture prior to adding the nuts, then in half the batch I add coconut either 1/2 cup to 1 cup (the more you put in, the more it tastes like an almond joy), and the other half I'll put half the nuts and a handful of chopped candied cherries. So good!

This is such an easy and great tasting fudge recipe. To make it easier, I lined the 8X8 dish with aluminum foil. That way, when the fugde has hardened, you can lift it straight up out of the baking dish, and makes for easier cutting. Also, be sure to press melted chocolate down in dish. My fudge came out with some air bubbles. Still tasted awesome though.

Great, easy fudge recipe. To prevent a grainy texture, pre-melt the butter, then add the chips and milk, stir, then microwave for 30 second intervals and keep stirring. Takes 3 minutes to make, max!!!

This fudge was very easy to prepare and tasted very creamy and good. I used 1 cup of semi-sweet chips and 2 cups of milk chocolate chips and the fudge was still pretty dark. Next time I will use all milk chocolate chips or maybe even try 2 cups of milk chocolate and l cup of white chocolate. It certainly is a keeper.

Wow, this is SO much better than it has any right to be! Is it exactly the same as classic double-boiler-and-candy-thermometer fudge? Not quite, but it's delicious and foolproof...and you can go from the idea of fudge to a tray cooling in your fridge in 10 minutes flat. 2 important tips: 1. Use salted butter. That pinch of salt is essential to the flavor balance. 2. The fudge will only be as good as the chocolate you use. Pay the extra buck for Ghirardelli instead of Nestle and the result will be VASTLY superior.

Loved this fudge. I used 1C. bittersweet, 2C. semisweet and an extra TBS of real sweet cream butter. So easy! It tastes like those "Ice Cube" candies that Moritz makes. I don't like the "old fashion" style of fudge that is too sweet and not chocolaty enough. Try crushing pepperment candy canes sprinkled on top for a fancy finish, tasty too!

I used milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet morsels. I took this to a Christmas party and everyone loved it!!! This recipe is so easy and so good!!! Thanks for sharing!

It certainly is an easy fudge recipe, and it's very tasty, just not "fudge-like" enough for me. It really just tasted like eating chocolate chips from the bag. To me it just doesn't have the consistency that fudge should. Thanks for sharing though! It's good for a simple quick chocolate fix! :D

THIS FUDGE WAS THE EASIEST I HAVE EVER TRIED AND IT TASTED WONDERFULL NOT TOO RICH JUST PERFECT. THANK YOU

A sweet and simple recipe. In lieu of warming the ingredients in the microwave, I melted them together in a medium saucepan over medium heat. After pouring the fudge batter into an 8 x 8 glass baking dish, I sprinkled crushed walnuts on top (rather than mixing the nuts into the batter) and gently pressed down to adhere to the batter. I melted additional semi sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler and drizzled the melted chocolate over the crushed walnuts to affix them to the fudge. I think next time I will add a teaspoon of double strength vanilla extract or perhaps peppermint or orange extract for modification.

This is the first time I've ever made fudge. This recipe was EASY AND DELICIOUS!! I made it with milk chocolate morsels and it came out perfect!! Thank you for sharing this recipe!!

This is a very easy one to do. I really like the taste of the fudge. It is not grainy like some others are. It is very good. I recommend it to everybody

This is by far the creamiest, easiest and best tasting fudge recipe I've made. Perfect for those desperate chocolate fixes we all need sometimes.

I have a very similar recipe I have always used for this called 4 minute fudge. I love it. I bet money that the people who said it never set up didn't use SWEETENED condensed milk. I bet they used only condensed milk, I have seen it happen before. The sweetened condensed milk is very thick. I am almost positive that is why they had problems. It won't set with out the right kind!

I used half milk chocolate and half semi-sweet chocolate chips and it still produced more of a dark chocolate taste, which is fine with me, but is something to be aware of if you're looking for more of a milk chocolate flavor. I added a cup of coconut and half a cup of chopped almonds. The end result tastes like an Almond Joy candy bar and is absolutely delicious, especially chilled.

This was SO easy!! Because it is so rich, you can cut it into such small pieces for gift boxes at Christmas. All of my friends and co-workers are getting some for the Holiday and it only cost me about $5!

I made this twice with milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet based on another review....and my own taste. It is so easy & very good! We made it for Christmas, so we put Christmas sprinkles on top. It looks great! This is now my recipe for fudge!

Isn't fudge suppose to be very firm? It doesn't say how long it needs to be in the fridge to firm up. Mine was in for several hours and it was still soft when I cut it into squares. I didn't dare try seperating them at that point so I put them in the freezer for several more hours. I was able to seperate them but they were still soft enough that they lost their square shape using the edge of a metal spatula to take them out of the pan. The taste isn't spectacular either. I was very disappointed in this recipe. Will continue looking.

This is the fudge I have been looking for. I love the dark chocolate flavor of it. I made a few small adjustments, melted the butter first then added the milk and chocolate and then added about 3 heaping tablespoons full of creamy peanut butter while the chocolate was melting. I chose to do it in a pot on the stove. Tastes amazing!

Followed the recipe exactly and all of the people I had over had 2-3 pieces (they were small) but it just wasnt my grandmas fudge. It was very good just not what I wanted. It was done in about 2 hours for those of you wanting to know how long it takes after putting it in the fridge.

This is NOT FUDGE! It’s chocolate cups

Wow, talk about an easy recipe! I have always gone through much trouble to make my fudge so I was very leary about this recipe. After reading the reviews I decided to give it a shot. Boy am I glad I did! It is super easy and very tasty. Definately creamy with no sugar grit whatsoever. I am not a fan of dark chocolate so thanks to the reviews I changed it up a bit too. I used 4 cups milk chocolate chips and 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips. I doubled the recipe as offered by the author of this recipe and also lined my pan with foil saturated with butter. Its a keeper! Thank you so much for providing such a fantastic fudge recipe. The fact that it is super easy to make is a super bonus but I would make it again if it took me all afternoon! :)

This is SO much simpler than having to cook it and watch a candy thermometer and then pour this dangerously hot molten goo into a pan without splashing any on yourself! I agree with lightening it up with some milk chocolate. I put some cream cheese into it to cut the chocolate taste a bit. I never thought I would say it, but the taste of chocolate is a bit too intense - not enough to stop me from making another batch!!!!

I made this on the stove in a double boiler and it came out awesome. Great simple recipe.

I make fudge every year for Christmas, I made this fudge for the first time last year. I received more compliments for it than any other fudge I've ever made. The recipe is very adjustable. One variation I use is to make one batch with semi sweet and one with white chocolate. I spread the semi sweet into a pan, then spoon the white chocolate on top and run a knive through the pan to create swirls. You have to microwave the batches one right after the other and be careful not to swirl the fudge too much or the two batches will blend together. I will make this fudge every year.

Made it as written the first time and as others had noted was just a bit to much chocolate. The second time I used half milk chocolate, half semisweet and it was awesome. Then I made what my family now calls "the worlds best maple nut fudge". I used white chcolate chips and added 3 tsp of maple flavoring (Mapeline) at the end. It is softer setting than the chocolate but still can be cut. I might decrease the amount of butter a little bit the next time. The addition of the chopped walnuts takes it over the top. Its as good as the maple fudge that I purchase at our local candy store, where everything is homemade. Now I am looking for peanut butter chips to make PB fudge. Thanks Dana for posting this recipe!

This is very similar to my favorite fudge recipe except mine calls for a teaspoon of vanilla to be stirred in at the very end. During the holidays I like to use peppermint extract in place of the vanilla, and sometimes omit the nuts.

First time didn't line baking tray with foil only greased and it all stuck. Second time I lined with aluminium foil and then greased turn out great! I also left in to set in the fridge overnight Took this for work chrsitmas party and got rave reviews, I even got asked for the recipe.

Delicious and SO easy! I used a mix of both milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips, and the fudge came out neither too sweet or too dark. Yum!

I am really disappointed in the reviews on this one. It IS easy I will give you that, but this tastes NOTHING like REAL fudge. It set up like fudge, but the texture in your mouth is more like a frosting and it just tastes like super sweet melted chocolate. In a pinch it works, by looking like fudge, but the taste is just NOT even close to fudge, make the real stuff people!

I've always been afraid of making fudge, It seemed intimiating to me, but this fudge was sooo easy that I am going to put it on my Christmas candy list from now on. It tasted great too! Wonderfully rich and creamy...everything that fudge should be. I made one batch with pecans, and one with almonds (small, whole, salted) and coconut flakes (lots of them). It was great and tasted a lot like almond joy. I did line the pans with parchment paper and then after filling, put a piece of parchment on top and pressed it down good in the pan. When It was cooled, I pulled out the fudge and cut it up. easy-peasy! Thanks for the great recipe!

This recipe is fantastic, and super easy. I've made it with milk, semi-sweet or a combination, with a mix of milk-chocolate and peanut butter baking chips, and chocolate with broken up toffee mixed in. I have 2 batches cooling now, made with mint-chocolate and with butterscotch chips. Lining the dish with plastic wrap makes for easy removal and storage. A loaf pan is just the right size for a half-batch.

I read and re-read a bunch of easy fudge recipes that would give me that sweet, creamy, richness I love.....this one sounded right.....and boy was it!!! Really lovely texture & taste! I used 1 cup prem. white chocolate chips, 2 cups semisweet chips, I was not going to microwave it but at the last min. decided, well why not! lol, I melted the butter first, and only stopped it four times to check and give a gentle stir, I used 50% power, and it took 6 mins and then I used high for 20 seconds....I think I may need a new microwave, that or everyone is different..... the walnuts give this fudge such a good balance too! next time I'll add a pinch of sea salt, or maybe sprinkle a teeny bit on top....it gives the chocolate that WOW I love. and finally I know it came out great when my hubby "mr. picky" told me ," wow that fudge was perfect!" I made it today and a quarter is gone already thanks to him ; ) great recipe! thanks so much & happy cooking!!

This was fabulous! I can't believe how easy it was to make. We like our chocolate dark, so I did all semi-sweet, and it's wonderful. I might just have to head to the store for every flavor of chips to try it out with them all in the future.

I have made this recipe for years, and I just wanted to make one helpful comment. Just make sure that you use a good quality brand name chocolate chip, as the cheaper store brands are just not as good. I prefer Ghiradelli or Hersheys, but have used Toll House also. If it is a bit too dark for some, just substitiute 1.5 c of semisweet and 1.5 c. of milk chocolate chips for the 3 c. of semisweet the recipe calls for. Try out variations also, it is delicious!

this turned out beautifully! I actually used 1/2 semi sweet and 1/2 milk chocolate chips and doubled the recipe. This is going to be a huge hit today! Thank you for sharing

Perfectly smooth and creamy! I used 2 cups of semi-sweet 1 cup milk chocolate (both nestle), so that it wouldn't be too dark. It is wonderful! I also only microwaved 2 minutes and added 1 t. of vanilla after heating.

This was the first time I have ever made fudge. I made it for the holidays and everyone RAVED about it! They wanted the recipe. It's so simple and so good! Even if you have no cooking talent you can make GREAT fudge! Thanks Dana for the secret!!

Nothing special. I agree with other reviewers who said this has a gummy like texture - I will not make again.

It wasn't bad for what it was, but it certainly didn't taste like actual fudge. It tasted a lot like melted chocolate chips, with a texture that was too dense, and almost too smooth in a non-fudge-like way, to be actual fudge. It's good, just don't expect it to taste to feel like fudge. It is also very rich...cut it into really small pieces to serve it. And if you leave it out of the fridge, it starts to loose its consistency and melt a little.

This is not the fudge, I'm used too. I will never make again.

Mine isn't hardening at the bottom after a day of being in the fridge. Did I do something wrong?

It is good, but not exactly what I think of as fudge. More like a chocolate bar. But hey just how wrong can you go with chocolate? The kids scarfed it. They didn't care if it was the traditional fudge or not.

This is by far THE EASIEST recipe I have ever used for fudge. I have made this fudge many times, with many variations on the basic recipe. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, flavored, nuts, dried fruit, coconut...works like a charm nearly every time. I will tell you two tips: one, butterscotch chips do not make very good fudge as they don't melt the same as chocolate does, and two, green mint chips mixed with chocolate chips comes out an odd greyish-green color (though it still tastes really good). I have added 1-2 tsp of extract (orange and raspberry are two of my favorites, and peppermint is very good too) after the mixture's done in the microwave too. My favorite is a mix of 2 cups milk chocolate, 1 cup Hershey's Special Dark, chopped walnuts and dried cherries, and a tsp. of vanilla extract.

i have tired countless recipes for fudge and this one hits #1 by far!!! I love love this recipe it is the easiest most creamiest fudge ever, i triple this recipe and give it away as treats, it is great alone or i sometimes add pecans or nuts of some kind :) i will never make anything else and that says a lot!

Great easy recipe!! My only complaint is that with semi sweet chips, it tastes like...well semi sweet chips. I think mixing some milk chocolate and semi sweet would make it taste "fudgier" TIP: for all of those who say it didn't set; it means the chocolate melted too much...if you remove the mix just as the chips melt (but still holding their "chip" shape) and then mix it...it almost sets immediately.

I love this recipe...I use a bag of semisweet chips, but have also substituted the chocolate peanut butter chips. I also add a tespoon of vanilla. I get rave reviews everytime I make it!

This was easy. I've made fudge once with a kit. The only thing I changed was instead of using semisweet chocolate chips only, I used 2 cups milk chocolate chips and 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips. (hubby likes milk chocolate.) I did not use walnuts but instead added 1 1/2 cups minature marshmallows. I just had a call for the recipe from our friendly heating and cooling business that I shared some fudge with this morning. yah!! (ps. I gave 4 stars as I do not eat sweets and haven't even tasted...)

Although this was easy to make, it was not really *fudge*. The texture was waxy despite my using *good* ingredients. I used caramel chocolate flavored chips. My kids liked it though I prefer the fluffy fudge texture.

I melted the butter first, then stired in 1/2 semisweet choc chips and 1/2 white choc chips with the condensed milk.slow on the stove top...melted well...foiled and greased the foil in 9x9 pan..and topped it off with 1/2 cup ground walnuts..then cooled in fridge...excellent recipe!!!!! thanks!

This was a terrific recipe! It was super easy to make and extremely delicious! My friends and I used vanilla extract and instead of walnuts, we added pecans. It set in about 1.5 hours and we all loved it! Definitely recommend this recipe. :-)

Giving 2 stars because it TASTED good, but was an awful mess to look at. I ended up scrapping it and re-melting it all in a pot on the stove and added marshmallow creme to get a decent texture. Therefore was able to 'save' all the ingredients I wasted on this recipe. I Followed the recipe exactly.

This was super easy and completely awesome! I only had 2 cups milk chocolate chips so I used 1 cup of white chocolate and the flavor was wonderful. No bitterness at all :)

This was very good. Very rich, like a truffle. I can't help thinking that I did something wrong, though, because my fudge never 'set.' The consistency is just like THICK frosting. Anyone know what went wrong? Maybe because I cooked it on the stove instead of the microwave since I didn't have a microwaveable bowl large enough, or that I used a metal baking dish to refrigerate it in and not a glass one?

You must try this!! I made the recipe exactly as written only I put it in a 9x13 pan. Then I immediately made a thrid batch with peanut butter chips then sirled it into the chocolate fudge. OH MY GOODNESS! so perfect! I imagine it would be better to make the two kinds of fudge at the same time. I'll do that next time.

Instead of putting everything in a bowl and microwaving it, I put it on the stove and it turned out just the same if not better. For my second batch, I substituted the semi-sweet for peanut butter chips to make peanut butter fudge. It was perfect. Great recipe for the semi-sweet and peanut butter type of fudge.

I really did not enjoy this recipe. It doesn't really have the consistency of fudge, more like melted, softened chocolate chips squished into a pan. I would not recommend this recipe, nor would I make it again. The Fantasy Fudge is much better for an easy fudge recipe.

This recipe is so simple to make, yet tastes absolutely scrumptious!!!! Took me 5 minutes to make. I used semisweet chocolate chips and maybe 3/4 to 1 cup of white chocolate chips. I also spread crushed candy canes on top of half of the fudge before refrigerating - tasted divine!

Was a MAJOR hit for christmas everyone is asking me to make it again !

Very smooth and incredibly easy! I'll never make 'regular' fudge again!

Two stars because it taste good, but I followed this recipe exactly as written. It has been over 5 hrs. and I'm assuming it won't harden. It is not at all like the picture, turned out way too runny. Not at all the consistency of fudge. I won't try this again because I know I did it all correctly, was a complete FLOP!!

This is my go to recipe for fudge. I add nuts, dried cherries, dried and fresh blueberries, or any dried fruit or small fresh fruit. Be sure to keep it in the fridge if you add fresh fruit. I have also added.Kahlua, triple sec or rum. Rum is good with dried pineapple. Use any kind of chip and have fun with it.

Easy and very yummy! I used milk chocolate chips and added 1 tsp vanilla. Mine only took 2 min in microwave. Careful-if you put it too long, it will get 'grainy'. After I cut mine, I put them in individual muffin cups; it makes it easier for people to grab them! Thanks for the great recipe.

This was very easy to make, and tasted ok too. It did not have the old fashoined fudge texture that my family likes, though.

I used 2 c. Milk Chocolate chips and 1 c. Semi-sweet chocolate chips and added about a 1/2 c. extra walnuts. Beautiful and yummy!

I agree with the people who said that although this fudge is easy to make, it tastes nothing like fudge. Fudge had a wonderful texture & layers of flavor. This has the texture of dense frosting & a boring one-note flavor. I'd rather eat chocolate chips straight-up.

Very easy recipe - If you don't like overly sweet fudge and want an quick recipe, this is the one! Thanks! - Karen

These are AMAZING! My husband is not a sweets guy but he ate these up. He kept saying they tasted like a professional. AMAZING!!!! I did not use walnuts. I doubled the recipe and i made sure not to over melt them.

My fudge did not set. I don't know what I did wrong.

i love this recipe it is very easy & very fast to do. my kids love it too thank you

Completely tasteless. Don't waste your ingredients on this recipe. The recipe worked exactly like it was supposed to - it wasn't grainy or anything, and it set beautifully. It just tasted boring!! That was a huge waste of 3 cups of chocolate chips. :(

You've got to be kidding me. All these years I've avoided making fudge, remembering the hassle my mother went through. Who knew it could be that easy. I did line the bottom of my glass dish with foil for easy removal and after making the first batch, I reduced the butter by half (two TBLS instead of the four it called for). The possible variations of this are endless. Can't thank you enough for the recipe.

I loved that this recipe is so simple and almost impossible to mess up. I tried making fudge years ago and had problems with it setting and have been hesitant ever since to try again. This turned out perfect and no issues. It is simple and quick. I'm a chocoholic and generally prefer semi-sweet chocolate, but next time I think I would try this with some milk chocolate chips. It tastes great, but is so super sweet and dark chocolaty that you can only have a little teeny tiny bit. The recipe is so easy and quick that I'll be trying again with a slightly different mix of chips.

Super easy! The condensed milk gives it a slight caramel flavor. Stays firm and taste best when kept refrigerated..gets very soft when left out to snack on.

Let me start out by saying that I'm always a tough judge when it comes to fudge. We made this fudge for Christmas (with 2 cups milk chocolate, 1 cup semisweet) and we got rave reviews from all of our family members. Like another reviewer said, I still think it was a little too "dark", and more importantly to me, it was too hard. I prefer a softer fudge, so next time I might consider adding some whipping cream or more butter or something. That said, the hardest part of the recipe was cutting it after it was refrigerated. Oh yeah, I don't know how big a piece of fudge these people are eating, but it can easily make 24 pieces of fudge. Maybe 32...if you want to cut that much.

In order to make this taste just like the expensive fudge bought @ country stores, sift 1/4 cup of icing sugar into the mix before pouring and voila! A tiny bit of gritty texture and people will think you bought it from a professional fudge shop. I have made this recipe for baking exchanges and it is a hit every time and oh so simple.

Was very quick and easy. Also very tasty. Husband and kids really liked it.

it was just ok, a little tasteless, needed vanilla or maybe some butter. it was extremely hard to cut once it set up.

Easy, delicious... and I'm not telling my grandmother about it!

SO good! So easy!! If you want a fudge treat that everyone loves, take 10 minutes and MAKE THIS! I make this around Christmas and add a few crushed candy canes before I put it in the fridge and sprinkle some on top too. Everyone loves it. AMAZING!

My daughter loves this recipe as is. I made another batch with milk chocolate chips, added marshmallow fluff and peanut butter after melting the chocolate. WONDERFUL!

This fudge was DELICIOUS!! first time i made this fudge and instead if semi sweet i used all white chocolate! this is must have recipie for the holidays! It is 100% kid friendly (as in your kids can help) very easy and quick!

I used half semi-sweet chips, half milk chocolate chips and it turned out wonderful. So easy, so creamy, so delicious! Thanks for a great recipe!

This is the first time i have made fudge and i am so glad i picked this recipe it was quick easy and simple to make and the taste was wonderful rich creamy and very yummy.Thanks for this great recipe.

i made this fudge the other day. its a really great basic fudge, i'll definetly make it again for the holidays. next time im thinking about using half semisweet chips and half dark chocolate or peanut butter chips, melting them separately and then swirling together in the dish.

This is a really good recipe. To make it even better, we all know the round chocolate orange flavored oranges wrapped in orange foil. They are always sold in my area at christmas. Well add 1 1/2 Tbs. of pure orange extract to this recipe. It taste just like the oranges. You can add pure strawberry extract too. Equally tasty. I have added raspberry extract also. Wonderfully good.

So simple and yummy. Really looks and tastes more complicated as submitter describes. I used milk chocolate chips. My girlfriends, kids, and husband loved this recipe.

Fantastically Simple! Smooth and delicious. Fudge is one of my favorites and this is the best. So easy, a great recipe for kids that want to help with candy making.

This is a wonderful recipe and turned out way better than I ever imagined! All other recipes haven't ever been this great! Also helped to use 2cups Milk Chocolate chips 1cup semisweet

Followed directions to the T, even used nice chocolate. It has been in the fridge for about 5 hours now and I would assume is set by now. This fudge is gummy and and tacky--tastes too much like chewy melted chocolate chips. I think adding peanut butter (as suggested in other comments) would have improved the taste and texture very much, perhaps replace part of the sweetened condensed milk. Fudge fail.

i don't know what i did wrong but the chocolate chips did'nt melt properly!It also never set, I'll have to try again i think, so many of you think it's fab.I live in Scotland so i do'nt know if our chips are different from your in the U.S

I was so excited to finally find an easy fudge recipe....this is definatly easy...taste terrible....wouldn't use semisweet at all... I might try to make it again ....

Could not be any easier. Delicious!

Wonderful! I made this fudge for Christmas and it was incredibly easy and delicious. The one change I made was melting the ingredients on the stove instead of microwaving so I had more control.

Deliciously smooth...never quite set up like I'm used to, but tasted great enough to make up for that! I used generic store brand chips (didn't even splurge for Nestle), and didn't have any trouble with taste or waxiness. I used 2 c. milk chocolate chips with 2/3 of the butter and condensed milk called for, microwaved them together just until melted, then stirred in ~3/4 c. chopped walnuts and 1 tsp. almond extract. Poured it in a foil-lined, greased 9x9. Then microwaved together 1 c. white chocolate chips with 1/3 the butter and condensed milk called for until melted, and stirred in 1 drop red food coloring, 2 drops yellow food coloring, and 1/2 tsp orange extract. Poured it on top of the milk chocolate layer, then marbled with a knife. Everyone loved it! Can't wait to try an Almond Joy version...

Nothing special, not a fudge-like consistency or taste. I used all milk chocolate.

Holy ****!!! My husband is a huge fan of fudge, but I have never cared for it. He insisted that I play around with recipes and flavors until I find what works for me. Not one to eat "straight chocolate" I used my other favorite: cinnamon. Half cinnamon chips, half dark chocolate chips... the walnuts provide a texture variant and a compliment to the cinnamon in a way that can only be described as decadent. Not only that, it came together in 5 minutes flat, perfect for my busy schedule, and without standing over a hot stove babysitting a thermometer. Thanks Dana!

This is perfect! I also used 1 cup semi-sweet and 2 cups milk chocolate chips and for fun added a splash of Grand Marnier and a splash of vanilla. Perfect chocolate taste, nice and smooth, not grainy. Everyone LOVES it! Thank you for sharing!

My 10 year old daughter made this today :) It was very good and her dad actually liked it and he's never liked fudge before!