Just the word fudge makes me hyperventilate: fudge, fudge, fudge! We love chocolate at Kids Activities Blog and fudge is the chocolate of all chocolates!

let’s make fudge recipe

My family loves sweets during the holidays. Actually, we love them all year round! There are certain sweets that we make only once a year during the Christmas holidays though. These  sweets are  not only enjoyed at our house. We always make enough to give to others who also love sweets. This year we decided to make my Aunt Sue’s Pounds of Wonderful Fudge recipe.

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Easy Fudge Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1 can of evaporated milk ( 14 1/2 oz.)
• 4 1/2 cups of sugar
• 1/2 pound of unsweetened chocolate
• 12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 12 ounces of sweet chocolate chips
• 1 Tablespoon of vanilla
• 5 cups small marshmallows

Directions to make fudge

Step 1

Mix the butter, milk, and sugar in a large saucepan.

Step 2

Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.

Step 3

Bring to a boil.

Step 4

Then cover and boil for 5 minutes.

Step 5

Turn off the heat and add marshmallows to the saucepan.

Step 6

Stir until melted.

Step 7

Add the chocolate chips slowly, stirring until melted.

Step 8

Add unsweetened chocolate slowly, stirring until melted.

Step 9

Add vanilla and blend it into the mixture.

Step 10

Pour the mixture into a buttered jellyroll pan or large rectangular casserole dish.

Step 11

Spread mixture out evenly with spatula.

Step 12

Let it stand until the fudge is firm. Chill in the fridge for a short time if your kitchen is warm.

Step 13

Cut it into 1-inch squares.

Step 14

We then place the squares of fudge into cookie tins lined with foil to give as gifts immediately.

our experience making fudge

If we need to prepare a fudge ahead of time due to event-filled days close to Christmas, we wrap it in a single layer of fudge in foil and place it in the freezer. It could be taken out when we needed it and given as gifts. We have found that fudge placed in the freezer tends to remain safe from the sweet teeth at my house and ends up as a wonderful gift for someone else.

More Christmas recipes

• This fudge recipe would taste super yummy over a bowl of snow ice cream – do you have snow yet??
• Another great Christmas Recipe is our Peppermint Creams – a great mix of smooth mint and chocolate!
• We have so many recipes of fudge! Decadent, chocolatey, and yummy!

Do you and your family love fudge too? Try this recipe and share with us on the comments below what your family thinks!