Name: Fantasy Fudge
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 3 cups sugar; 3/4 cup butter; 2/3 cup evaporated milk; One 12 oz, 350g bag of chocolate chips; One 7 oz, 198g jar Marshmallow creme; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 tsp vanilla

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This Fantasy Fudge Recipe is the perfect 10-minute fudge, great for holidays, gifts, or just when you need something quick, rich, creamy and chocolatey!

Slices of fudge sit on a christmas plate. — While this 10-minute fudge is something we usually enjoy around the holidays, it’s perfect as a chocolatey treat any time of the year!

Why You’ll Love This Fantasy Fudge Recipe

Every year I make this special Fantasy Fudge recipe for the holidays. It’s fast, it’s easy and it’s my oldest son’s absolute favourite.

It only takes 10 minutes to get it ready, then just let it cool. Once it’s set, you can slice it up; small pieces work better. This is a sweet sweet Fudge.

My son always gets a batch of this Fudge wrapped up as a Christmas present! Give it a try, I hope you will enjoy it.

Looking at the list of ingredients almost gives me a heart attack. This is so far removed from the way we usually eat. Good thing this recipe only comes out at Christmas. This 10-minute fudge is oh so delicious. But not healthy. Not at all.

3 pieces of fudge sit on a blue plate. — Make this fantasy fudge recipe for a special treat!

Ingredients Needed

sugar
butter
evaporated milk – one of the reasons your fudge will get nice and set up.
chocolate chips – you can use whatever kind you like depending on your taste! I used semi-sweet chips for this fantasy fudge recipe.
marshmallow creme – gives your fudge a light creaminess and adds some sweetness too.
chopped walnuts – provide some added crunch and flavor.
vanilla – the type of extract can also be varied to your taste!

How to Make 10-Minute Fudge

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and evaporated milk. Turn your element onto medium heat.
Stir the sugar, butter and milk and mix them together.
Be sure to stir this often so your mixture won’t burn or stick to the bottom of your pan.
Bring the mixture to a boil. When it starts heating up, make sure you stir it the entire time it is cooking. You don’t want it to start sticking to the bottom of the saucepan.
Ensuring that all of these ingredients incorporate well is the trick to good fudge consistency!
Once the mixture is at a full rolling boil, set the timer for 5 minutes. Keep stirring continuously; the mixture will begin to thicken. You may need to turn the heat down a smidgeon; you don’t want the mixture burning on the bottom. That’s why you need to stir the whole post constantly while cooking. And the more it boils, the more you need to be constantly stirring.
Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate chips. I use the semi sweet chips because we like our fudge chocolatey. If you like the taste of mint, you could use half chocolate and half mint chips.
Here’s the best part: adding the chocolate chips!
Add the jar of marshmallow creme, stir it again until the mixture is nice and smooth. Get all the marshmallow melted and mixed in.
Adding marshmallow creme makes for an extra sweet fudge with a light and creamy texture.
Add the chopped nuts and the vanilla and stir until smooth. I only had whole walnuts on hand so I put a handful of nuts in a baggie and crushed them with my rolling pin. Worked like a charm!
Adding nuts to fudge provides variety of texture and flavor.
Spoon the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 dish and pat it smooth using a spatula. Let it cool before slicing into squares. The fudge is very rich, so you may want to cut small squares!
Store it in the pan covered, or in storage containers.

Spreading the fudge mixture into a glass pan. — Be sure to distribute this mixture well so your fudge sets evenly.

Variations

Since this fantasy fudge recipe is so quick and simple, it’s easy to change up the ingredients and customize the fudge to your liking!
Try switching up the kinds of chocolate chips you use. Milk chocolate will give you a supersweet fudge, semi-sweet make for an extremely chocolatey option, and something like mint chocolate chips will completely change the flavor of your fudge.
Different extracts can also be used instead of vanilla. Almond extract, hazelnut extract, or even something fruity like a citrus extract will give you entirely different varieties.
Change up the kind of nuts you use or add a couple kinds! Almonds, peanuts, and hazelnuts would all be fantastic in this fudge.

More Sweet Recipes

Our entire Country Living in a Cariboo Valley Recipe Collection can be found here, and here are some more recipes hand-picked for you!

Other great treats at Christmas time along with this fudge are Gingerbread Boys and Dutch Boterkoek. This is the only time of the year we enjoy treats like this and that’s a good thing.
For a recipe better for warm weather, try these delicious Chewy Coconut Cookies.
And Easy Apple Crisp is perfect for the fall!