What the fudge, it’s almost Christmas! Anyone else feel like this year has simultaneously taken forever and flown by? I for one am definitely not sad to see 2020 go. Like most Americans my holidays look pretty different this year, but one way to keep up the Christmas spirit is by making holiday foods and sweets. This peppermint fudge is so easy to make and a great gift for all the loved ones in your life! Name a more iconic duo than chocolate and peppermint, you can’t!
Peppermint Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 lb dark chocolate chips
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk (1 can)
- 1 cup peppermint candy chunks
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the dish
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
Instructions
- Grease an 8×8 baking dish with butter. Optionally, you can add half the peppermint chunks to the bottom of the dish, instead of putting them all on top.
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk and butter into the bowl of a double boiler over medium heat and heat up, ~1-2 minutes. Add the chocolate and salt to the bowl. Stir the chocolate until it melts. Keep stirring for a few minutes as the chocolate will start to thicken.
- Add both the vanilla and peppermint extract and mix until fully combined. The mix should now be quite thick (almost too thick to pour). Take the bowl off the heat and pour the mix into the prepared dish. Sprinkle the top with the peppermint chunks, and chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours until set.
- Once set, cut the fudge into 16 pieces. I found that a bench scraper works better than a knife for this. Run it under hot water for a minute or two to get it warm, and dry it with a paper towel before pressing it into the fudge to cut.
- Enjoy!
