Fudge

Fudge recipes have been around for centuries, with the earliest known recipe dating back to the 1700s. Fudge was originally made from a mixture of sugar, cream, and butter, which was then boiled and stirred until it reached a thick, creamy consistency. The earliest fudge recipes were quite simple, and it wasn't until the late 1800s that more complex flavorings and ingredients were added to the mix.

One of the most popular additions to fudge recipes is chocolate, which gives the confection a rich, decadent flavor. Chocolate fudge recipes first appeared in print in the early 1900s, and they quickly became a favorite among fudge lovers. Today, there are countless chocolate fudge recipes available, each with its own unique twist.

Other popular flavors of fudge include peanut butter, mint, and caramel. Fudge can also be made in a variety of colors and textures, from smooth and creamy to rich and fudgy. No matter what your preferences are, there's sure to be a fudge recipe out there that's perfect for you.

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Recipes

 

Microwave Fudge

4.5/5 - 505 votes

• condensed milk
• vanilla extract
• salt
• butter
• sweet chocolate chip

 

Fudge Brownies

5/5 - 911 votes

• vanilla extract
• salt
• all purpose flour
• butter
• walnut
• sugar
• egg
• chocolate

 

Chocolate Fudge

4/5 - 244 votes

• nut
• half
• corn syrup
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• butter
• chocolate

 

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and Chocolate Ganache Glaze

4.7/5 - 217 votes

• milk
• water
• sweet butter
• salt
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• cocoa powder
• salt
• vanilla extract
• baking powder
• baking soda
• all purpose flour
• brown sugar
• powdered sugar
• egg
• canola oil
• heavy cream
• light corn syrup

 

Super Easy Chocolate Fudge With Variations

4/5 - 368 votes

• sweetened condensed milk
• pecan
• vanilla extract
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• butter
• milk chocolate chip

 

Fudge Brownies

4.6/5 - 800 votes

• king arthur vanilla extract
• baking powder
• espresso
• salt
• king arthur all purpose flour
• dutch process cocoa
• butter
• chocolate chip
• sugar
• egg

 

Easy Chocolate Fudge

4/5 - 920 votes

• bittersweet chocolate
• sweetened condensed milk
• nut
• salt
• butter

 

Chocolate Velveeta Fudge

4.5/5 - 169 votes

• butter
• pasteurized process cheese
• pecan
• cocoa
• vanilla extract

 

Easy Chocolate Fudge Cake

4.98/5 - 179 votes

• water
• all purpose flour
• heavy cream
• coffee granule
• baking powder
• vanilla extract
• butter
• sugar
• dark chocolate chip
• cocoa powder
• oil
• egg
• dark chocolate chip

 

Frozen Fudge Pops

4/5 - 576 votes

• cream
• salt
• sugar
• milk
• cocoa
• vanilla
• chocolate

 

Chocolate Fudge

4.96/5 - 169 votes

• butter
• vanilla extract
• evaporated milk
• milk chocolate chip
• sweet chocolate chip
• marshmallow
• sugar

 

Quick Chocolate-Marshmallow Fudge

4.5/5 - 110 votes

• vanilla extract
• miniature marshmallow
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• salt
• sugar
• evaporated milk

 

Camouflage Chocolate Fudge Brownies

4.4/5 - 108 votes

• nonstick oil spray
• espresso
• vanilla extract
• butter
• cocoa powder
• sugar
• all purpose flour
• egg
• salt
• cream cheese

 

Chocolate Fudge with Bourbon Sugar

3.9/5 - 143 votes

• salt
• cooking spray
• demerara sugar
• light corn syrup
• sweetened condensed milk
• vanilla bean
• bittersweet chocolate
• butter
• salt
• bourbon
• chocolate

 

Baked Fudge

4.4/5 - 77 votes

• sweetened whipped cream
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• butter
• all purpose flour
• cocoa
• egg

 

Mom's Marshmallow Fudge

4.66/5 - 160 votes

• vanilla extract
• sweet chocolate chip
• sugar
• evaporated milk
• butter
• marshmallow cream

 

15-Minute Old-Fashioned Hot Fudge

4/5 - 128 votes

• all purpose flour
• sugar
• milk
• vanilla extract
• cocoa powder

 

1 Pan Fudge Cake

5/5 - 170 votes

• sugar
• water
• baking soda
• vanilla
• vinegar
• cocoa
• all purpose flour
• vegetable oil
• salt

 

Tunnel-of-Fudge Cake

4/5 - 282 votes

• sugar
• vanilla
• butter
• vegetable oil
• confectioners sugar
• butter
• egg yolk
• walnut
• all purpose flour
• dark brown sugar
• cocoa powder
• salt
• egg

 

Pecan Buttermilk Fudge

3.8/5 - 122 votes

• candy thermometer
• salt
• buttermilk
• pecan
• honey
• butter
• salt
• sugar

 

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge

4.5/5 - 69 votes

• confectioners sugar
• butter
• crunchy peanut butter

 

Chocolate Pistachio Fudge

4.6/5 - 55 votes

• pistachio
• condensed milk
• dark chocolate
• salt

 

Mom's Easy Homemade Fudge Recipe

4.21/5 - 128 votes

• vanilla extract
• sweet chocolate chip
• marshmallow
• sugar
• evaporated milk
• pecan
• butter

 

Gluten-Free Fudge Brownies

3.6/5 - 105 votes

• pecan
• semisweet chocolate
• sugar
• king arthur flour gluten purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• vanilla extract
• egg
• butter

 

Fabulous Fudge

4.5/5 - 41 votes

• salt
• walnut
• milk chocolate chip
• vanilla extract
• sweetened condensed milk
• semi sweet chocolate chip

 

Key Lime Pie Fudge

4.5/5 - 46 votes

• sweetened condensed milk
• graham cracker crumb
• sugar
• butter
• salt
• lime zest
• white chocolate
• lime juice

 

White Chocolate Cherry Fudge

4.5/5 - 44 votes

• condensed milk
• candied cherry
• vanilla extract
• white chocolate
• cooking spray

 

Bailey's Irish Cream White Fudge

4.5/5 - 42 votes

• vanilla extract
• salt
• butter
• heavy cream
• white chocolate
• irish cream liqueur
• sugar
• marshmallow cream

 

Hot Fudge Sauce

4.89/5 - 63 votes

• vanilla extract
• chocolate
• sugar
• heavy cream
• cocoa powder
• water
• salt
• butter
• light corn syrup

 

5-Minute Chocolate Fudge

4.5/5 - 37 votes

• vanilla extract
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• pecan
• salt
• sugar
• miniature marshmallow
• butter
• evaporated milk

 

Orange Creamsicle Fudge

5/5 - 24 votes

• orange extract
• white chocolate chip
• sugar
• heavy cream
• butter
• marshmallow cream
• food coloring

 

Silky Maple Walnut Fudge

4/5 - 58 votes

• heavy cream
• maple syrup
• walnut
• vanilla extract
• salt
• sugar
• light corn syrup

 

Lavender Fudge

4.6/5 - 31 votes

• lavender
• vanilla extract
• butter
• ​ white chocolate chip
• sugar
• purple coloring
• heavy cream
• salt
• marshmallow cream
• chocolate

 

Dairy-Free and Vegan Fudge

3.8/5 - 73 votes

• walnut
• vanilla extract
• cocoa powder
• soy milk
• confectionersand# sugar
• vegan
• cooking spray
• salt

 

Chocolate Fudge Cake

3.7/5 - 35 votes

• vanilla extract
• baking soda
• water
• corn oil
• sour cream
• salt
• light brown sugar
• cocoa powder
• baking powder
• all purpose flour
• egg
• sugar
• butter

 

Rocky Road Fudge

4.5/5 - 33 votes

• condensed milk
• vanilla extract
• marshmallow
• nut
• butter
• salt
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• cooking spray

 

Chocolate Cream Cheese Fudge

4.5/5 - 33 votes

• nut
• evaporated milk
• vanilla extract
• confectioners sugar
• cream cheese
• chocolate

 

Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Fudge

4/5 - 53 votes

• buttermilk
• nut
• corn syrup
• baking soda
• vanilla extract
• salt
• sugar
• butter

 

Vegan Avocado Chocolate Fudge

4.5/5 - 28 votes

• cocoa powder
• avocado
• vegan margarine
• walnut
• confectioners sugar
• salt

 

Classic Hot Fudge Sundae

4/5 - 85 votes

• FOR ASSEMBLY
• cherry
• nut
• heavy cream
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• flavor ice cream
• FUDGE SAUCE
• vanilla extract
• light brown sugar
• light corn syrup
• salt
• butter
• dutch cocoa
• heavy cream
• bittersweet chocolate

 

One Bowl 8 Ingredient Irish Coffee Fudge Brownies.

4.15/5 - 63 votes

• butter
• coffee granule
• all purpose flour
• sweet chocolate chip
• baileys irish cream
• vanilla extract
• egg
• sugar
• cocoa powder

 

Make Your Own Lemon Fudge

4/5 - 45 votes

• butter
• salt
• citric acid
• sugar
• white chocolate
• lemon zest
• sour cream
• lemon oil
• food coloring
• marshmallow cream
• cooking spray

 

Cherry Chip Fudge

4/5 - 44 votes

• maraschino cherry
• salt
• white chocolate chip
• cherry extract
• sugar
• heavy cream
• butter
• marshmallow cream
• pink coloring

 

The Very Best Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Brownies.

4.08/5 - 64 votes

• sugar
• bourbon
• butter
• peanut butter
• powdered sugar
• butter
• all purpose flour
• cocoa powder
• heavy cream
• salt
• coffee
• vanilla
• vanilla extract
• egg
• milk chocolate
• chocolate
• reese' peanut butter

 

Super Moist Vegan Chocolate Fudge Brownie

4.4/5 - 25 votes

• sugar
• vanilla extract
• all purpose flour
• walnut
• cocoa powder
• maple syrup
• water
• baking powder
• salt
• vegetable oil
• silken tofu

 

Brown Sugar Fudge (Penuche) Recipe

4.5/5 - 21 votes

• evaporated milk
• vanilla
• pecan
• butter
• salt
• light brown sugar
• light corn syrup

 

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Fudge

4.1/5 - 20 votes

• butter
• sweetened condensed milk
• bittersweet chocolate chip
• peanut butter chip
• salt

 

Dulce de Leche Fudge

4/5 - 35 votes

• pecan
• vanilla extract
• salt
• dulce de leche
• butter
• white chocolate chip

 

Tiger Fudge

4/5 - 31 votes

• crunchy peanut butter
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• white chocolate chip

 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Sundae

4.4/5 - 15 votes

• peanut butter
• sweet chocolate chip
• sweetened condensed milk
• peanut
• chocolate cigar cooky
• scoops chocolate ice cream
• scoops toffee
• scoops vanilla ice cream

 

Peanut Butter and Jelly Fudge

4.5/5 - 16 votes

• marshmallow cream
• peanut butter
• vanilla extract
• jam
• evaporated milk
• sugar
• butter

 

Stovetop Fudge

4.5/5 - 16 votes

• confectioners sugar
• corn syrup
• cream
• walnut
• chocolate chip
• vanilla extract

 

Peanut Butter Fudge

4.94/5 - 16 votes

• vanilla extract
• sweetened condensed milk
• peanut butter
• white chocolate

 

Fool-Proof Homemade Fudge

4.94/5 - 16 votes

• vanilla extract
• sweetened condensed milk
• sweet chocolate chip

 

Rainbow Fudge

4/5 - 28 votes

• sweetened condensed milk
• vanilla extract
• white chocolate chip
• blue gel coloring
• green gel coloring
• orange gel coloring
• purple gel coloring
• red gel coloring
• yellow gel coloring
• cooking spray
• salt

 

Easy Peanut Butter Cup Fudge with Salted Bourbon Sugar.

4.34/5 - 24 votes

• vanilla
• sweetened condensed milk
• vanilla bean
• peanut butter
• course sugar
• salt
• semisweet chocolate
• heavy cream
• bourbon
• bourbon
• milk chocolate
• salt

 

Penuche Fudge

4/5 - 26 votes

• evaporated milk
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• pecan
• salt
• brown sugar
• butter
• light corn syrup

 

Peanut Butter Fudge

4/5 - 25 votes

• marshmallow creme
• peanut butter
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• milk

 

Easy Fudge

3.5/5 - 57 votes

• sweetened condensed milk
• butter
• vanilla extract
• salt
• semi sweet chocolate chip

 

Chocolate-Almond Fridge Fudge

4.3/5 - 18 votes

• salt
• cooking spray
• cocoa powder
• avocado
• almond butter
• maple syrup
• almond
• salt
• vegan bittersweet chocolate

 

Three-Ingredient Swirled Nutella Fudge

4/5 - 23 votes

• sweet chocolate chip
• white chocolate chip
• nutella

 

Updated Tunnel of Fudge Cake

3.7/5 - 36 votes

• sugar
• vegetable oil
• butter
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• all purpose flour
• pecan
• confectionersand# sugar
• vanilla
• chocolate
• cocoa
• brown sugar
• egg
• glaze

 

Chocolate-Tahini Fudge Cake

4.4/5 - 11 votes

• nonstick spray
• tahini whipped cream
• chocolateflavored halva
• butter
• all purpose flour
• heavy cream
• vanilla extract
• tahini
• salt
• sugar
• powdered sugar
• tahini
• salt
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• egg

 

Chipotle Fudge

5/5 - 9 votes

• salt
• coconut oil spray
• chipotle
• sweetened condensed milk
• semi sweet chocolate chip

 

Best Hot Fudge Sauce

4.64/5 - 22 votes

• vanilla extract
• butter
• evaporated milk
• cocoa powder
• sugar
• milk chocolate chip

 

Butter Pecan Frosted Fudge Brownies.

3.66/5 - 101 votes

• all purpose flour
• brown sugar
• cocoa powder
• sugar
• pecan
• butter
• milk
• cinnamon
• salt
• bourbon
• butter
• heavy cream
• powdered sugar
• vanilla extract
• dark chocolate
• egg

 

Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe (Gluten-free)

4/5 - 20 votes

• cocoa
• peanut butter
• vegan margarine
• vanilla extract
• confectioners sugar

 

Easy Penuche Fudge Recipe (Brown Sugar Fudge)

4.92/5 - 12 votes

• vanilla
• marshmallow creme
• salt
• white chocolate bar
• light corn syrup
• brown sugar
• evaporated milk
• butter

 

Christmas Cake Batter Fudge

5/5 - 9 votes

• white chocolate chip
• red velvet cake
• white cake
• sweetened condensed milk
• holiday sprinkle

 

Rich and Creamy Vegan Chocolate Fudge Recipe

4/5 - 16 votes

• walnut
• cocoa powder
• vegan chocolate chip
• nondairy creamer

 

Best Ever Fantasy Fudge

5/5 - 7 votes

• walnut
• vanilla
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• marshmallow creme
• evaporated milk
• sugar
• butter

 

Milk Fudge Recipe (Jamoncillo De Leche)

3.5/5 - 28 votes

• evaporated
• salt
• condensed milk
• cinnamon
• vanilla extract
• butter
• flavoring
• food coloring

 

Maude's Vanilla Fudge

5/5 - 5 votes

• salt
• vanilla extract
• butter
• milk
• sweetened condensed milk
• graham cracker
• sugar

 

Boozy Fudge Sauce

4.1/5 - 9 votes

• salt
• sugar
• bourbon
• light corn syrup
• cocoa powder
• bittersweet chocolate

 

Old Fashioned Fudge With Shredded Coconut

3.5/5 - 26 votes

• coconut extract
• milk
• butter
• salt
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• cream

 

Buttermilk Peanut Butter Fudge

4.2/5 - 5 votes

• buttermilk
• peanut butter
• vanilla
• salt
• sugar

 

Chocolate-Almond Butter Fudge Sauce

5/5 - 4 votes

• semisweet chocolate
• heavy cream
• salt
• almond butter
• honey
• cocoa powder
• water
• vanilla extract

 

Nutella Fudge Recipe

4.5/5 - 5 votes

• nutella
• salt
• confectioners sugar
• hazelnut
• butter
• cooking spray

 

Easy Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe

5/5 - 4 votes

• heavy cream
• cocoa powder
• corn syrup
• semisweet chocolate

 

Five Minute Bailey's Hot Fudge Sauce

4.8/5 - 5 votes

• bailey
• brown rice syrup
• cocoa powder
• semisweet chocolate

Ingredient Breakdown