Description
Creamy peppermint fudge brings winter magic to dessert tables with its rich chocolate base and cool mint essence. Sweet indulgence meets holiday cheer, creating a delightful treat you’ll want to share with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Chocolate Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips
Milk and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 (14 ounces / 396 grams) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- ½ cup crushed candy canes or peppermint candies
Instructions
- Prepare a rectangular baking vessel by lining it with parchment paper, ensuring extended edges for effortless extraction of the finished confection.
- Create the chocolate foundation by melting semi-sweet chocolate chips with a portion of sweetened condensed milk, utilizing gentle microwave techniques to achieve a silky consistency.
- Incorporate vanilla and half the peppermint extract into the molten chocolate mixture, then carefully distribute the glossy layer across the prepared pan’s surface.
- Temporarily refrigerate the chocolate base while transitioning to the white chocolate stratum.
- Repeat the melting process with white chocolate chips and remaining condensed milk, gently heating until achieving a smooth, uniform texture.
- Blend the remaining peppermint extract and half of the crushed candy canes into the white chocolate mixture.
- Delicately cascade the white chocolate layer atop the chilled chocolate foundation, ensuring an even distribution.
- Generously sprinkle the remaining crushed candy canes across the surface, creating a festive and textural topping.
- Allow the confection to solidify completely within the refrigerator for approximately two hours.
- Once set, lift the fudge from the pan using parchment paper edges and slice into elegant, bite-sized squares ready for indulgence.
Notes
- Crush candy canes finely for an even distribution of peppermint flavor throughout the fudge, ensuring each bite has a delightful minty crunch.
- Use high-quality chocolate chips to elevate the richness and smoothness of the fudge, creating a more luxurious texture and taste.
- Experiment with different extract intensities to customize the peppermint strength, allowing you to control the minty punch according to your preference.
- Store the fudge in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, making it a perfect make-ahead holiday treat or gift.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg