FIVE MINUTE FUDGE – The Southern Lady Cooks

This Five Minute Fudge is our very favorite of any fudge, and you can make it in a snap. It’s the perfect holiday treat! This is also a wonderful gift for friends and family during the holiday season!

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS EASY RECIPE

This fudge is one of our most popular recipes during the holiday season! Every year we make homemade food gifts for our neighbors, which is always included. You can make this up in no time and put it in the fridge to let it set and go on about your day and a great treat for Christmas. We have made it with peanut butter and butterscotch. Someone commented they did half chocolate and half peanut butter and it was a big hit. This fudge is great year round and a great base recipe.

SWAPS & ADDITIONS

This fudge is one of the most versatile, you can easily switch out the chocolate chips for peanut butter chips, butterscotch, white chocolate or any you like. Then you can add nuts to this fudge, top it with coconut, and add broken-up candy bars to the top. Lot’s of possibilities! This is a great base fudge recipe.

⭐TIP

You can use salted or unsatled butter in this recipe. We have made it with both and it was great both times. We also keep ours in the refrigerator because we love it cold, but you can just store it in an air tight container.

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Five Minute Fudge

Anne Walkup

This Five Minute Fudge is so easy to make and you only boil the mixture for 5 minutes! Great reviews and perfect for the holidyas.

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course candy

Cuisine American, southern

• 1 3/4 cups white granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Combine sugar, milk and marshmallows in a pot on top of the stove.  Bring to a boil and then turn to a low boil for 5 minutes or until mixture reaches the soft ball stage between 235-245 degrees fahrenheit on a candy thermometer.  I just cook mine for 5 minutes stirring constantly to dissolve marshmallows.

• While sugar mixture is cooking combine butter and chocolate chips in a microwave bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute until almost all melted.  Remove and add vanilla extract and stir.  Once sugar mixture is ready pour the two together and stir until smooth.  Spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with cooking spray or line with foil and pour in fudge mixture.  Refrigerate for at least one hour.  Makes about 16 pieces depending on size you cut them.

Make this fudge peanut butter or butterscotch by just switching out the chips. This five minute fudge is so versatile and absolutely delicious. 

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