Christmas Chocolate Fudge With Sprinkles (Printable View)
Rich, creamy chocolate fudge topped with colorful holiday sprinkles. A quick no-bake treat perfect for festive celebrations and gift-giving.
# What You Need:
→ Chocolate Base
01 - 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
02 - 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
03 - 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
04 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
→ Topping
05 - 1/3 cup holiday sprinkles
# How-To Steps:
01 - Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides for easy removal.
02 - In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine the semi-sweet chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter pieces. Stir constantly until fully melted and smooth.
03 - Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the vanilla extract until evenly incorporated.
04 - Immediately pour the fudge mixture into the prepared baking pan, smoothing the top with a spatula to create an even layer.
05 - Sprinkle the holiday sprinkles evenly over the surface, gently pressing them into the fudge so they adhere.
06 - Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until the fudge is completely firm and set.
07 - Once fully set, lift the fudge out of the pan using the parchment paper overhang. Cut into 25 even squares and serve.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- Three ingredients standing between you and genuinely impressive homemade fudge that people will beg you to bring every year.
- No candy thermometer, no stress about softball stages, just melt, pour, and let the fridge handle the difficult part.
02 -
- High heat will seize the chocolate into a grainy, lumpy mess that no amount of stirring can fix, so keep the burner as low as your stove allows.
- Wet utensils or even a damp spatula will cause the same seizing problem, so make sure everything is bone dry before you start.
03 -
- Dust the top lightly with powdered sugar before adding sprinkles if your kitchen is warm, which creates a thin barrier that keeps colors from bleeding into the chocolate.
- Double the batch and use a 9 by 13 inch pan if you are gifting these, because one batch disappears faster than you expect.