Eggnog Fudge (Easy Homemade Fudge Recipe) (2024)

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This smooth and creamy eggnog fudge is the perfect holiday treat or homemade gift. It is super simple to make and the texture literally melts in your mouth.

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This smooth and creamy eggnog fudge is the perfect holiday treat or homemade gift. It is super simple to make and the texture literally melts in your mouth.

For all of you eggnog fans out there, you simply have to give this one a try!

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Easy Eggnog Fudge Recipe

Who doesn’t love fudge? Especially around the holidays. I already have so many fudge recipes, but I think I add at least one new recipe to my arsenal every year. This eggnog fudge has become one of my all-time favorite fudge recipes.

I am a huge lover of eggnog and pretty much anything that is eggnog flavored. Whenever I see the cartons of it in the aisles at the grocery store, I get giddy. It instantly sends me into holiday mode. So, the thought of combining it with another love of mine, fudge, had me over the moon.

I love to make easy fudge like this around the holidays, not only so we can snack on it (obviously!) but also because it makes for a really simple homemade holiday gift. I will buy some festive baggies, and attach a small greeting card to them, with the fudge inside. They are always a huge hit!

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup eggnog
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 12 ounces white bakers chocolate (not chocolate chips)
  • 2 cups marshmallow créme
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg (divided)

Additions & Substitutions

BUTTER: Be sure that you are using unsalted butter, as called for in the ingredients list. If you use salted butter, it will change the overall taste of your fudge.

NUTMEG: The sprinkled nutmeg is an optional garnish. You could add this to just half of your fudge, all of it, or you could leave it off completely. This is totally up to you!

OTHER GARNISH IDEAS: If you prefer, you can swap out the nutmeg garnish for something else. Some of my favorite ideas are mini chocolate chips (white or milk chocolate), hot cocoa powder, cinnamon, or chocolate drizzle. Really, the sky’s the limit when it comes to the options for things you could top off this fudge with!

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How to Make Eggnog Fudge:

  1. BOIL: butter, eggnog, and sugar in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-high, continue to boil until 234 degrees F. Remove mixture from heat.
  2. STIR: in the white chocolate until melted and then stir in the marshmallow créme.
  3. ADD: vanilla and nutmeg.
  4. SPREAD: in 8×8 baking dish lined with parchment paper and sprayed with cooking spray.
  5. SPRINKLE: nutmeg over the top.
  6. CHILL: in the fridge for 4 hours.
  7. CUT: into desired size pieces.

Tips for Making Homemade Fudge:

Tip 1: Don’t forget to line your baking dish with parchment paper! It will make your life so much easier when you cut your pieces and remove the fudge from the pan.

Tip 2: When cutting your fudge into pieces, I recommend cutting them into smaller pieces. This fudge can be really sweet and rich. While people think they want a huge piece, usually just a bite-size piece will suffice! Cutting it smaller usually means less waste, and your pan of fudge can go further.

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How to Store Homemade Fudge:

Store leftovers in a sealed food storage container for 4-5 days in the fridge. You can also put your leftover fudge in the freezer. Personally, I like it a little bit frozen. It’s almost like an ice cream treat when you take it out of the freezer. Yum!

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Eggnog Fudge

Author — Jennifer Fishkind

Serves — 24

This smooth and creamy eggnog fudge is the perfect holiday treat or homemade gift. It is super simple to make and the texture literally melts in your mouth.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Chill 4 hours hrs

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup eggnog
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 12 ounces white bakers chocolate not chocolate chips
  • 2 cups marshmallow crème
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg divided

Instructions

  • Line an 8” x 8” baking dish with parchment paper and spray lightly with food cooking spray.

  • In a heavy saucepan, bring butter, eggnog and sugar to a boil then reduce heat to medium-high and continue to boil (stirring constantly because this could easily burn with all the sugar) until candy thermometer temperature reaches 234F. This takes about 10 minutes of stirring and boiling.

  • Remove from heat then immediately stir in white chocolate and stir until melted.

  • Stir in marshmallow crème until completely combined.

  • Stir in vanilla and ½ teaspoon nutmeg (leave remaining ½ teaspoon nutmeg for topping).

  • Spread evenly in prepared baking dish. Sprinkled remaining ½ teaspoon nutmeg over top.

  • Chill in fridge at least 4 hours before cutting.

Jenn’s Notes

Storage: Store leftovers in fridge in a sealed food storage container for 4-5 days.

Nutrition Info

Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg

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If you, like me, love fudge and eggnog, then you will agree that this combination of the two is totally irresistible. It’s the easiest fudge you’ll ever make and the texture and taste is unlike anything else. It’s the perfect holiday treat or homemade gift. You are simply going to love this eggnog fudge recipe!

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Eggnog Fudge (Easy Homemade Fudge Recipe) (2024)

FAQs

What makes high quality fudge? ›

You have to control two temperatures to make successful fudge: the cooking temperature AND the temperature at which the mixture cools before stirring to make it crystallize. Confectionery experiments have shown that the ideal cooking temperature for fudge is around 114 to 115 °C (237 to 239 °F).

Why is my 3 ingredient fudge not setting? ›

The main reason is that your Fudge has not reached the optimum temperature. If your mixture only reaches 110 or 112 degrees Celsius it will always be soft. That's why we recommend investing in a sugar thermometer. Another reason your Fudge is not setting is that the ratio of liquid to sugar is too high.

What consistency should fudge be before it sets? ›

The fudge is ready when a candy thermometer reads between 112°C to 114°C (234°F to 237°F) or the mixture forms a soft ball in cold water. Let the mixture cool before beating.

What should you not do when making fudge? ›

7 Common Mistakes to Avoid for Candy Shop-Worthy Fudge and Caramels
  1. Using the Wrong Pan. All candy and confections start by melting sugar. ...
  2. Stirring the Sugar. ...
  3. Not Using a Candy Thermometer. ...
  4. Leaving Out the Parchment Paper Lining. ...
  5. Skipping the Cooking Spray. ...
  6. Scraping the Pot. ...
  7. Using a Cold Knife to Slice.
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What is the secret to smooth fudge that is not gritty? ›

Once a seed crystal forms, it grows bigger and bigger as the fudge cools. A lot of big crystals in fudge makes it grainy. By letting the fudge cool without stirring, you avoid creating seed crystals.

Do you stir fudge while it is boiling? ›

Stir the ingredients to dissolve the sugar until the mixture comes to a boil. If your recipe uses milk, stirring will keep the mixture from curdling. But once it reaches about 236–238 degrees F/113–114 degrees C (the "soft-ball" stage), do not stir it or even shake the pan.

What is the most popular flavor of fudge? ›

After years of testing recipes, we're pretty sure we have a handle on the most popular fudge flavors, but chocolate and cherry will always rank high on the list.

Can I fix fudge that didn't set? ›

OPTION 3) Sieve together some powdered sugar and cocoa powder, and gradually work this into your unset fudge until it reaches the consistency of dough, then roll out and cut into squares, or shape into balls and then roll in powdered sugar (roll the balls in icing sugar, not yourself).

How do you make homemade fudge firmer? ›

​Harden the fudge:​ Place your container or tins in the fridge for 2 hours, which is the time it takes for the fudge to set. Once it's hardened, cut the fudge into 12 pieces or remove it from the muffin tins. Store in the fridge or the freezer (if you don't devour it right away).

How long do you boil fudge to get to soft ball stage? ›

How long does it take to make fudge:
  1. about 18 min to reach boiling.
  2. about 40 minutes to reach soft ball stage.
  3. 60 minutes to cool.
  4. 28 minutes to beat in a KitchenAid (your time for this may vary)
  5. 4 hours to set.

Can you over beat fudge? ›

Beating the cooled batter is one of the crucial steps of fudge-making, but overbeating can turn fudge hard as a rock. Pay close attention to the change in appearance and only beat the fudge until it loses its glossy sheen.

What happens if you boil fudge too long? ›

Candy that isn't cooked long enough will end up too soft; overcooking makes fudge crumbly or hard. High-quality fudge has many small crystals. If the process of crystallization begins too early, fewer crystals form and they become much larger.

What does soft ball mean when making fudge? ›

making of fudge

termed in kitchen parlance the soft ball stage, that point between 234 and 240 °F (112 and 115 °C) at which a small ball of the candy dropped in ice water neither disintegrates nor flattens when picked up with the fingers.

Why is fudge difficult to make? ›

The amount of time you cook fudge directly affects its firmness. Too little time and the water won't evaporate, causing the fudge to be soft. Conversely, cook it too long and fudge won't contain enough water, making it hard with a dry, crumbly texture.

What causes fudge not to harden? ›

If your fudge fails to harden in the fridge, it means that you probably didn't cook it to the right temperature. Fudge is a candy, and that means it is extremely picky about temperature - fudge must be cooked to precisely 237–239 degrees Fahrenheit so that sugar forms the desired consistency when cooled.

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