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    Home » Desserts » Candy

    Hot Chocolate Fudge

    February 3, 2017 By Sam 13 Comments

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    A creamy, smooth hot chocolate fudge — made without a candy thermometer!  This cozy hot chocolate fudge is made with two types of chocolate, mini marshmallows, and a packet of hot chocolate right in the mix, and is as easy as it is delicious!

    Simple, Creamy Hot Chocolate Fudge -- No candy thermometer needed! || Sugar Spun Run

    Winters here on the Mason Dixon line have been a little funny the past two years.  Not a lot of snow, which is good/bad, depending on how badly I need to travel the roads.

    We had a 70-degree Christmas last year, and have been recently waffling between weather that swings wildly between above average and bitter cold, between sunshine and snow squalls that rip-roar their way across the skies, disappearing as abruptly as they arrive.

    Recently I’ve found myself hopefully scanning my weather app for snowflakes — real snow that will cover the ground and maybe even require a shovel for the driveway (a selfish thing to hope for when your husband does all the shoveling).  The skies seemed to be promising something, it’s been so drab, overcast, and Punxsutawney Phil promised another six weeks of winter, so maybe a snowstorm will come in time.

    Creamy Hot Chocolate Fudge

    I’m ready for some cozy weather in the next six weeks, the kind that absolutely requires a cup of hot chocolate just to make it through the day.

    I’ve had hot chocolate on my brain a lot, recently, and after re-discovering a love for easy (read: no candy thermometer required) fudge recipes, I thought I’d try incorporating the flavor into an easy batch of hot chocolate fudge.

    Creamy Hot Chocolate Fudge

    This recipe calls for only 7 simple ingredients.

    I used both semisweet chocolate and milk chocolate chips in this hot chocolate fudge to give it a good balance and keep it from being too dark or too sweet (as milk chocolate has the tendency to do).  There’s also a full packet of hot chocolate mix stirred right in for ultimate hot chocolate flavor.

    I used “mallow bits”, which are adorable little hot chocolate marshmallows that you should be able to find in your grocery store alongside the hot chocolate mixes.  The marshmallow has a wonderful effect on the final fudge — it makes it extra creamy, rich, and fudgy, and gives it a real melt-in-your-mouth quality.

    Simple, Creamy Hot Chocolate Fudge -- No candy thermometer needed! || Sugar Spun Run

    It’s a sweet and simple hot chocolate fudge, and pretty darn enjoyable, snowstorm or not.

    Enjoy!

    Simple, Creamy Hot Chocolate Fudge -- No candy thermometer needed! || Sugar Spun Run

    Hot Chocolate Fudge

    Creamy hot chocolate fudge made in just ten minutes with real hot chocolate and mini marshmallows -- no candy thermometer required!
    4.50 from 2 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Time for Temperature to Fall: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 32 pieces
    Calories: 72kcal
    Author: Sam Merritt

    Ingredients

    • 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk (396g)
    • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (175g)
    • 1 cup milk chocolate chips (175g)
    • 1 Tablespoon butter
    • 1 pouch hot chocolate mix I used a .73 oz Swiss Miss packet
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cup mallow bits* divided (60g)
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    Instructions

    • Line an 8x8 pan with aluminum foil and lightly grease or butter the foil. Set aside.
    • Combine sweetened condensed milk, semisweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, and butter in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-low heat.  Stir frequently.
    • Once chocolate begins to melt, stir in hot chocolate mix.  Stir well until hot chocolate powder is dissolved, chocolate and butter are melted, and ingredients are well combined.
    • Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.  
    • Stir ½ cup (20g) of the mallow bits into the fudge mixture and immediately pour into your prepared 8x8 pan.  
    • Pour the remaining mallow bits over the top of the fudge immediately, press down slightly so that they stick to the surface.
    • Allow fudge to cool completely before cutting (this will take several hours at room temperature, or you can speed up the process and refrigerate 1-2 hours).

    Notes

    * These are the mallow bits I use (affiliate link), but I have been able to find them in WalMart in the hot chocolate aisle, too.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1piece | Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.

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    Comments

    1. PJ Tomlian

      December 02, 2023 at 10:00 am

      I’m dying to make this recipe but can’t locate the Jet Puff Mellow bits – could I substitute actuall mini/small marshmallows if I cut them up a little? And how many walnuts (chopped) should I add for my nut-alcholic family? Thank you.

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      • Sam

        December 04, 2023 at 9:19 pm

        Hi PJ! The cut up marshmallows should work. I would add somewhere around 1/2 c of chopped walnuts. 🙂

        Reply
    2. leah

      November 23, 2020 at 10:30 am

      4 stars
      My family loves it and it tastes great! But the hot chocolate mix make it a little gritty. I used this recipe as a way to use up extra heresy kisses

      Reply
      • Sam

        November 23, 2020 at 10:02 pm

        I’m glad you enjoyed it overall. 🙂

        Reply
      • Geri

        December 17, 2023 at 11:19 pm

        I need a good recipe for Baileys Irish cream fudge. Any suggestions?

        Thanks!
        Geri

        Reply
        • Sam

          December 19, 2023 at 12:21 pm

          Hi Geri! Unfortunately I do not have one. 🙁

    3. Janice

      December 23, 2018 at 5:00 pm

      I made this 3 days ago at medium low, stirring occasionally, it got burned in 4 minutes. Today I did it again, this time I used a double boiler, came out perfect. Yummy!

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 23, 2018 at 5:01 pm

        I’m sorry it burned the last time, Janice. Candy can be very tricky, but I am glad it worked out for you the second time. 🙂

        Reply
    4. Mikaru86

      February 03, 2017 at 3:54 pm

      5 stars
      This looks great. I’ve been thinking of trying a regular chocolate variant of the fudge after I made the gingerbread fudge and my coconut variant (both with white chocolate). What would you recommend for substituting the hot chocolate mix? Just some cocoa powder (how much?) or also some extra sugar?

      Reply
      • Sam

        February 04, 2017 at 1:02 am

        Thank you! You could actually omit the hot chocolate mix entirely if you aren’t too worried about getting that specific packaged hot chocolate flavor — I think I’d recommend doing that and adding another 1/3cup (60) or so of each chocolate. I’m hesitant to suggest a substitution for the hot chocolate mix because I haven’t tried it… I don’t think I’d add any more sugar as it’s plenty sweet enough without it. Sorry that I can’t be more exact with that substitution, but I hope that helps, and like I said you could just omit the hot chocolate mix entirely.

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        • Mikaru86

          February 04, 2017 at 3:06 am

          Perfect, I was going to scale up the chocolates anyway, since I’m using 200g bars, so I’ll just do that and maybe throw in a few teaspoons of the instant drink cocoa mix. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

    5. Sues

      February 03, 2017 at 12:55 pm

      Yum yum! I pretty much NEED this fudge in my life right now!

      Reply

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