Easy Candy Cane Fudge

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Sweet chocolate fudge is the perfect Christmas treat! This Easy Candy Cane Fudge is the best Peppermint Fudge recipe you will ever make! It is made with simple ingredients and is the perfect peppermint chocolate treat!

a white plate of chocolate peppermint fudge topped with crushed candy canes and peppermint candy canes scattered around the plate
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Simple Ingredients

Easy Candy Cane Fudge only takes five ingredients. FIVE!!! You need butter, sweetened condensed milk, semi-sweet chocolate chips (milk chocolate can be used instead), peppermint extract and candy canes!

These five ingredients come together to make the best easy peppermint fudge you will ever eat! It is the perfect fudge for Christmas!

a stack of chocolate peppermint fudge topped with crushed candy canes

The Pan

You will need an 8×8 baking dish for this fudge.

I line my baking dish with parchment paper for easy clean up and easy serving. I leave the parchment paper hanging over the sides of the pan just a little bit. You can also line your pan with foil.

an 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper

When I am ready to serve my fudge I simply lift the fudge out of the pan using the parchment paper. Then I cut the fudge right on the parchment paper. This makes it easy to put it right back in the pan if I have leftovers!

Making Chocolate Candy Cane Fudge

You will need a medium sized saucepan for this fudge and a rubber scraper or a wooden. (A regular spoon works great too.)

Put all of the ingredients in your sauce pan.

semi-sweet chocolate chips, butter, and peppermint extract added to a saucepan for easy peppermint candy cane fudge
a 14 oz. bottle of sweetened condensed milk being added to the chocolate chips butter and peppermint extract for Easy Candy Cane Fudge

Over medium heat, stir together all of the ingredients and keep stirring until the chocolate chips are melted and everything is incorporated! That is it! Super simple!

chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk melting in a saucepan for easy candy cane fudge
chocolate fudge melting in a saucepan over medium heat, smooth and creamy chocolate peppermint fudge

Then it is poured into an 8×8 baking dish (lined with parchment paper or foil).

easy chocolate fudge poured into an 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper
easy chocolate fudge pored and smoothed out in a 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper for candy cane fudge

Top the fudge with crushed candy canes! Press them into the fudge a bit.

crushed candy canes pressed in to the easy chocolate fudge in an 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper

The fudge will need to set up in your fridge for at least 3 hours!

Why do you need Peppermint Extract for Candy Cane Fudge?

Peppermint extract is added to this Chocolate Candy Cane Fudge so you have some extra peppermint flavor throughout the fudge, instead of relying solely on the crushed candy canes on top.

squares pf easy chocolate candy cane fudge stacked on top of each other

The chocolate fudge with the candy canes on top is a perfect combo. You do not have to add the peppermint extract at all. But if you love peppermint flavor, I recommend adding the peppermint extract!

This is the best chocolate candy cane fudge recipe you will ever make! It could not be more simple! It is a fudge recipe that you will make every Christmas!

a hand holding a piece of easy chocolate candy cane fudge with a plate of the fudge in the background

For some other yummy peppermint recipes try my Candy Cane Sauce or my Easy No Bake Peppermint Pie!

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squares of chocolate fudge topped with crushed candy canes

Easy Candy Cane Fudge

This simple recipe makes the best peppermint chocolate fudge you will ever eat! Easy recipe for Easy Candy Cane Fudge for your holidays!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Refrigeration Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours
Servings: 9 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips *milk chocolate works too
  • 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract (optional) *see notes
  • 4 peppermint candy canes, crushed *or more for the topping of the fudge

Instructions

  • Line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper. Leave some edges hanging over the side so you can easily take the fudge out of the pan for cutting and serving! Just press press the parchment paper in to the pan and try and crease it into the pan the best you can. It will not sit perfectly in the pan, but once the fudge gets poured in it, it will all settle in just fine!
    You can also line the pan with foil.
  • In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, add all of your ingredients except the crushed candy canes, to your saucepan. Stir with a rubber scrapper or a spoon as it melts. Keep stirring until it is all melted, mixed together and smooth.
  • Pour the fudge into the parchment (or foil) lined 8×8 pan. Smooth it out evenly. Sprinkle your crushed canes on top, pressing them into the fudge a bit.
  • Cover the fudge with foil and refrigerate for at least 3 hours before cutting and serving.
  • To serve, lift the fudge out of the pan using the parchment paper to easily lift it out. Cut it into 9 equal squares (or however many squares you like).
    Refrigerate any leftovers!

Notes

You do not have to add the peppermint extract to the fudge.  This just give it a peppermint chocolate flavor throughout the fudge instead of getting peppermint flavor from just the top of the fudge!

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

Serving: 1Piece | Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 451mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 157mg | Iron: 3mg

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