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This Easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is rich and chocolaty with a smooth, creamy texture! It takes under 20 minutes and Andes peppermint chips bring the holiday cheer!

12 Days of Christmas Cookies

An easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge recipe! Perfect for gifting or keeping! Rich, chocolatey and smooth!

Here we are! Day 12 of my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies! I thought we should end on a chocolate note. And there is no better chocolate note than dark chocolate fudge.

An easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge recipe! Perfect for gifting or keeping! Rich, chocolatey and smooth!
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I started a little tradition in college where every December I would make three types of fudge for my friends and favorite teachers: dark chocolate, milk chocolate and a wild card.

Unbeknownst to me, my Dad also made fudge for his friends at Christmastime in college. This is not his recipe – I started making his recipe for old-fashioned fudge two nights ago at 11 PM not realizing that it takes HOURS. Hours.

And around 3 AM there was an incident: an irreparable incident. I’m not going to get into it. It’s too painful. I did manage to make old fashioned fudge in more recent years!

So today I bring you My Fudge. I use the tried and true Carnation recipe. It’s easy, silky smooth and fabulously chocolaty! It tastes almost identical to old fashioned fudge except it doesn’t require a candy thermometer or that hours of your life be spent watching a pot that takes forever to come to temperature.

An easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge recipe! Perfect for gifting or keeping! Rich, chocolatey and smooth!

For a bit of Christmas cheer I sprinkled on chopped Andes Peppermint candies. I’m not a fan of crushed peppermints on top of my baked goods, so these Andes pieces were perfect. They add the delicious peppermint flavor without detracting from the silky smooth texture of the fudge.

I do however love chocolate and peppermint together like in these chocolate peppermint sugar cookies, these candy cane kiss cookies, peppermint chocolate brownies or in this easy peppermint bark!

This recipe is unbelievably easy and it takes under 20 minutes to get it chilling in the fridge! Another easy Christmas cookie are these French Christmas cookies, which only have 6 ingredients that you probably already have on hand.

An easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge recipe! Perfect for gifting or keeping! Rich, chocolatey and smooth!

You will love this smooth, chocolate peppermint fudge!

My Easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is for the twelfth day of my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies! You won’t want to miss the Soft Sugar CookiesChristmas Crinkle CookiesNo Bake Gingersnap Brandy BallsChocolate Pecan TassiesMolasses Sugar CookiesOld Fashioned GingersnapsPeanut Butter BlossomsLace CookiesRaspberry Linzer CookiesHoliday Bark or Cherry Pecan Cookies!

An easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge recipe.
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Easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

This Easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is rich and chocolaty with a smooth, creamy texture! It takes under 20 minutes and Andes peppermint chips bring the holiday cheer!
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours
Total: 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 48 Squares

Ingredients 
 

  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup evaporated milk
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1 ½ cups 9 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped fine
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup Andes peppermint candies if you can’t find the white chocolate peppermint, the traditional crème de menthe ones would also be delicious!

Instructions 

  • Line an 8 inch square baking dish with foil. Try not to have too many wrinkles because it will be impressed in your fudge.
  • In a large, heavy gauge saucepan, add the sugar, evaporated milk, butter and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until it comes to a boil, then continue cooking (still stirring) for 5 minutes.
  • Immediately add marshmallows and chocolate. Stir vigorously until the marshmallows and chocolate have melted and the mixture is smooth.
  • Pour fudge into your prepared pan and sprinkle the peppermint candies on top, pressing down slightly to meld them with the fudge.
  • Chill for 2 hours or until firm. Pick up the foil and fudge from the baking pan, remove the foil from around the fudge and cut into squares on a cutting board with a large sharp knife.

Notes

The original recipe makes 48 small squares of fudge. I cut mine a lot large than that for the photos. If you want yours the same size as mine, then cut it into 16 squares.

Nutrition

Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Candy & Chocolate
Cuisine: American
Calories: 81
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An easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge recipe! Perfect for gifting or keeping! Rich, chocolatey and smooth!

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18 Comments

    1. They aren’t actually candy canes but Andes peppermint candies (they are soft and chewy as opposed to crunchy). You could try a white chocolate ganache that has been flavored with a bit of peppermint extract. That should have a similar flavor and texture!

  1. I still love that fork.

    This fudge looks sooo chocolatey and the peppermint on top is pretty and festive AAND tasty!