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    December 6, 2021

    Chocolate Fudge With Condensed Milk

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    I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve made chocolate fudge with condensed milk (and all the variations of it) using this recipe. A recipe for which full credit goes to Nigella Lawson, a goddess when it comes to the kitchen and someone I look up to for cooking and baking. 

    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

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    For years I’ve been making this decadent, velvety, melty fudge for the home and for gifting, and it has never failed. Not that any of Nigella’s other recipes are any less. I have most of her cookbooks, and every recipe is divine. If you haven’t checked out her blog yet, you’re missing some seriously delicious stuff. 

    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

    How to make chocolate fudge with condensed milk?

    Of all life’s pleasures, nothing is more indulgent than good chocolate. Maybe except when you turn it into a rich, intense, and melt-in-your-mouth perfect dessert. That’s what you get with this chocolate fudge recipe, which, by the way, is not how you typically make fudge. This is the easy and I-don’t-have-time way. Yet. Yet. The end result disappears faster than you think. 

    Ingredients for making Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe
    • In a thick bottomed pan, on low heat, add a tin’s worth of sweetened condensed milk.
    • Combine it with salted butter and dark chocolate. The darker, the better. 65% to 75% works best.
    • Stir, stir, stir until everything is melted and you have a nice, glossy, silky mixture.
    • Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool a touch. Just a few minutes.
    • Then whisk in a few drops of rose water. It’s a Tasha Twist to Nigella’s recipe, and completely optional (but personally recommended).
    • Finally, fold in your chopped pistachios. I also added walnuts, another twist to the original recipe. 
    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

    Setting the chocolate fudge

    • Pour the mixture into an 8-inch square pan lined either with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
    • Smoothen the top and scatter a few more pistachios along with dried rose petals. (The pop of green and red brings all the Christmas feels.)
    • Slide the pan into the fridge and let the fudge set for 2 hours. 
    • Cut into squares (I got 36 of them) and serve straight out of the fridge!
    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

    What is the secret to making fudge with condensed milk?

    Low heat. Never, ever turn the heat up high. It’ll burn your chocolate in seconds. Also, don’t leave the pan unattended. Keep stirring continuously. It barely takes any time, and you’ll be done in a blink. 

    As always, use the best quality ingredients possible. It genuinely takes the fudge from 0 to 100 in 2 seconds. 

    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

    What else can you use to make chocolate fudge?

    Nuts: I love the mouthfeel of nuts. The crunch hidden inside the fudgy goodness is mana for me. You don’t have to stick to pistachios or walnuts, any nut you like works or you can leave them out. Absolutely. I promise the fudge is just as delicious. 

    Can’t live without nuts? Toast them. Cool them. And then add them to the chocolate mixture. It’s an extra step, but one hundred percent worth it. 

    I didn’t know it was possible to make the fudge any better, but the toasted nuts proved me wrong, making the fudge crunchier.

    Add-ons: One reason I love this chocolate fudge recipe is that it’s so simple to riff off. You can change the flavor profile and take it in any direction your taste buds desire. Some options are:

    • Pure orange oil and peel for that citrusy brightness
    • Coffee powder; when chocolate stars in a recipe, coffee is not far behind
    • Dried cranberries, or cherries
    • Sea salt
    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

    How to make vegan chocolate fudge?

    Substitute the butter with coconut oil. Use good quality vegan chocolate. If you need brand options available in India, I wrote about them here. Switch to plant-based condensed milk, or you can make it at home with coconut. It’s easy, thick, creamy, and delectable bliss.

    Can you store chocolate fudge?

    Given the number of times I’ve made this fudge, it’s shocking that I’ve never needed to store it. Not a single fudgy square last! It’s all gone in a day or two between the four of us. 

    I do store them in the refrigerator though these days I’m taking my cue from Nigella’s blog, where it says you can store them in an airtight container in the freezer.

    Serving the chocolate fudge with condensed milk

    As Nigella, herself says, it’s a rich fudge, and despite the condensed milk, it’s not tooth-achingly sweet. The earthiness of the nuts and dark chocolate counterbalances it, making little squares of happiness you can nibble on:

    • With a cup of coffee after dinner
    • With the evening tea
    • Or anytime at all. 

    Try the chocolate fudge with condensed milk recipe:

    4 basic ingredients

    Hit for the holidays

    Needs just 5 minutes of your attention

    Makes a big batch, divine for Christmas gifting to spread a little love

    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe

    More easy chocolate recipes

    Chocolate Ginger Cookies

    Classic Hot Chocolate

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding

    Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

    Healthy Chocolate Mug Cake

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    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe
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    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk

    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk -decadent, velvety, melty fudge for home and for gifting...perfect for the festive season!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Setting time2 hrs
    Course: Dessert
    Keyword: Chocolate fudge, Easy chocolate fudge, Easy fudge with condensed milk
    Servings: 36 squares
    Calories:
    Author: Natasha Minocha

    Ingredients

    • 1 can / 400ml Sweetened condensed milk
    • 30 gms Butter, room temperature
    • 350 gms Dark 70% chocolate
    • 1 tsp Rosewater ( optional)
    • 50 gms Pistachio, chopped
    • 50 gms Walnuts, chopped
    • Dried rose petals, for topping (optional)

    Instructions

    • Combine the condensed milk, butter, and chocolate in a heavy-bottomed pan.
    • Cook on low heat, stirring constantly until everything has melted and the mixture is smooth and shiny. This will take about 10 minutes.
    • Take the pan off the heat. Stir in the nuts. Let cool for a few minutes, then add rose water, if using. Mix well.
    • Pour into a foil-lined s 8" square pan.
    • Smoothen the top and sprinkle some more nuts and dried rose petals if you want. Press them down gently.
    • Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Cut into small squares and serve. Enjoy!
    Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk | Easy Chocolate Fudge Recipe
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    1. Easyfoodsmith says

      December 13, 2021 at 5:06 pm

      These look so yum and so festive too!

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      • Natasha Minocha says

        December 14, 2021 at 4:43 pm

        Thank you! much love

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