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Peppermint Candy Cane Fudge is just 5 ingredients and melt, stir, chill, cut and ready! It is beautiful and delicious and sure to be a hit!
Peppermint Candy Cane Fudge is a festive, beautiful and delicious addition to your holiday baking. Oh wait! You don’t have to bake it! It needs only a little melting and a chilling and it is ready!
This Peppermint Candy Cane Fudge is another great addition to our easy candy making recipes! You just can’t beat easy with a little bit of melting and stirring, letting it chill into shape and then cutting it into pieces! That’s it!
Fudge is always a hit as a gift, on a hostess table or as an offering as a guest.
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Can it Be Made Ahead of Time
Yes, it sure can! It will wait patiently in the refrigerator or in the freezer.
Can This Be Frozen
Yes! Fudge freezes well.
Just put it in an airtight container; some plastic wrap around it inside for extra protection is great, and put it in the freezer.
I have frozen it for a few weeks ahead and it tastes fresh for the holidays and when we had leftovers, I have frozen it for even a few months after.
How to Store Fudge
Store covered at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
The Candy Canes
If you are making this off season or can’t find candy canes for some reason, starlight mints are a great substitution for the candy canes.
How to Crush the Candy Canes
The best way I have found to crush candy canes is to put them into a Ziploc bag then gently bang them with the flat side of a meat tenderizer or side of a hammer while the bag is on a cutting board. That protects your table or counter.
Key Ingredients
(Full printable ingredients and instructions are just below.)
crushed candy canes, divided; You want some for inside the fudge and some for on top
How to Make Candy Cane Peppermint Fudge
Add chips and milk to a medium saucepan.
Melt over low heat. Stir and watch it as it melts.
Line a 9 inch square pan with foil and lightly grease it.
When chips are melted and blended with the milk, removed from heat.
Stir in salt, peppermint extract and all but about 2 Tablespoons of the crushed candy canes.
Spead into the pan.
Sprinkle the rest of the candy canes on top.
Cover and refrigerate until firm.
Cut into squares. If you cut into halves then into quarters then each quarter into 6×6, you will get 144 pieces.
Other Fudge Recipes
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Fudge
Several more coming soon!
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Peppermint Candy Cane Fudge
Peppermint Candy Cane Fudge is just 5 ingredients and melt, stir, chill, cut and ready! It is beautiful and delicious and sure to be a hit!
Ingredients
- 2 11 ounce bags of white baking chips
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- ½ cup crushed candy canes, divided
Instructions
Add chips and milk to a medium saucepan.
Melt over low heat. Stir and watch it as it melts.
Line a 9 inch square pan with foil and lightly grease it.
When chips are melted and blended with the milk, removed from heat.
Stir in salt, peppermint extract and all but about 2 Tablespoons of the crushed candy canes.
Spread into the pan.
Sprinkle the rest of the candy canes on top.
Cover and refrigerate until firm.
Cut into squares. If you cut into halves then into quarters then each quarter into 6x6, you will get 144 pieces.
Notes
8 candy canes will give you about ½ cup of crushed candy canes.
Nutrition Information
Yield
36Serving Size
4Amount Per Serving Calories 65Total Fat 2gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 5mgSodium 31mgCarbohydrates 12gFiber 0gSugar 10gProtein 1g
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