Easy Microwave Fudge ~ the super quick route to a creamy chocolatey fudge for people who don’t like to wait for their sweet rewards.
microwave fudge ~ no kitchen required!
Yesterday my youngest chirpped in from college with a request. She was in the mood to cook something, but her dorm only has a microwave, no stove or oven. My first suggestion was microwave fudge. You can do that, she asked? Yup, I responded, and copied and pasted a couple of quick links her way. After a few back and forths…she wanted real chocolate, not cocoa powder, no marshmallow, etc…we came up with the perfect recipe.
ingredients for easy microwave fudge
- chocolate chips
- you’ve got lots of choices here, I used a mixture of semisweet and milk chocolate.
- sweetened condensed milk
- butter
- nuts
- pecans, walnuts, or a combination.
- vanilla
how to make microwave fudge
- Line a 9×9 inch pan with foil, going in both directions and letting some hang over the edge for easy removal later. Spray with cooking spray.
- In a large microwave safe bowl put the chocolate, the butter and the condensed milk. Microwave on high 1 1/2 minutes. Remove and stir.
- If the chocolate is not completely melted, put in back in the microwave for another 15 seconds and stir again, letting the residual heat in the bowl finish melting the chocolate.
- When it’s completely smooth, add in the vanilla and nuts and stir to combine.
- Spread into the prepared pan and smooth out the top.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Remove the foil sling from the pan and carefully peel it off your microwave fudge. Cut into squares with a sharp knife. (Be sure to remove any stray bits of foil!)
what else can the microwave do?
The microwave is an amazing thing. If you’ve got a potato hanging around you can make Easy Microwave Potato Chips Recipe. If you’re in the mood for pancakes, how about trying a Microwave Pancake in a Mug? You can Dry Herbs in the Microwave. You can even make Instant Microwave Macaroni and Cheese!
more easy chocolate recipes
- Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas
- Chocolate Dipped Pretzels
- Amish White Cashew Clusters
- Spanish Peanut Clusters Recipe
- Grandma Kathy’s Homemade Turtle Candy Recipe
- Christmas Cracker Candy
Easy Microwave Fudge
Ingredients
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 12 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter, cut in pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts or almonds)
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Line a 9×9 inch pan with foil, going in both directions and letting some hang over the edge for easy removal later. Spray with cooking spray.
- In a large microwave safe bowl put the chocolate, the butter and the condensed milk.
- Microwave on high 1 1/2 minutes. Remove and stir.
- If the chocolate is not completely melted, put in back in the microwave for another 15 seconds and stir again, letting the residual heat in the bowl finish melting the chocolate.
- When it’s completely smooth, add in the vanilla and nuts and stir to combine.
- Spread into the prepared pan and smooth out the top.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Remove the foil sling from the pan and carefully peel it off the fudge. Cut into squares with a sharp knife.
This turned out fantastic, so easy I will be making more. This definitely one to keep.
Waiting for an answer about the fudge not getting hard.. I want to make it again, but I need to know what to correct.
I could only share with my good friends. (Due to it being soft)
It was really good. Thank You
I made the fudge on the stove top, real easy. It taste really good. But it will not harden up, What did I do wrong???
You used your stove top and not the microwave. This is specifically made for the microwave. That is where you went wrong since the two are very different I would search her website for stove top fudge if that’s what you want or try it in the microwave as the recipe is intended for
I used a 12 oz can of carnation milk and added 2 oz of heavy cream to make 14 oz. I couldn’t get the fudge to harden. I was going to add the rest of the bag of milk chips and put it back in the microwave for another minute. What did I do wrong?
considering those ingredients, this is probably some of the best fudge ever.
It’s been far too long since I made fudge! After seeing this, I’ll have to remedy that asap! And you’re right, there is something fulfilling about making something from scratch. 🙂
Wow! that was easy! I can’t wait to try this