Microwave Chocolate Fudge with Condensed Milk in 3 Mins

Sharing is caring!

It's fudge season again! Is it me, or do you also think of fudge during the holidays? I remember mom making a lot of fudge during the Christmas holidays. She took orders for these and so our home during Christmas always smelled sweet. There were cakes and cookies. And of course marzipan and fudge.

As kids, there was never a thought of how much should I eat. Mom never made a big deal of us eating candy because it was the holidays. I feel kinda guilty because as a mom I'm always telling my kids to ration the sweet treats. I dare not let them just eat as much as they want.

The best part of the holidays, I remember, was helping mom. She'd stand for hours by the stove stirring sweets like marzipan and fudge. Traditional fudge took forever. The tedious process of stirring and watching the temperature so it does not stick to the bottom. Phew, hard work.

Microwave chocolate fudge

I am so thrilled to share with you this recipe. It takes just about 3 minutes in the microwave. Yup, you heard me - it takes about 3 minutes in the microwave. And we need only three main ingredients.

Well, the trick here is to use condensed milk. So, basically what you doing is just shortening the process. In traditional fudge, a lot of time is consumed reducing the milk and sugar, which is condensing the milk. By using condensed milk we omit all that stirring and reducing process. Makes sense?

Once the milk and sugar have been condensed, all you need to do is add the butter and bring it back to the consistency, which again is a quick process. The microwave does a quick and easy job.

Ingredients and substitutes

• Chocolate - You can use dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate. Chocolate is the star of this dish, so please use good quality chocolate that you like to eat. Not the baking compound chocolate - trust me. Personally, I like to make it with 70% cocoa or more because the condensed milk is sweet. The dark chocolate helps cut down some of the sweetness.
• Condensed milk - condensed milk is evaporated milk that has been reduced and sugar added. So, there is no need to add more sugar to the recipe. If you choose to use evaporated milk and sugar - you will need to cook it down some more as condensed milk is thicker than evaporated milk.
• Vanilla - Always use good quality vanilla extract. I make my own extract, paste, and vanilla sugar.
• Nuts - I like to use a mix of different nuts. From walnuts to pecans and even macadamia and hazelnuts. You can also choose to use just one kind. For example, make it a chocolate walnut fudge.

Step by step instructions (pin)

• Line an 8" or 9" square cake pan with foil. No need to grease. The larger the pan the thinner your squares will be.

Microwave method

• In a bowl, combine chocolate, condensed milk, and butter.
• Place in the microwave on high for about 2 minutes, stir well.
  If you still have unmelted chocolate; microwave at 30-sec intervals until all chocolate is melted.
  Mine took 3 minutes. Hence the name 3-minute dark chocolate fudge.
• Add nuts and vanilla extract.

Stovetop/double boiler method

• Combine chocolate, condensed milk, and butter in a double boiler.
• Stir until everything is melted and well combined.
• Add nuts and vanilla extract.

Set the fudge

• Pour into the prepared square pan.
• Let set in the fridge overnight or at least for a few hours.

Un-mold and cut

• To remove from the pan - just pick out the foil lining and peel the foil away.
• Use a sharp heavy knife to cut square. I prefer my big chef's knife.
• Enjoy!

---

SAVE THIS RECIPE ON PINTEREST FOR LATER. TRIED MY RECIPE? SHARE IT WITH ME, PLEASE.
Share a picture of your work with me by uploading an image here below my image on this board. You can also find a collection of my tutorials and recipes here on Pinterest.

---

Sharing is caring!