11 Best Fudge Recipes For Festive Gifts Or A Sweet Treat

11 Festive Fudge Recipes Perfect For Gifting

Give the gift of fudge to show just how much you care with these delicious recipes.

Updated on June 17, 2024

Easy Fudge — Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Ali Ramee; Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland

When it comes to homemade food gifts, fudge tends to be one of the first things that comes to mind, and why not? It's perfectly giftable and something that everyone with a sweet tooth will appreciate. We love finding new and creative ways to package our favorite fudge recipes and sometimes even whip up a batch to keep for ourselves. Making a batch of fudge around the holidays has become a family tradition in many of our households.

We have all sorts of fudge recipes, from decadent chocolate variety (our favorite recipe comes from former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower) to pretty blond butterscotch fudge. No matter how you like your fudge, we can guarantee that these recipes make perfect gifts this holiday season.

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Butterscotch Fudge

Due to the setting powers of this recipe's butterscotch and white chocolate chips, you won't even need a candy thermometer for this decadent fudge. Fifteen minutes is all the time in the kitchen you'll need to make these sweet treats.

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Salted Caramel Fudge

Classic chocolate fudge gets adorned with a swirl of silky caramel and flaky salt in this all-star recipe. The batch is spiked with espresso to help bring out the chocolatey flavor.

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Foolproof Brown Sugar Fudge

Yes, foolproof. With three simple tricks, your fudge will turn out creamy and smooth every time. Use an instant-read candy thermometer to check for doneness.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter-Fudge Bars

Peanut butter and chocolate fudge come together in one tasty bar perfect for holidays, bake sales, or casual weeknights. Plus, you can make it up to three days in advance, so you can plan out making them for when is most convenient for you.

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Marbled Brown Sugar Fudge

Bittersweet chocolate chips lend this fudge some pizzazz, resulting in a perfectly giftable tango of flavors. This recipe yields 64 fudge squares, so it's perfect for mass gifting.

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Bourbon-Pecan Brown Sugar Fudge

Warm notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, lavish bourbon, crunchy pecans, and (most importantly) creamy fudge. What more could you want?

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Mamie Eisenhower's Chocolate Fudge

Southern Living Mamie Eisenhower Chocolate Fudge cut and ready to serve — Fred Hardy II; Food Stylist: Karen Rankin; Prop Stylist: Christine Keeley

Chocolate chips, marshmallow cream, and evaporated milk make this no-fuss fudge recipe something to talk about. The fudge can be stored at room temperature for up to three weeks, which means you can make them once and munch on them slowly.

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Fudge Cake

Totally indulgent and completely irresistible, this recipe combines all the best qualities of fudge and cake into one decadent dessert. Serve with ice cream to cut through the richness of the cake.

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Fudge Pie

Fudge, but make it in pie form. Sounds like a dream. Plus, we use a store-bought pie crust to cut down on time.

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Coconut Brown Sugar Fudge

With both coconut extract and coconut flakes, this recipe goes out to our coconut-craving crowd. Line the pan with lightly greased parchment paper to easily remove the fudge when the time comes.

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Candy Bar Fudge

Award-winning baker Linda Skeens' shared her beloved candy bar fudge recipe with us from her debut cookbook, Blue Ribbon Kitchen. As mentioned in the name, the rich and chocolaty fudge is enhanced with all your favorite candy bars. The good thing is that you likely have most of the ingredients already.

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11 Festive Fudge Recipes Perfect For Gifting

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