Easy microwave peppermint fudge that is simple to make and tastes fabulous!! Great Christmas dessert to make with semi sweet and white chocolate together. Just one of many microwave recipes on our site.
Have you ever made, or thought of making easy microwave peppermint fudge??!! It’s a perfect treat for the holidays and pretty easy to make. Let us know what you think of this quick easy dessert recipe. 😉 (originally published 11/16, affiliate links present)
Fudge in Microwave
All you need to make homemade fudge are a few ingredients. You don’t even need to use the stove to make pepermint fudge which makes it perfect for when you’re “baking” with kids.
Just use a microwave to make this Christmas fudge and in less than about 20 minutes it’s ready to enjoy! After you’ve tried this you must make our peppermint bark too!
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Easy Peppermint Fudge Recipe
Ok so it’s really chocolate peppermint fudge because it has a layer of semi sweet chips as well as white baking chips too. You can certainly adjust the amount of crushed candy canes you use. This fudge is amazing y’all.
I like more of a hint so a few crushed peppermint candy canes are perfect but you can certainly put tons on top of the fudge if you’d rather or just add a bit of extract when you’re melting it. When making our peppermint thumbprint cookies I do just that, but prefer the texture of the candies for this one.
This is seriously the easiest Christmas dessert of all times and will get you loads of compliments……
How to Make Peppermint Fudge
Milk chocolate is fine too but semi is my go to for just about everything. Get out a square baking dish and get started on the base chocolate mixture.
It is a type of sugar candy that typically is chocolate flavored, soft, and chewy. You can cook over medium heat stirring infrequently OR make microwave fudge like you see here.
It is not necessary. As long as it has set well when cooled it is fine to leave out at room temperature. It can be eaten up to 4 weeks after being made.
If you don’t have candies at all on hand, you could alternatively stir in peppermint extract into the white chocolate part. It will give you that peppermint flavor but not the crunchy texture on top (that I like).
Peppermint Dessert
We’ve made a variety of fun Christmas desserts on The Typical Mom like peppermint bark, Santa cupcakes, and others but this one is a new post for this year.
We love anything with a dash of peppermint and this peppermint fudge hits the spot! It’s ready in a short amount of time, break it apart and serve it on a pretty Christmas platter and you’re set!
This is what it looks like, we like a combo of milk and white chocolate for ours….
Microwave Peppermint Fudge
With a combination of semi-sweet chocolate as well as white chocolate it is a great duo with a peppermint punch. Make as minty or subtle as you like.
Great Christmas dessert served when company comes over or just as a treat when it’s chilly outside. Here is what you will need that you might not already have at home and the entire peppermint fudge recipe to read and print out too.
- White Wilton Melts – easier and smoother than using white chocolate chips I think
- Semi sweet chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk
- Candy canes or peppermint candies
- buy an extra bag and you can try melting peppermint candies into ornaments as well
- Coconut oil helps tremendously with melting and keeping chocolate smooth
You’ll want to have a prepared baking pan with parchment paper inside ready. It helps lift it out when done and slice into nice squares. In this post I include a video showing you how to make it yourself at home. A visual is sometimes nice to pair with the printable recipe below.
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Dessert in Microwave
Pour both chocolates in separate bowls, and then half the condensed milk into each bowl. Add 1/2 tsp. coconut oil to your chocolate chip bowl and 1/4 tsp. to your white chocolate bowl. Smash about 3 candy canes until they are bits and have them ready to sprinkle once chocolate is melted.
- Put into microwave for 1 minute at 50% power, stir, then in 30 sec. increments at 50% power stirring in between until semi sweet chips are smooth.
- Remove from heat, mixture will be thick. White chocolate will be more liquidy just for reference.
- Put parchment paper into your square pan and spread semi sweet chocolate mixture inside, spread out evenly. It will be thick and fudgy.
- Pour white chocolate on top and immediately sprinkle peppermint pcs. on top.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until it is firm enough to cut into nice pcs.
You should wrap at this time in plastic wrap and then store in airtight containers on your counter for best results. Let us know what your friends and family think of it!
Peppermint Fudge
Equipment
- 1 microwave
- 2 bowls
- 1 9×9 pan
Ingredients
- 1 bag chocolate chips semi-sweet
- 1 cup Wilton melts white, white baking chocolate or white chocolate chips
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 10-12 peppermints crushed
- parchment paper sprayed with nonstick spray
- 3/4 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Pour both chocolates in separate bowls, and then half the condensed milk into each bowl.
- Add 1/2 tsp. coconut oil to your chocolate chip bowl and 1/4 tsp. to your white chocolate bowl.
- Smash about 3 candy canes until they are bits and have them ready to sprinkle once chocolate is melted.
- Put into microwave for 1 minute at 50% power, stir, then in 30 sec. increments at 50% power stirring in between until semi sweet chips are smooth (will be thick) and white chocolate is smooth (will be more liquidy). * You need it to get hot enough to melt chips all the way or else it won't set up properly when it cools.
- Put parchment paper into your square pan and pour semi sweet chocolate inside and spread out evenly, it will be thick and fudgy.
- Pour white chocolate on top and immediately sprinkle peppermint pcs. on top.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until it is firm enough to cut into nice pcs. You should wrap at this time in plastic wrap and then store in airtight containers on your counter for best results.
Video
Holley
Tuesday 24th of October 2023
Seriously, one of the easiest and tastiest Christmas treats ever! Perfect for last minute gifting as well!
veenaazmanov
Tuesday 24th of October 2023
This is the easiest Christmas sweet I know. I love your recipe and the peppermint flavor and the Microwave option too. This Christmas it is surely on my platter.
Nathan
Tuesday 24th of October 2023
Hard to believe how easy it was to make such quality fudge! I had to give this a try when I saw how simple it was, and I'll definitely be coming back to this recipe around the holidays :)
Anjali
Tuesday 24th of October 2023
This was the easiest fudge recipe ever, and it turned out perfectly! It was dense, sweet, and so delicious. I know I'll be making this all season long!
Caroline
Tuesday 24th of October 2023
I love how easy this is! It would make a great gift.