Chocolate Nutella Fudge from Midget Momma

Chocolate Nutella Fudge - made December 15, 2022 from Midget Momma

1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

8 ounces high quality bittersweet chocolate, 60% cacao

1 cup Nutella

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons

1 cup whole almonds, lightly toasted

1. Line an 8 x 8-inch pan with foil and lightly butter.
2. In the top half of a double boiler set over hot water, combine sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, chocolate chips, Nutella and butter.
3. Stir until mixture is melted and combined. Stir in toasted almonds.
4. Pour mixture into an even layer into prepared pan. Refrigerate until fudge is firm, at least 2 hours.
5. Lift chilled fudge out of pan using foil overhang. Run a knife through hot water to make clean cuts and cut fudge into small squares.

 

Easy fudge recipe alert - melt the first 5 ingredients together, add the toasted almonds (optional), spread, chill, cut and eat.

This has a smooth texture and is easy to work with. I know true fudge aficionados might prefer the boiling sugar and chocolate together to get to soft boil stage and so on but I tried that once and was a complete failure at it so now I just do fudge the easy way. 

I like this version than the ones that use marshmallow fluff as I find it less cloyingly sweet. Plus sweetened condensed milk is easier to work with than marshmallow fluff so that was an added bonus. This is still plenty sweet though which is why I always add the toasted almonds to cut through some of that sweetness. You can use any nuts of your choice but I recommend toasting them lightly first before adding to the fudge to bring out their flavor.