Easy Chocolate Fudge

This Fudge Recipe is the easiest way to make chocolate fudge. You only need three ingredients; it turns out so smooth and delicious.

Prep time: PT10M

Cook time: PT5M

Total time: PT15M

Rating

4.9 stars (401 reviews)

chocolate, fudge, no bake dessert

3 cups chocolate chips (either semi-sweet or milk chocolate (18.6 ounces) see note 1)
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk ((see note 2))
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Line an 8 inch by 8 inch baking dish with aluminim foil or two pieces of parchment paper overlapping to make an X.
In a medium saucepan, combine the chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk.
Place the pan over medium low heat. Stir consistently until the chocolate is partially melted. Stir in the vanilla extract.
Continue stiring until the chocolate is fully melted and the mixture is smooth and starts to turn shiny.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. It will be very thick - if it doesn't pour well because of the thickness, don't stress, you're still on the right track. Once it is all in the pan, you can gently shake the pan back and forth to help it settle. You can also use a rubber spatula to spread it.
Allow the fudge to completely set. This can be done on the countertop and will take about four hours.
Remove the fudge from the pan and take off the aluminum foil. Trim off the rounded edges from the pan. Cut the fudge in half one way and then the other to make four equal squares. Cut each small square into 9 equal pieces by cutting into thirds one way and then the other. This will result in 36 equal pieces of fudge.
Enjoy right away or store in an airtight container for up to two weeks. (See the post for instructions on freezing.)

Max on 2026-08-29 (5 stars):
This was delicious! I cooled the fudge at room temp initially for an hour, then cooled for another two hours in the fridge, which reduced the total cooling time from 4 hours to 3 hours and seemed to work just fine texture-wise.
Bridget on 2026-08-28 (5 stars):
Great jumping off point. I've been craving candy, no clue what kind for 3 weeks and I don't enjoy store bought candy anymore. I came across your recipe and made it just like its laid out but something wasnt hitting right. I added about 3/4 cups fluff. mmm yes. took half out to cool. I crumbled 4 whole graham crackers and took another half out. I added around 3/4 c sweetened coconut. took half that out. yum. added 2 tablespoons nuttela and stirred it up. delicious. thank you, I don't know what I wanted but with your help I was finally able to scratch that itch ❤️ I'm going to check out more of your recipes. Definitely sweet and doesn't take much to satisfy ❤️✨️ Thank you!
Reuben on 2026-07-20 (5 stars):
I made the fudge, It was really good, dont eat too much at once.
Betsy Bowers on 2026-06-11 (5 stars):
Nice, easy recipe to make at home & excellent, fun treat for everyone while on vacation. Ingredients are super easy to find & every kitchen will have what I need to whip this up!