Classic chocolate fudge made with brown sugar. This fudge makes great gifts!
Brown Sugar Chocolate Fudge
Fudge is classically made with granulated sugar but this recipe uses brown sugar. Brown sugar has molasses added into the sugar which makes it brown but it also changes the texture and the flavor of baked goods.
Easy to Make Fudge
This fudge is incredibly easy to make and it only takes about 5 minutes on the stovetop. Once the fudge ingredients are heated in the saucepan, they're transferred to the parchment paper-lined baking dish. The fudge sets up once it's chilling and should be allowed to chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours.
It's important to not overheat the fudge and end up burning it. Keeping the burner on medium heat will help prevent any burning as well as stirring constantly for the 5 minutes that it's on the stove.
For any toppings that may be added to the fudge, add them after the fudge is added to the baking dish. That way the toppings harden into the fudge and the toppings won't fall off when serving.
Fudge Toppings
Fudge is tasty by itself but it can be garnished with many different toppings. I personally like to add my salted caramel sauce to the top of the fudge before it sets so that it seeps down into the fudge.
Some tasty and easy toppings for fudge include:
- Nuts
- Peanuts
- Cashews
- Almonds
- Pecans
- Hazelnut
- Cranberries
- Toffee Bits
- Pretzels
📖 Recipe
Brown Sugar Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cup light brown sugar - packed
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup evaporated milk
Instructions
- Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, melt the sugar, butter, evaporated milk, and salt and bring to a boil.
- Stir constantly and boil for about 5 minutes on medium heat.
- Remove from heat and add the chocolate chips and vanilla.
- Cream together until smooth.
- Pour into the 8x8 dish and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours to allow it to set.
- Cut into 24 squares and store them in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate based on third-party calculations. Actual values may vary due to ingredients, measurements, and serving sizes.
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Yum! You had me at fudge! I've never made it with brown sugar before and now, I'm anxious to give it a try. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
I haven't made fudge in years... This looks super good! :]!
Fudge makes such a nice homemade gift for teachers, coworkers, host gifts, etc.
I LOVE IT SO MUCH
I LOVE IT SO MUCH
Brown sugar chocolate fudge can it be used as icing on a cake
This fudge is very thick, I am not sure that it would work okay.
I didn't believe this recipe would come out right - after all, only 2 tbs of butter instead of 2 cups? Wouldn't it be dry? And where was the Marshmallow Fluff?? Well I was almost out of white sugar but I had plenty of light brown, and so I took a chance.
Please believe me when I say this will be my "go-to" fudge recipe from now on. Not only was it easy (One pot, folks - count 'em, ONE) but the results were everything I want in a fudge - dark brown, smooth, easy to cut and absolutely delicious! The only thing I changed was leaving out the salt, since I only had salted butter.
Momma needed FUDGE tonight, and I'm so glad you were there!
What about adding chopped nuts into the fudge before pouring into pan? That way there will be crunch in every bite. Will that work as apposed to just putting on top?
I don't see any issues with adding nuts! I think it sounds like a great idea.