Cherry Chip Fudge

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Elizabeth LaBau
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Elizabeth LaBau
A professional pastry chef, cookbook author, and writer, Elizabeth LaBau has published more than 600 articles on baking and candy making.
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Updated on 07/19/21
Cherry Chip Fudge

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Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 45 mins
Servings: 64 servings
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
87 Calories
4g Fat
13g Carbs
0g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 64
Amount per serving
Calories 87
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g 5%
Saturated Fat 3g 13%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 25mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 13g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Iron 0mg 0%
Potassium 19mg 0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Three cheers for cherries. Cherry chip fudge is a smooth, creamy fudge packed with cherry flavor, and loaded with bits of maraschino cherries. This fudge is great on its own, or try dipping it in chocolate for a chocolate-covered cherry treat.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherries

  • 4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 3/4 cups heavy cream

  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 12 ounces white chocolate chips, or chopped white chocolate

  • 7 ounces marshmallow cream

  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cherry extract

  • Pink food coloring, optional

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Cherry Chip Fudge ingredients

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  2. Finely chop maraschino cherries.

    Finely chop maraschino cherries

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  3. Place them between thick layers of paper towel, and press well to remove as much moisture as possible. Let sit for about 30 minutes to dry out (longer is OK.) Having moist cherries will make your fudge gooey, so try to get as much liquid out as possible.

    Place the cherries between thick layers of paper towel

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  4. Prepare an 8 x 8-inch pan by lining it with aluminum foil and spraying foil with nonstick cooking spray.

    aluminum foil lined baking pan

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  5. Place butter, sugar, cream and salt in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over medium-high heat.

    butter, sugar, cream and salt in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan

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  6. Stir until sugar and butter melt.

    butter mixture in a saucepan

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  7. Once mixture comes to a boil, insert a candy thermometer.

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  8. Continue to cook fudge, stirring frequently, until it reaches 235 F on candy thermometer.

    butter mixture cooking in a saucepan, thermometer

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  9. Once at proper temperature, remove pan from heat and add white chocolate chips and marshmallow cream.

    add white chocolate chips and marshmallow cream to the butter mixture in the saucepan

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  10. Stir vigorously until chips and cream are melted and incorporated. If necessary, return fudge to heat for brief periods to melt chips.

    fudge mixture in a saucepan

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  11. Add 1/2 teaspoon cherry extract and pink food coloring, if using.

    fudge mixture with red food coloring

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  12. Stir and taste fudge. Add additional cherry extract if necessary, to get a strong cherry flavor.

    cherry extract added to the fudge mixture in a saucepan

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  13. Add chopped cherries and stir well. Pour fudge into prepared pan and smooth into an even layer.

    cherries added to the fudge mixture in the baking pan

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  14. Let fudge set at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours, or in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours. To serve, cut it into small 1-inch pieces.

    Cherry Chip Fudge

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Tip

Store cherry chip fudge in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week or in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.