Made with just 4 ingredients, this Candy Cane Chocolate Fudge is smooth, rich, and loaded with peppermint flavor. Topped with crushed candy canes for extra crunch, it’s the perfect dessert to whip up for holiday parties or cozy nights at home.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 30 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 17
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 111 kcals and 2 grams of protein
- 📋 Main Ingredients: Mini chocolate chips, sunbutter, coconut oil, crushed candy canes.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo, and vegan.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: Perfect to whip up for a last-minute dessert during the Holidays!
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This gluten-free chocolate fudge is made with just 4 ingredients and makes a perfect last-minute dessert, though if you want to switch it up, this white chocolate fudge is another great option. Unlike most freezer-style fudge (which can melt quickly due to coconut oil or nut butter), this candy cane fudge is made with chocolate chips and only a tiny bit of coconut oil, so it stays solid at room temperature.
The fudge has a smooth, creamy texture with a festive peppermint crunch and is tasty to enjoy after crushing your 12 days of Christmas workout or staying on track with your Holiday wellness goals. And if you need something more classic to round out a dessert tray, check out these gluten-free almond flour sugar cookies or my gingerbread protein cookie recipe. Want a low-carb option? This keto fudge is just as dreamy.
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💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Allergy-friendly: The easy peppermint fudge recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, paleo, and vegan.
Rich flavor: Made with a base of chocolate chips it has a rich flavor but without traditional ingredients like sweetened condensed milk.
Festive: The chocolate fudge is cute and festive but ultra easy to make, given it only has 4 main ingredients.
Ingredients and Substitutions
There are only four ingredients in this Christmas fudge recipe, which makes it allergy-friendly all around (paleo, nut-free, and vegan just like these chocolate peanut butter protein cups!).
It's the perfect addition to your festive season. Along with this Christmas Margarita and Paleo Candy Cane Donuts of course!
- Mini chocolate chips: Enjoy Life carries chocolate chips that meet all the above requirements. They use cocoa butter and create a creamy texture in anything you use them for. You can use semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips. Just make sure to choose ones for your dietary needs.
- Sunbutter: Though any nut butter should work (peanut butter protein fudge is delicious), choosing sun butter makes this easy fudge recipe not too sweet while also keeping it nut-free and school-safe
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
White chocolate: If you can find white chocolate chips that suit your diet needs, creating a white chocolate peppermint fudge is a tasty switch.
Nutty: Adding chopped pecans or using a nut butter is a fun way to adapt the chocolate fudge.
Drizzle: Top the candy cane fudge with melted white chocolate, dairy-free caramel sauce with coconut milk, or a homemade dairy-free chocolate ganache.
How To Make Candy Cane Chocolate Fudge
Step 1: Measure all the ingredients.
Step 2: Add the oil, chocolate chips, and sunbutter to a small pot to melt.
Step 3: Mix in the crushed candy canes.
Step 4: Portion into molds and top with more candy canes.
Expert Tips
You want to make sure that you don’t overheat the chocolate chips on the stove.
Keep the temperature low, and once mostly melted, remove from the heat. Otherwise, the chocolate will have a “burnt” taste to it.
Silicone molds work best for this easy fudge recipe. You can use larger “cupcake” molds, and the recipe will make roughly nine of them. Or, using smaller molds, it will make 15-17.
How to store it: You want to place the 4-ingredient chocolate fudge into the freezer to set quickly, but once it does, move them to the fridge in an airtight container so they don’t come out looking “freezer-burnt”.
And if you're in a candy-making mood, check out these other Christmas fudge recipes to keep you festive!
Candy Cane Chocolate Fudge FAQs
Traditional fudge is made using sweetened condensed milk. However, you can make healthier, homemade fudge by melting chocolate chips and adding in some coconut oil and flavor.
Most fudge needs to be tempered so that part of the liquid is evaporated and it reaches a soft, creamy texture. However, you can make “no-bake” fudge that only requires you to melt and then cool the ingredients.
When making fudge, make sure not to leave the pot on the stove too long. Remove it when the chocolate is almost melted. This is especially true if your fudge uses a nut butter, as it will burn and create a burn taste.
More Christmas Recipes You'll Love
Need some fuel before your indulgence? Embrace the season with these Snickerdoodle protein bars.
If you tried this Candy Cane Chocolate Fudge or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it goes!
Candy Cane Chocolate Fudge (Dairy and Gluten-free)
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Equipment
- Small pot or double boiler
Ingredients
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips paleo-friendly
- ½ cup sunbutter
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- ⅛ cup crushed candy canes
- 1.5 tbs crushed candy canes
Instructions
- In a small sauce-pot heat the chocolate chips, sunbutter, and coconut oil over low heat.
- When chocolate chips are mostly melted, remove from heat(you don’t want the mixture too hot!). stir in the crushed candy caned and mix until everything is combined.
- Portion the fudge into 9 silicone molds. Top the fudge with the remaining crushed candy canes.
- Place in the freezer to set.
- Store in the fridge until ready to eat.
Notes
- You want to make sure that you don’t overheat the chocolate chips on the stove.
- Keep the temperature low and remove it from the heat once they’re mostly melted. Otherwise, the chocolate will have a “burnt” taste to it.
- Silicone molds work best for this recipe. You can use larger “cupcake” molds and the recipe will make roughly nine of them. Or, using smaller molds it will make 15-17.
- You want to place the fudge into the freezer to set quickly but once it does, move them to the fridge in an airtight container so they don’t come out looking “freezer burnt”.
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