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Valentine’s Fudge: guaranteed to make someone smile! This cute holiday layered fudge recipe is easy fudge with just a few ingredients. Plus it’s so cute everyone will love it!
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Easy Fudge Recipe for Valentine’s Day
Easy fudge with sweetened condensed milk is my go-to recipe. This one has a few extra steps because it’s layered fudge with white chocolate and milk chocolate – but it’s worth it because it’s so pretty. Top it with conversation hearts to make it perfect for Valentine’s Day!
I made a layered Halloween Fudge, and y’all loved it, so I wanted to do it again for Valentine’s Day. Even though it’s layered and that does involve an extra couple of steps and an extra dish to wash, it’s still super easy. And, well, it’s fudge. With a cute conversation heart on top. And it’s part pink. Everyone will love it!
Ingredients
- Chocolate Chips: The bottom layer is made of semi-sweet chocolate chips (or you can use milk chocolate chips). The pink layer uses white chocolate chips.
- Sweetened Condensed Milk: I use fat-free for this recipe but you can use regular as well. You need a 14 ounce can (it’s 14 ounces by weight, not volume). You’ll use half the can for each layer, approximately 5 liquid ounces (just over 1/2 cup).
How to make Valentine Fudge
- Melt the chocolate chips with half the sweetened condensed milk until smooth and melted. Stir in a pinch of salt and half the vanilla extract. Place it in a 9×9 or 8×8-inch baking pan lined with foil.
- Once the chocolate layer is in the pan, you chill it about 30 minutes, so the pink layer won’t mix with it. The pink layer is the rest of the SCM mixed with white chocolate chips. At the end, when you add the vanilla extract, you add a few drops of red food coloring to give it the pink hue.
- Once you pour the pink layer on top the chocolate, you quickly place the conversation hearts in even rows on the top.
- Once it’s set you cut it into squares. My pink fudge layer was a little softer than normal, but it still set up.
Expert Tips
- Use any flavor extract in place of the vanilla. Cherry, Strawberry, or Raspberry extract would be delicious in the pink layer.
- Be sure to prep all your ingredients and pan before starting. Fudge making is fast!
- Line your pan with foil or parchment for easy removal and slicing.
- Chill the fudge to set completely.
FAQs
Make sure you’re using half the can of sweetened condensed milk for each layer (5 liquid ounces or 7 ounces by weight). Chill and store in refrigerator if it’s soft.
This will last 2 weeks when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Valentine’s Day Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (255g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk , divided
- 2 pinches salt , divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , divided
- 1 ¾ cups (298g) white chocolate chips
- Red food coloring
- 36 conversation heart candies
Instructions
- Line a 9×9” pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Place chocolate chips and half the can of sweetened condensed milk (5 liquid ounces; just over 1/2 cup) in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture melts together and becomes smooth. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and one pinch of salt.
- Quickly pour and spread in prepared pan. Chill for 30 minutes.
- When chilling is up, remove pan from refrigerator. Add white chocolate chips and remaining sweetened condensed milk to a clean medium saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture melts together and becomes smooth. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, one pinch of salt, and red food coloring (about 3-4 drops for a light pink).
- Quickly pour over chocolate layer and spread. Immediately top with conversation hearts in a 6 x 6 grid. Let cool to room temperature and then chill until set.
- Slice into squares (1 conversation heart per square) and serve.
Recipe Notes
- Use any flavor extract in place of the vanilla. Cherry, Strawberry, or Raspberry extract would be delicious in the pink layer.
- Be sure to prep all your ingredients and pan before starting. Fudge making is fast!
- Line your pan with foil or parchment for easy removal and slicing.
- Chill the fudge to set completely.
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This fudge is the perfect gift to give this Valentine’s Day! It’s so cute you’ll get a smile from your sweetheart, I promise.
A wonderful recipe! So easy to make! A perfect blend of chocolate and whatever flavor you choose to add. It came together perfectly for a valentines party I attended. I wanted to make the strawberry version with the white chocolate layer as the notes suggested but I couldn’t find strawberry extract in time. I used a good amount of strawberry jello powder instead which resulted in a brighter pink but more subtle strawberry flavor. Works just great in a pinch but stick to strawberry or vanilla extract for a perfectly smooth fudge. Highly recommend this recipe!
Can you use regular condensed milk and not fat-free sweetened condensed milk?
Thank you
You should be able too, yes. I just always use fat-free because the original easy fudge recipe came on that can!
I just bought Spring chocolate morsels at the store. They are all the beautiful Spring colors and would be perfect for an Easter fudge!
I just saw those the other day. I have to get me some. 🙂
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