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Squares of chocolate fudge from the How To Make Fudge with Children recipe, served.

How to Make Fudge with Children

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Whip up this 3-ingredient fudge recipe! Bring seaside candy shop joy straight into your kitchen with the kids.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Chilling Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 8 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36 servings
Calories 133 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips or any chip flavor you like
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 ounces)
  • ¼ cup butter
  • Nuts, sprinkles, or other toppings optional

Instructions
 

  • Grease a glass baking dish. (We use an 8×8-inch for thick fudge and a 13×9-inch for thin fudge.) Place the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl.
    Measuring chocolate chips into a cup for how to make fudge with children.
  • Add the sweetened condensed milk.
    Adding sweetened condensed milk to a bowl of chocolate chips for How To Make Fudge with Children.
  • Add the butter.
    A child's hands adding a stick of butter to a bowl of chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk for How To Make Fudge with Children.
  •  Place the bowl inside your microwave.
    Placing a microwave-safe bowl with chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter into the microwave for How To Make Fudge with Children
  • Microwave for 3 minutes, making sure to stir the fudge mixture halfway through.
    Setting a microwave to 3 minutes for the fudge mixture.
  • Be careful, mixture will be hot. Pour the fudge into the prepared baking dish. Optional: add nuts, candies, or toppings.
    Pouring the fudge mixture into a well-greased glass baking dish.
  • Place the dish in the refrigerator and chill for approximately 2 hours, or until the fudge sets. Cut into squares, then serve.
    Squares of chocolate fudge from the How To Make Fudge with Children recipe, served.

Nutrition

Calories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 26mgFiber: 1g
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