White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge: easy fudge recipe for Christmas (2024)

With cranberries, pecans, and holiday spices, this White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge is perfect for holiday parties and gift giving!If you’ve never made fudge before, rest assured this popular type of candy it is very easy. This White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge actually might be the easiest dessert treat you’ll ever make! And when I say that, I truly mean it.

White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge

My oldest memories of fudge go back to my just-out-of-college days. That seems a little funny, but I don’t ever remember my mom making fudge. But my husband is from the east coast and after graduating college, we often visited Martha’s Vineyard, because his parents had a house there. And on the island, there was a little fudge shop, Murdick’s Fudge, that we always stopped at to buyfudge. They had so many delicious flavors, I couldn’t even tell you what my favorite was. But I do remember liking a certain cranberry fudge that they had.

This fudge is not modeled after that one. It’s been so long that I’ve had their fudge that I couldn’t possibly remember what exactly it tasted like.

But cranberries do make me think of the holidays, and in my opinion, the holidays and fudge go hand in hand. Fudge is such a yummytreat to have on hand for holiday entertaining…and it’s a perfect addition to anydessert table.

It also makesa wonderful gift. Think hostess gifts, teachers, coaches, special friends…who among us doesn’t like getting a homemade food gift?! It feels like something homemade comes from the heart.

I find dessert daunting. You won’t find many of them on my blog over at A Dish of Daily Life. And the ones that are there are easy! It’s not that I don’t like to eat dessert. I definitely do. It’s just that I feel like I’m challenged in the dessert department. My daughter has a real talent for dessert, but she didn’t get it from me.

There are no candy thermometers needed for this recipe. You’re going to do all your melting in the microwave. See, I told you it was easy! Your prep time for this recipe is about 5 minutes in total. The hard part is waiting for it to set.

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TO MAKE WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY FUDGE, YOU WILL NEED

• 3 cups white chocolate chips
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup of dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

THINGS YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL

• Glass measuring cup
• 9 x 13 glass baking dish
• parchment paper
• Measuring spoons

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MORE HOLIDAY TREATS YOU WILL ENJOY

1. If you are a fudge fan, this chocolate walnut fudge is positively delicious and makes a great edible gift.
2. Pumpkin pie fanatics will adore this creamypumpkin pie fudge, great for Thanksgiving!
3. If you haven’t tried Saltine Toffee yet, it’s an absolute must! You won’t believe how good it is until you try it yourself.
4. I’ve been making this homemade peanut brittle for over 20 years now. It’s a Christmas tradition in my family.

AND EVEN MORE HOLIDAY TREATS

• CANDIED PECANS…these yummy candied pecans make a great holiday gift or an easy recipe for a holiday cookie exchange. Enjoy them in salads or as a topping for desserts too!
• Christmas Mason Jar Gift Ideas from Chelsea’s Messy Apron
• Salted Almond Chocolate Truffles from Bakerita

Now for the recipe!