Condensed Milk Fudge is a rich, chocolatey treat loaded with chocolate cookie pieces. It only takes about 15 minutes to prepare and is easy to make gluten free!
Here I am, late again. Everyone else posted fudge recipes for the holidays, and I didn’t get my idea until January. This is quite typical. Watch out for romantic dinners a couple weeks after Valentine’s Day and Irish recipes in April well after St. Patrick’s Day. I’m always behind the times!
I don’t know who decided fudge = holidays anyway. I guess it makes a good gift, but I will very happily eat rich, chocolatey fudge any day of the year. Why not make up a batch of this easy fudge today and not feel like you have to give it all away? A little goes a long way though, so you’ll have plenty to share.
I didn’t call this Oreo fudge because I didn’t actually use Oreos (although of course you could). I used gluten-free Joe Joe’s from Trader Joe’s, which worked out great. This was the first time I tried making fudge with sweetened condensed milk instead of evaporated milk and marshmallows. It’s SUPER easy! Next time I might try making it in the microwave, and I’ll report back when I do. The only tricky part of this recipe is that you need to stir it pretty constantly to keep the chocolate from burning, but that’s no big deal. I kept a silicone trivet (affiliate link) next to the burner and just moved it back and forth from the burner to the counter to keep it from getting too hot. The whole process took under 10 minutes. Nothing to it!
I used fat-free sweetened condensed milk in this recipe because that’s what I had on hand, and I wanted to see if it work. As you can see, it worked perfectly, and I’m all for reducing the fat in recipes when I can. However, and don’t quote me on this because I’m not 100% sure, I think there isn’t much calorie difference between the fat free and regular kind. Plus, this fudge is loaded with sugar, so let’s not pretend it’s good for us. Still, fat free sounds good, doesn’t it? It sounds so good that I’m going to go help myself to another piece right now. Talk to you soon!
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
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- 2 c. semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips 12 oz. bag
- 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk fat-free or regular are both fine
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 10 chocolate cream sandwich cookies like Oreos gluten-free cookies work great
Ingredients
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- Line an 8-inch baking dish with foil.
- Place six cookies in a sandwich-sized zip top bag, and seal the bag well. Crush the cookies in the bag. I did this by walking on them in my socks. It was as fun as it sounds.
- In a medium saucepan, stir together chocolate chips and condensed milk. Place pan over the lowest heat possible on the stovetop, and place a heat-proof trivet or pot holder on the counter near the stove. Stir chocolate chip mixture constantly, scraping the bottom and sides the whole time, until the chocolate chips are melted. If you smell the slightest burning smell or think the chocolate might be getting too hot, move the pan to the trivet and stir it for about 10 seconds off the heat. Then, put it back on the burner and repeat. I moved it back and forth from the heat to the counter every 30 seconds or so once the chocolate started melting.
- When the chocolate is melted, the mixture will be very thick, springy, and shiny. Remove it from heat, and immediately stir in the vanilla and crushed cookies. (Don't delay because it sets up quickly.)
- Evenly spread warm fudge in the foil-lined pan. Crumble the remaining four cookies with your hands over the fudge. With a piece of wax or parchment paper, press the crushed cookies into the fudge slightly. Place the pan in the refrigerator for at least two hours or until cool and set.
- Lift entire sheet of fudge with the foil out of the pan, and carefully peel away the foil. Place fudge on a cutting board, and cut into desired number of squares. This cookie fudge is quite rich, so small squares are best. Store in refrigerator.
Adapted from Easy Chocolate Fudge by Nestle.
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I used a Double Broiler out of two different sized pans, much easier! I also used Marshmallow Pin Wheel cookies and added some cut up marshmallows (dipping scissors in the hot water from the bottom pan of water made it easy as the scissors get hot). Great Ideal to turn plain fudge into super fudge, thanks!
Don’t worry, I”m always behind on these things too ;) Looks like delicious fudge, and so simple to make, perfect!
Since I’m just now replying, I’m clearly always behind on a lot of things… Thank you, Denise! xo
Fudge is always welcome anytime of year at our house! Love that you get cookies in every bite – it looks so decadent and delicious!
Thank you, Kelly! I would have been better off giving some of this away. I’ve been eating it all week!
It’s time for a fudge fix again anyway! These look so good!
I won’t turn down chocolate any time of year. Thank you, Jaren!
Why not put cookies in fudge! Brilliant!
Thank you, Ginny!
It’s always a good time for fudge. And I totally relate to being constantly behind on holidays for the blog. I saw people talking about Valentine’s before the New Year even hit and let’s be real, I’ll be working on Valentine’s the week of!
I get depressed when I go to Target and they have Valentine’s stuff out on December 26th. I’m not in a hurry to rush to the next holiday!
we made homemade hampers this year and fudge was one of the presents – i really wish I had seen this recipe its taking fudge to the next level!
There’s always Valentine’s Day :) Thanks, Laura!
Fudge is perfect ANY time of the year! I need to make a trip to Trader Joe’s, they just have too many yummy things and well I’m dying to try those Joe Joe’s in this fudge!
When I go to the regular grocery store, I pretty much stick to my list, but I always end up with a bunch of extra stuff when I go to Trader Joe’s! They have so many cool treats and ingredients there. Thanks, Tanya :)