Five Minute Microwave Fudge

Five Minute Microwave Fudge is a quick, sinfully delicious, easy homemade fudge recipe. It is sure to become a holiday favorite as well as a quick fix if you have a sweet tooth!

Why this recipe works:

I’ve been making this holiday treat for Christmas every year. The recipe has been viewed over 1 million times! It’s about as sweet as Granny’s Monkey Bread, which also gets made every year during the holidays.

This recipe is exactly how my grandma used to make it when I was a kid.

Unlike many traditional fudge recipes that are cooked on a stove with a candy thermometer, this fudge is made using only the microwave and the recipe really couldn’t be easier.

This recipe truly only takes minutes to make!

How to make it:

1. First step is to whisk together the cocoa powder and confectioners sugar (photo 1) in a large microwave safe bowl. Try to eliminate any lumps.
2. Next you’ll add the butter and milk but you will not stir it (photo 2).  You will then microwave it on high for a few minutes until the butter has fully melted (photo 3). You will then need to quickly stir it until well combined.
3. At this point the walnuts and vanilla extract can be stirred in (photo 4).
4. The warm fudge is then poured onto a foil lined baking sheet (photo 5). Once it sets, you can transfer it to a cutting board to cut into individual pieces (photo 6).

Recipe Tips:

• All microwaves perform differently so be sure check on the mixture and stop cooking as soon as all the butter has melted.
• For all fudge recipes that call for confectioners’ sugar, sifting your sugars will help you avoid lumps. This step is additional but recommended if either your sugar or cocoa powder has lumps.
• Whole milk is recommended, although lowfat or nonfat will work. Evaporated milk in a can will also work.

Related recipes:

If you love homemade fudge as much as I do, you’ll want to make these favorite recipes!

• Vanilla Fudge
• Snickers Peanut Butter Fudge
• Eggnog Fudge
• Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
• Easy Brown Butter Pecan Fudge

Recipe video below!

Did you make this recipe? Please leave me a comment below to let me know what you think!

Five Minute Microwave Fudge

Prep2 minutes mins

Cook3 minutes mins

Total5 minutes mins

Servings 80 servings

Author Krissy Allori

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Microwave Fudge is a fast, easy, and sinfully delicious way to make homemade fudge in just five minutes. This fudge recipe will become a family favorite!

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Equipment

• baking sheet

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 32 ounce bag powdered sugar about 8 cups, unsifted
• ▢ 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder unsifted
• ▢ 1 cup unsalted butter cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• ▢ 1/2 cup milk whole milk recommended
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups raw walnuts
• ▢ 2 tablespoons vanilla extract

Instructions 

• Line a baking sheet or casserole dish with foil.
• In a large bowl, combine powdered sugar and cocoa powder and stir until they seem reasonably well mixed. If the mixture seems like there are small clumps, you may sift it after its been measured.
• Pour milk over sugar mixture but do no mix. Place cubes of butter on top. Microwave on high power 3-4 minutes until the butter has almost completely melted.
• Immediately remove mixture from microwave and stir well until very well combined. You need to work fast because you want to spread the mixture while its still hot, but you want it to be fully mixed.
• Once chocolate mixture is thoroughly mixed, stir in walnuts and vanilla.
• Immediately pour warm fudge into prepared dish and spread to desired thickness. I only used about 60% of the surface of my baking sheet and made a 10×10 inch square with my fudge. It will only spread as far as you want, so make it as thick as you’d like the individual pieces to be.
• Allow to fully set at room temperature. Our house is always freezing, so it didn’t take much time. If you live in a warm house, it may take several hours or even a bit of refrigeration.
• Lift foil out of dish and transfer fudge to a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to cut squares.
• Store in airtight container.

Notes

Makes 80 small pieces, serving size is once piece

Recipe Tips:

• All microwaves perform differently so be sure check on the mixture and stop cooking as soon as all the butter has melted.
• For all fudge recipes that call for confectioners’ sugar, sifting your sugars will help you avoid lumps. This step is additional but recommended if either your sugar or cocoa powder has lumps.
• Whole milk is recommended, although lowfat or nonfat will work. Evaporated milk in a can will also work.

Nutrition

Calories: 83kcal, Carbohydrates: 12g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 1mg, Potassium: 29mg, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 75IU, Calcium: 6mg, Iron: 0.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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I originally posted this fudge recipe in November 2014 and have since updated it to include better photos, recipe tips, and helpful information. Don’t worry – I didn’t change the recipe!