Name: Merry Cherry Fudge
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 25
Ingredients: 25 maraschino cherries with stems; 1 (12-ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips; 6 (1-ounce) squares bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, (chopped); 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice; 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans

This fudge looks so festive with a bright red cherry on top of each piece of fudge.

It’s not Christmas for me without fudge. Lots and lots of it. It is one of my very favorite things. Scroll down for more fudge recipes.

This fudge has a nice, firm texture, but isn’t dry at all.

The great thing about fudge is it can be kept for a long time and even frozen.

This is a simple fudge recipe. No candy thermometer needed. You do want to use a heavy-bottomed saucepan so that the chocolate doesn’t burn.

This incredible Merry Cherry Fudge is a simple mixture of semi-sweet chocolate chips, bittersweet chocolate, maraschino cherry juice, and sweetened condensed milk. It only takes about 10 minutes to make!

Tips For Making Merry Cherry Fudge

Either chopped pecans or walnuts can be used.
Be sure to toast the nuts for best flavor.
Once you mix the ingredients together, work quickly to get the mixture transfered to the pan. It will set up quickly and be hard to spread evenly.
You’ll want to use an 8-inch square baking pan, but you can use a 9-inch one instead and you fudge will just be thinner.