8 fudge nut recipes

Old-fashioned white holiday fudge loaded with brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts, candied cherries, and pineapple. A cooked cream fudge that chills overnight and makes over 100 pieces for holiday gift giving.

Chocolate fudge with dates, nuts, and a bright hit of orange zest cooked to soft-ball stage on the stovetop. A fruity twist on classic homemade fudge that makes 81 bite-sized squares.

Layered fudge squares sandwich a homemade marshmallow fondant between two layers of milk chocolate fudge, then top with chopped nuts. Old-school candy-shop technique that yields about 48 squares of three-textured chocolate.

Old-fashioned vanilla fudge: a heritage recipe with sugar, corn syrup, milk, and butter cooked to soft-ball stage and beaten by hand until stiff. Add cocoa for chocolate fudge or fold in nuts and cherries.

Quick stovetop fudge made with evaporated milk, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and nuts in just 5 minutes of cooking. No candy thermometer needed for this foolproof holiday treat.

Saucy fudge pudding that bakes its own chocolate sauce underneath a cakey top. Made with banana, soy milk, rum extract, and whole wheat flour with a crunchy Grape-Nuts topping.

A coffee fudge popsicle recipe asked for condensed milk that I didn't have on hand, but I did have a few cans of evaporated milk sitting in the pantry. Then I made my very first condensed milk, it came out surprisingly delicious, and those coffee fudge popsicles were absolutely the best on this planet.

I created my raw food Chocolate Ganache Fudge Sauce for all the chocoholics I know (including me!), but I never miss a chance to introduce people to my rich, nutty Caramel Sauce.