Easy Microwave Fudge Recipes

Fudge is an extremely rich and sweet confectionery that is made from sugar, milk and butter. Cocoa or chocolate is often included in the list of ingredients of a fudge recipe. It is difficult to say exactly when was the first fudge made. However, one of the first documentations of this dessert can be traced back to a letter written by Emelyn Battersby Hartridge, then a student at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She mentioned that fudge was made in 1886 by a schoolmate's cousin in Baltimore who sold it for 40 cents. History of fudge indicates that it has been around for a couple of centuries now and it is its taste that has helped fudge in being one of the most popular confectioneries till date. Here are some easy microwave fudge recipes for kids as well as grown ups that are delicious and can be made in very little time.

Simple Fudge Recipes to Make in a Microwave

Recipe # 1

Ingredients

• Powdered Sugar, 1 lb.
• Milk, ¼ cup
• Butter, ¼ cup
• Vanilla, 1 teaspoon
• Cocoa, ½ cup
• Nuts (chopped), ½ cup

Procedure
Grease an 8 inch square dish lightly. Alternately you could also line it with wax paper. Keep this aside. Now take a heat resistant bowl and mix powdered sugar and cocoa in it. To this mixture, add milk and butter. Do not stir this mixture. Instead heat it in microwave for two minutes on high. Now add vanilla and nuts. Stir the mixture till the ingredients blend properly. Pour the mixture out in a dish and refrigerate it for about an hour. Take the fudge out, cut and serve it!

Recipe # 2

Ingredients

• Miniature marshmallows, 1¼ cups
• Half and half milk or evaporated milk, ½ cup
• Butter (cut into small pieces), ½ cup
• Sugar, 1 cup
• Sweet baking chocolate bars (cut into small pieces), 8 oz.
• Salt, a dash
• Chopped nuts, 1 cup

Procedure
Take a 3-quart casserole and add the miniature marshmallows, butter, sugar, salt and half and half milk. Mix the ingredients well and microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes. Ensure that the marshmallows puff by this treatment. Now stir till the marshmallows have melted and the ingredients have mixed well. Add the chocolate pieces, vanilla and chopped nuts. Stir this mixture again till the chocolate melts. Pour the mixture in baking dish. Put the dish in the refrigerator and chill it for at least 3 hours. By this time the mixture should set. Instead of the baking dish, one can also use a buttered loaf dish.

Recipe # 3

Ingredients

• Chocolate chips, 12 oz.
• Condensed milk, 1 can
• Vanilla, 1 teaspoon
• Maraschino cherries

Procedure
Melt chocolate chips in microwave first. Add condensed milk to the molten chocolate and mix it well. Cook this mixture in the microwave for a minute. Now add vanilla and cherries. Smear a dish with butter. Pour the mixture in this dish. Leave it overnight to set. Your creamy fudge is ready. You can also add chopped nuts if you want. That's all! Your tasty dessert ready to serve!

Recipe # 4

Ingredients

• NESTLÉ Toll House semi sweet morsels, 12 oz.
• Condensed milk, 14 oz.
• Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon
• Chopped walnuts, 1½ cups

Procedure
Mix condensed milk and semi sweet morsels in a large microwave-proof bowl. Microwave the mixture for 3 minutes on High. Take the bowl out and stir the mixture till the morsels melt completely and a smooth mixture is formed. Add nuts and some vanilla. Stir the mixture further. Spread some butter on an 8 inch square pan. Pour the mixture into this pan and chill it for about 2 hours. Ensure that by this time the mixture becomes firm. Take it out. Cut and serve your easy microwave fudge made from condensed milk.

Recipe # 5

Ingredients

• Semi-sweet chocolate chips, 3 cups
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Nuts (chopped), ½ cup
• Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon
• Salt, a dash

Procedure
Place the chocolate chips in a microwave-proof bowl and microwave it on high for 5 minutes. The chips should become glossy by this time. Add in milk, vanilla, salt and chopped nuts and stir the mixture well. Take an 8 inch square pan and line it with waxed paper. Spread the chocolate-milk paste in this pan. Chill it for 1 to 2 hours. Check if the mixture has become firm by now. Cut this easy microwave fudge with sweetened condensed milk and serve.

These were some easy fudge recipes using microwave. Try them and enjoy these delicious desserts anytime with your family!