This Hot Chocolate Fudge recipe is easy to make and looks adorable in cupcake liners, complete with marshmallows and a candy cane mug handle.
These Hot Chocolate Fudge treats have hot cocoa mixed into them. Plus, they look like little mugs of hot chocolate with marshmallows on top.
Tonia’s Notes
Fudge is fantastic year-round, but I especially remember it at Christmas when my mom used to make it for us. This year, I wanted to make a hot chocolate version that looks like little mugs of hot cocoa, similar to my hot chocolate cookie cups.
I tried making the mug several different ways and found that using mini muffin liners worked the best. For the handles, I used both mini candy canes and pretzel twists. And of course, the dehydrated mini marshmallows on top add to the cuteness!
How To Make Hot Chocolate Fudge
Hot Cocoa
Pour the evaporated milk into a large, heavy pot and bring it to a simmer over medium heat. Stir in the hot chocolate mix until it is dissolved.
Boil Mixture
Next, stir in the granulated sugar and butter. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil for 5-6 minutes, stirring often.
Remove From Heat
Carefully remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, marshmallow cream, and vanilla extract.
Mini Muffin Pans
Scoop the fudge into mini muffin liners in a mini muffin pan. Press Jet-Puff Mallow Bits into the top. Allow the fudge to cool and set.
Handles
Carefully break (or cut) off the curved part of the mini candy canes. Melt white candy wafers (or white chocolate chips) and use them to attach the candy cane handles to the mini muffin liners. I like to place them back in the mini muffin pan at an angle while the handles are set.
Recipe Tips
- Mini Cupcake Liners: I used white because that is what was available at my grocery store, but foil liners or ones with holiday prints would be really cute! If you don’t want to use mini cupcake liners, you can make this hot cocoa fudge in a foil-lined, greased, 9×13-inch pan.
- Mug Handles: Making and attaching the mug handles is time-consuming! If you don’t have the time or the patience, that’s totally fine. These are cute and delicious without the added handles. If you do want to tackle them, have extra candy canes (or pretzel twists) on hand for the ones that break. Also, make sure you have enough time since it takes a while to attach all of them.
- Storage: Store the hot chocolate fudge in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for 1-2 months.
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Ingredients
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- (2) 1.38 ounce envelopes hot chocolate mix
- 3 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup butter
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 7 ounces marshmallow cream
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup Jef-Puffed Mallow Bits or another brand of dehydrated marshmallows
- ½ cup white candy wafers or use white chocolate chips
- 30 mini candy canes or mini pretzel twists
Instructions
- Put mini cupcake liners in mini muffin pans and set them aside.
- Bring the evaporated milk to a simmer in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Stir in the hot chocolate mix until dissolved.
- Add the granulated sugar and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat and then boil for 5-6 minutes, stirring often.
- Remove from heat and stir in the semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, marshmallow cream, and vanilla extract.
- Scoop the fudge into the prepared mini muffin pans. Press Jet-Puffed Mallow Bits into the top of each one. Allow the fudge to cool and set.
- Carefully break (or cut) off the curved part of the mini candy canes. Melt the white candy wafers (or white chocolate chips). Remove the hot chocolate fudge cups from the pan and use the mleted candy wafers to attach mini candy cane (or pretzel) handles.
