Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, baby showers, and bridal showers are all on the horizon and this incredibly easy homemade candy is perfect for any of those celebrations!
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- Put the candy thermometer away, this is a really easy fudge recipe
- No-mess homemade fudge only dirties one bowl and a spatula
- A no-bake dessert made with easy-to-find, simple ingredients
This 2 ingredient fudge recipe has a decadent, creamy texture and springy lemon flavor thanks to our secret ingredient: ready-made frosting!
If your mouth waters at the thought of traditional, delicious fudge, but you only have a few minutes of prep time to offer, this is bound to be your new favorite treat.
🧾 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Add the frosting and white chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl.
- Line a baking pan with greased aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Melt the fudge mixture in the microwave and stir until combined.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan, top with sprinkles, and chill until set.
🎥 Video
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🥫 Storage
Two-ingredient frosting fudge is rich and delicious, so a little piece goes a long way! Thankfully, it stores just as easily as it is made.
Transfer any leftover fudge to an airtight container. I like to place bits of parchment or wax paper in between so it's easier to stack up the pieces.
For best results, keep 2 ingredient fudge refrigerated. That way, it'll last for two to three weeks!
To make this great recipe stretch a little longer, freeze the well-wrapped fudge for up to three months. Then, just transfer a piece (or two!) to the fridge to thaw anytime you're in the mood for some wonderful fudge.
📖 Variations
- Instead of chocolate chips, finely chop a chocolate bar into small, shard-like pieces.
- If you don't love the flavor of lemon, simply use vanilla frosting to make 2 ingredient vanilla fudge.
- Instead of cutting the fudge into square-shaped pieces, use heavy-duty cookie cutters! Simple shapes work best, like circles or hearts.
- Get creative with the sprinkles! Use school colors for an easy dessert after football games, or use your kids' favorite shades for a special occasion, like bringing home a good report card.
- Add a few drops of food coloring to transform the fudge into a vibrant treat. In the photo above, I used strawberry frosting and stirred a few drops of red into the melted chocolate for a festive Valentine's day pink!
- Swap the sprinkle for another type of garnish. I love to add mint chocolate chips or crushed peppermint to chocolate fudge during the holiday season.
- You can make so many different flavors of fudge using this same, simple recipe. Check out the chart below for some of our favorite flavor combos.
🍭 Flavor combinations
| FLAVOR | CHOCOLATE CHIPS | FROSTING |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | bittersweet | chocolate fudge |
| Strawberry | white | strawberry |
| Fruity Pebbles | white | Duncan Hines Fruity Pebbles Frosting |
| Vanilla | white | vanilla |
| Cinnamon Roll | white | Pillsbury Cinnamon Bun |
| Salted Caramel | white | Pillsbury Salted Caramel |
| Red Velvet | 8 ounces white + 3 ounces milk chocolate + red food coloring | Cream Cheese |
💭 Things to know
Expert Tip: Chocolate burns easily, so don't microwave it in anything longer than 15-second increments.
- Stirring in between each increment in the microwave helps distribute the heat, which also prevents the fudge from burning.
- Be sure to use a rubber spatula to stir the fudge, rather than a spoon. The spatula will scrape every last bit up from the bottom or off of the sides of the bowl.
- If you use a larger pan, the fudge will spread out more and the pieces will be thinner. If you don't have an 8"x8" pan, use one similar in size, like a 9" cake pan, a small oval-shaped casserole dish, or a pie plate.
- Avoid using a 9"x13" glass pan—it's too large. (Unless you want really thin fudge pieces, of course. In that case, go ahead!)
- I'll run my knife under steaming hot water to heat it up before cutting the fudge. It makes the knife cut through a little more easily. However, be sure to dry the knife off before slicing into your delicious dessert.
- This 2 ingredient recipe makes a rich, firmer fudge. If you prefer a softer texture, let the fudge sit at room temperature for an hour or so before enjoying it.
👩🍳 FAQs
You can if you want to, but this easy recipe tastes best as written—trust me. Whipped frosting makes the fudge a little too soft and the cream cheese frosting makes the lemon fudge a bit tangier.
For clean, gift-worthy (or Instagram-worthy) squares, use the edges of the foil or parchment paper to pull the entire block of fudge out of the pan. Then, you can get better leverage with a sharp knife to cut straight squares.
Sure! The only thing you need to avoid is burning the chocolate on the bottom, so give it a good stir—and, then, don't stop stirring! Also, don't let any water splash into the chocolate when you're setting up the boiler.
Yum—absolutely. Swap a jar of peanut butter in place of the chocolate and you'll have easy peanut butter fudge. However, I'd also recommend swapping the lemon frosting with vanilla or chocolate frosting (mmmm, 2 ingredient chocolate peanut butter fudge! Wow!)
📚 Related recipes
- This easy Chocolate Fudge tastes old-fashioned and nostalgic, but only uses a couple of ingredients and a tried-and-true, no-fail process!
- Lavender, Lemon, and White Chocolate Truffles are easy and creamy ganache treats—the most perfectly-fudgy homemade candy ever!
- With a short ingredient list and less than 10-minute total recipe time, these quick and easy Microwave Salted Caramels hit the sweet spot.
- Double Chocolate Fudge Coca Cola Cake is almost like a cross between fudge and sheet cake—the texture is so rich and delicious, you won't be able to help but go in for another slice!
🍽️ Serve with...
- There's nothing better to wash down a rich bite of fudge than a smooth sip of Coffee Punch, made with cold brew and chocolate ice cream.
- Don't forget to adorn your grazing boards with easy, 2-ingredient fudge. You can make any festive version based on this Christmas Charcuterie!
- Leftover pieces of fudge taste fabulous sprinkled on top of Easy Brownie Trifle—it adds an extra bit of lusciousness that's hard to beat.
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📞 The last word
Homemade candy is sort of a rarity these days. We're all so busy that it's hard to think about spending time checking temperatures of sugar syrups and making sure the sugar caramelizes without scorching.
That's why I love SUPER easy recipes like this one. Try it and let me know what you think!
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📖 Recipe
2 Ingredient Fudge
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- 16 ounces lemon frosting, canned frosting
- 11 ounces white chocolate chips
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Instructions
- Line a baking dish with parchment paper or aluminum foil sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
- Set aside.
- Add the white chocolate chips and frosting to a microwave safe mixing bowl.
- Microwave at 15 second intervals stopping and stirring between each interval, until white chocolate chips are completely melted.
- Stir together until completely mixed.
- Quickly spread in an 8x8 baking dish.
- Top with sprinkles if desired.
- Chill for 30 minutes to an hour, or until firm.
- Remove from the pan and cut into squares.
- Store in refrigerator - fudge is better the second day.
Notes
- Chocolate burns easily, so don't microwave it in anything longer than 15-second increments.
- Stirring in between each increment in the microwave helps distribute the heat, which also prevents the fudge from burning.
- Be sure to use a rubber spatula to stir the fudge, rather than a spoon. The spatula will scrape every last bit up from the bottom or off of the sides of the bowl.
- If you use a larger pan, the fudge will spread out more and the pieces will be thinner. If you don't have an 8"x8" pan, use one similar in size, like a 9" cake pan, a small oval-shaped casserole dish, or a pie plate.
- Avoid using a 9"x13" glass pan—it's too large. (Unless you want really thin fudge pieces, of course. In that case, go ahead!)
- I'll run my knife under steaming hot water to heat it up before cutting the fudge. It makes the knife cut through a little more easily. However, be sure to dry the knife off before slicing into your delicious dessert.
- This 2 ingredient recipe makes a rich, firmer fudge. If you prefer a softer texture, let the fudge sit at room temperature for an hour or so before enjoying it.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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I know y'all don't always like the stories bloggers tell so when I have one I try to put it at the very bottom so you can read or skip as you like.
When I was growing up fudge only happened at Christmastime. You can read about THAT in my chocolate fudge story.
I first saw different flavors of fudge at Buc-ee's here in Texas. If you don't know it's a HUGE gas station ... and...so...much...more.
Anyway I was really intrigued with the idea of other flavors of fudge as gifts and small treats to serve with after-dinner coffee but I still wasn't thrilled about the extra time it took.
Then I found this. This recipe is magic. Absolute magic. You'll see.
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