This fast, easy, and delicious vegan peppermint fudge recipe is perfect for the holiday season. It’s not only dairy-free and egg-free, it’s also naturally gluten-free, and can be made soy-free and tree nut-free. It’s a beloved recipe by my good friend Hannah.
Special Diet Notes: 5-Minute Vegan Peppermint Fudge
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, plant-based, vegan, and vegetarian.
5-Minute Vegan Peppermint Fudge
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This recipe is adapted from Hannah's Best Vegan Fudge Recipe. Please note that the Prep time is hands on time only. Some patience is required while the fudge sets up!
Author: Hannah Kaminsky
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 32 small squares
Ingredients
- 3½ cups powdered confectioner’s sugar
- ½ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons dairy-free buttery spread, sticks, or coconut oil
- ½ cup regular full-fat coconut milk (canned, not beverage)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 9 crushed candy canes, divided
Instructions
- Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan. Optionally line it with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and cocoa powder. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Put the coconut milk and buttery spread or oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, while stirring, until the buttery spread or oil has melted and bubbles just begin to break at the surface.
- Remove the pan from the heat, and immediately pour the coconut mixture over the chocolate mixture. Let sit for a few minutes to melt the chocolate, then vigorously stir until smooth.
- Mix in the extracts and roughly 4 of the crushed candy canes, and quickly pour everything into your prepared pan. Smooth out the top and sprinkle the remaining crushed candy canes evenly over top. Gently press the candy into the fudge.
- Let the fudge cool completely before cutting it into squares. To hasten the process, you can cover and refrigerate the fudge until set.
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8 Comments
Followed the recipe as written. It set up perfectly and was delicious! Thank you!
Do you store this in fridge or on counter?
It’s yummy!
The refrigerator. It will keep at room temperature for several hours, but because it contains coconut milk and margarine, I recommend keeping it chilled until ready to serve.
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I made this last year and it turned out fabulous! I decided to be adventurous and added in vegan mini-marshmallows too 😀 Thank you for this recipe, everyone at worked loved it last year and I’m making another batch this year for gifts!
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed the recipe Michelle 🙂
It doesn’t solidify. I’ve had mine in the freezer for 8 hours and I still can’t cut it (I had to scoop it out with a spoon). Maybe adding more icing sugar would do the trick?
I used a tablespoon of peppermint liqueur instead of a teaspoon of extract. It had a strong taste, so instead of adding MORE peppermint, I used pecans instead of candy canes.
It was tasty, but I wouldn’t make this again unless it was in a small bowl for myself.
Hi Corinne
Alcohol prevents freezing. You can’t substitute 1 whole tablespoon of liqueur for the extract. If you do, then it won’t set up.
Also, make sure you use regular, full-fat canned coconut milk (or even coconut cream) as instructed. Do not use a “milk beverage” (from the big cartons) or it won’t set up. You need a good quality coconut milk that thickens when chilled. (this is an update from a prior response!)