Peppermint Fudge
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Recipe adapted from the Five-Minute Coconut Fudge Recipe in My Sweet Vegan.
Author: Hannah Kaminsky
Serves: 32 Small Squares
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 3½ Cups Confectioner’s Sugar
- ½ Cup Dutch Process Cocoa Powder
- 2 Tablespoons Margarine (or coconut oil)
- ½ Cup Regular Coconut Milk
- ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- 9 Crushed Candy Canes, Divided
Instructions
- Lightly grease an 8 x 8 inch square baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the chocolate chips, sugar, and cocoa.
- Separately, place the margarine (or oil) and coconut milk in a small saucepan, and stir together over medium heat.
- Cook the mixture until the margarine has melted, and bubbles just begin to break at the surface.
- Remove it from the stove, and immediately pour over the chocolate mixture.
- Let everything sit for a couple of minutes, and then stir vigorously to melt the chocolate and incorporate the dry ingredients.
- Continue stirring until a completely smooth mixture forms.
- 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 the entire exposed surface.
- Press the candy gently into the fudge with the palm of your hand.
- Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
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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, it sounds like you may not have used regular, full-fat coconut milk as instructed. Did you use a milk beverage instead? If so, that won’t set up. You need a good quality coconut milk that thickens when chilled.