Coca Cola Fudge

This Coca Cola Fudge has all the wonderful and decadent classic fudge flavors but with a surprising ingredient! A rich Coca-Cola reduction is added to make creamy, melt-in-your mouth squares of fudgy goodness!

 

Coca-Cola Fudge Recipe

The holiday season is always a popular time of year to make your favorite fudge recipe and to try your hand at making a few new recipes, but you can make this any time of year! And this tasty Coca-Cola® Fudge is a delightful and fun twist.

The inspiration for this recipe comes from the old fashion Coca-Cola cake that you probably had growing up. The best part of that cake is thick layer of Coca-Cola chocolate frosting that is almost as thick as fudge. It’s always at the top of the list of family favorites. That’s where this recipe comes in!

We take those same frosting flavors and turn them in to a creamy and irresistible fudge. Coca Cola is reduced down until it’s thick and syrupy and then it’s mixed in with sweetened condensed milk, semisweet chips and butter to give the fudge that wonderful classic, delicious flavor of Coca-ColaⓇ everyone loves.

It will make the perfect dessert for your next holiday party! Be sure to make an extra batch, with some of this Easy Christmas Fudge and this Eggnog Fudge to give as gifts to all your friends, family and neighbors!

💓 Why We Love this Recipe

• This is an easy fudge recipe made with simple ingredients that doesn’t even require a candy thermometer.
• Classic fudge with a slight taste of Coca-Cola that’s like eating a sweet little slice of heaven.
• Little squares of creamy fudge make favorite treats for cookie exchanges, to give as gifts, or for holiday snacking!

🔪 Recommended Tools 

• 8 x 8 inch square pan
• Small saucepan
• Kitchen spoon
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoon
• Sharp knife

🛒 What’ Need to Make this Homemade Fudge

• Coca-Cola
• Sugar
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Semi sweet chocolate chips
• Butter, softened
• Vanilla extract
• Chopped walnuts

🥄 How to Make Creamy Coca Cola Fudge

Press a sheet of plastic wrap or parchment paper into an 8 x 8-inch square dish

Step One: Reduce the Coca-cola

• In a small pan combine the 1/2 cup of Coca-Cola and sugar and bring to a full boil.
• Keep boiling over medium heat the cola mixture until it is reduced to about 1/3 cup.

Note: You’re looking for the mixture to be thickened and syrupy.

Step Two: Add in Sweetened Condensed Milk

• To that add the sweetened condensed milk and stir together.
• Bring to a boil and remove from the heat.

Step Three: Combine Chocolate Chip & Other Ingredients

• In a medium bowl combine the chocolate chips, butter, vanilla and 1 cup of the walnuts.

Step Four: Mix Milk Mixture with Chocolate

• Pour the hot sweetened condensed milk mixture over the chocolate mixture and stir until the butter and chocolate are all melted.

Step Five: Pour and Chill

• Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and spread out with a spoon.
• Scatter the remaining ⅓ cup of walnuts across the top of the fudge.
• Place in the refrigerator to set for at least 2 hours.

• Lift the fudge out of the pan and cut into 36 pieces using a sharp kitchen knife.

Homemade Fudge Recipe Variations:

• Cherry Coke Fudge recipe: Next time, turn this recipe into decadent cherry fudge by adding chopped maraschino cherries. You’ll want to drain off all the maraschino cherry juice and dry them well with a paper towel. They have too much moisture and could affect the texture of the fudge. Mix them into the chocolate mixture and chill.

• Chocolate Chips: We used semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you can use white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips or a combination of any of your favorites.

• Toppings: Change up the toppings and make it super festive by adding some holiday sprinkles or sanding sugar. You can also add a dusting of cocoa powder or some powdered sugar to the top of the walnuts to give it an extra special touch.

• Extracts: You can give this recipe several different, tasty flavors by swapping out the vanilla extract. Try adding a little bit of rum extract, mocha extract or butter extract.

• Peanut Butter Fudge: If you love peanut butter as much as we do, you can use 1/2 peanut butter chips and 1/2 semi-sweet chocolate chips to give it a great peanut butter flavor.

• Marshmallows: To give this recipe a rocky road twist, add in some mini marshmallows. Just make sure you wait to add them after you have added the coke mixture and stirred it a while to slightly cool it. This will keep the marshmallows from melting.

Can I Use Diet Coke Instead?

We used original Coca-Cola but if you have diet coke on hand, it will work just as well. You can also use Dr. Pepper for a really fun twist.

How Do I Store Coca-Cola Chocolate Fudge?

Once the fudge has chilled well enough to slice, it can sit out at room temperature for a couple of hours while serving. After that, you’ll want store the fudge in the refrigerator. It should stay fresh for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.

You can also freeze it. Wrap the squares really well with plastic wrap and then with a layer of foil. Place in the freezer for up to a couple of months. When you’re ready to serve, just thaw in the fridge overnight.

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• Red Velvet Krispie Treats
• Red Velvet Fudge
• Eggnog Bread
• Hidden Kiss Cookies
• Christmas Tree Meringues
• Christmas Crack