Eggnog Fudge

This homemade dreamy Eggnog Fudge Recipe is everything you’re looking for in a sweet holiday indulgence. Creamy white chocolate infused with authentic eggnog flavor makes a decadent melt-in-your mouth sweet treat that your friends and family will love.

 

Eggnog Fudge Recipe

One of the most popular homemade candies during Christmastime is fudge! Whether making it for gift giving or enjoy making it with the kids as a family tradition, there is just something about sweet and creamy fudge that makes it feel like the holiday season. While there are so many scrumptious fudge recipes, like this easy 3-Ingredient Christmas Fudge and this White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge, what could possibly say Christmas more than eggnog fudge!

If you’ve never tried eggnog before, you’re in for a real treat with this fudge! Eggnog is a seasonal, holiday beverage made with milk, eggs yolks and sugar with warming notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. It’s served around Christmas and New Year’s, and you can buy it already made in the grocery store from November until January.

Other than adding amazing flavor to this incredible fudge, eggnog is also the perfect addition to other delicious holiday recipes like this Eggnog Bread and this Eggnog Cheesecake, that you simply have to try! 

Why We Love This Recipe

• This fudge has a super creamy texture with the most wonderful flavor of eggnog.
• Easy fudge recipe that only takes a few simple ingredients.
• The homemade fudge is the perfect sweet treat for a cookie exchange or giving as holiday gifts.

Recommended Tools

• 8-inch pan
• Candy Thermometer
• Medium Saucepan
• Measuring Spoons
• Rubber Spatula

What’s Needed to Make Homemade Eggnog Fudge

• Butter (softened to room temperature)
• Eggnog
• Sugar
• White chocolate chips
• Marshmallow Cream
• Vanilla Extract
• Ground nutmeg

🥄 How to Make Easy Eggnog Fudge

Step One: Prepare the Pan

• Line an 8 inch square pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Butter foil to make sure the fudge releases easily

Step Two: Heat the Eggnog Mixture

• Place the 3/4 cup eggnog, butter and sugar in a medium size saucepan.
• Heat over medium heat stirring frequently. Keep heating and stirring until the mixture reaches a full boil.
• Allow it to simmer with a slow rolling boil until a candy thermometer reads 23 (soft ball stage). Remove the pan from the stove top.

Step Three: Combine Fudge Ingredients

• Add in white chocolate chips, marshmallow creme, and ½ tsp nutmeg.
• Stir until the chocolate chips have melted completely and all of the ingredients are well incorporated.

Step Four: Allow to Set

• Pour the creamy eggnog fudge mixture into the bottom of the pan.
• Smooth it out with a rubber spatula if needed. Sprinkle the top of the fudge evenly with ½ tsp of nutmeg.
• Place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or until completely set.

Step Five: Cut and Enjoy!

• Cut into 16 pieces and serve.

White Chocolate Eggnog Fudge Variations

• Extracts: We used vanilla extract, but you can also use a teaspoon of rum extract or butter extract.

• White chocolate: White chocolate looks pretty and gives this fudge milk the vanilla flavor like eggnog. But if you have milk chocolate loves in your life you can certainly use milk chocolate chips instead. I would not recommend using dark chocolate chips because they have an intense flavor that may overpower the subtle eggnog flavor

• Nuts: Add a little crunch to these yummy treats with finely chopped pecan or walnuts

• Toppings: If you want to add additional toppings to this fudge, you could try adding a little bit of flakey kosher salt for a great sweet and salty combination. You can make it extra festive by add holiday sprinkles to the top of the fudge!

Can I Use Homemade Eggnog?

This recipe calls for store-bought eggnog. But if you can make our homemade eggnog and use that in this recipe!

How Do I Store Eggnog Fudge?

Refrigerator – You can leave this fudge out of the fridge in an airtight container for about an hour or so, but it’s best when stored in the fridge until about 30 minutes or so prior to serving it.

Freezer – This is the perfect holiday fudge recipe you can make in advance! You can either wrap the whole pan in plastic wrap or but it into Individual slices then warp it.

If you’re freezing pieces of fudge, once you have wrapped it in plastic wrap, drop them down into a zip lock freezer bag for an extra layer of protection from freezer burn.

More Fudge Recipes

• 3-Ingredient Christmas Fudge
• Andes Mint Fudge
• White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge
• Fireball Fudge (chocolate + cinnamon)
• Red Velvet Fudge
• Colorful Halloween Fudge
• Candy Corn Fudge
• Layered Candy Corn Fudge

🎄 More Christmas Recipes

• Grinch Pretzel Bites
• Red Velvet Krispie Treats
• Red Velvet Fudge
• Hidden Kiss Cookies
• Christmas Tree Meringues
• Christmas Crack