Oh my goodness squared! I saw this recipe on Something Swanky about a month ago and thought it sounded reallllly good. The photos alone are good enough to eat! I needed something to round out a plate of Best Easy Gift Fudge for a party and thought this would be a good contrast to the chocolate. But you know me —quick and easy – so that’s the direction I naturally took when I made this recipe. With a change and a tweak and in the microwave. And, of course, I have to share . . .
I’ve found this works best with Gharadelli chips, although Hershey’s and Nestle’s work well. For some reason the store brands don’t seem to melt evenly — but you might have different results. It will take at least two 90 second intervals at 50% power for the chips to lose their shape and begin to melt. Be sure to stir thoroughly at the end of each interval. The topping was very good as is, but it might also be good by substituting for the pecans an equal measure of broken pretzels for a salty contrast. An 8×8 pan slices into about 64 one inch squares – just about right for such sweet richness! Serve in candy wrappers as the caramel tends to be sticky. Yum!
Edited to add: I made another batch and tried the crushed pretzels for the topping instead of nuts over part of the fudge. Ooooh, very good! Loved the crunch and the saltiness in contrast to the sweetness of the white chocolate and caramels. Wheels likes the pretzels better than the nuts! I used small pretzels and crushed/broke them into pieces about 1/4 inch. I also used broken Golden Graham cereal as a replacement for the nuts over another section of the pan. That was good, too. SnoWhite mentioned in the comments that they had a nut allergy at their house, so thought I would mention this in the post for anyone else who has that problem.
This recipe featured at Nifty Thrifty and Love, Life, Green.
Ingredients
- 3 cups white chocolate chips
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- ½ package of caramels (about 30) plus 1 tablespoon of water
- ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup toffee bits
Instructions
- Line 8x8 pan with waxed paper. This is a must. You might want to spray the pan with cooking spray before putting in the waxed paper. White chocolate sets up very firmly! You may have to work a spatula underneath one side to help it loosen.
- Melt caramels and water in microwave until caramels lose shape, about 60 seconds. Stir and set aside.
- Put white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and butter in shallow microwavable bowl. Microwave for 90 seconds on at 50% power and stir well, moving edges into center to prevent burning. Repeat for an additional 90 second interval, stirring well.
- If necessary, continue to microwave at 30 second intervals stirring well at the end of each 30 seconds. This may vary depending on your microwave. Stirring frequently prevents scorching.
- When chips are melted, pour into waxed paper lined pan and top with melted caramel. Swirl and scoop caramel through the white chocolate mixture.
- Top immediately with chopped pecans and toffee bits, pressing down slightly.
- Refrigerate for two to three hours until firm.
- Lift out using waxed paper “handles”, slice and lose yourself in goodness!
- Makes 64 one inch squares.
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I cannot wait to make these! Just wanted to stop by and let you know that as one of the co-hosts of the Holiday Sweet Swap your fudge made my top 5!
Amber
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Thanks, Amber! I’m so glad you liked the fudge!
Oh my, this looks delicious!!
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Just found your blog and love it! If you get a chance, I’d love to have you link it up to my party at http://scrapbookingez.blogspot.com/2011/12/anything-goes-linky-party_22.html. Thanks for sharing!
Looks fabulous and sounds very rich & yummy!
Holy cow that looks amazing. All the good stuff in one bite. Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday!
Stopping by from Tasty Tuesday — what a great recipe! Do you think it would taste okay without the nuts? We have allergies here….
Maybe you could try it with pretzels broken into very small pieces. It’s pretty sweet so it needs something that contrasts and cuts the sweetness both with flavor and texture, I think. Broken graham crackers, crushed graham cereal also come to mind. Come back and let us know if you try a variation!
Hi! I tried the pretzels — and edited the main post for anyone else who has this same problem. Thanks for asking, SnoWhite!