Chocolate Walnut Fudge | Walnut Fudge | Holiday Favourites

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with stevia

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate chips

Stevia reduces sugar while maintaining sweetness.

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Coconut milk is dairy-free and adds creaminess.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and dairy-free.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: pecans

Almonds provide a similar crunch with fewer calories.

Add 450 grams of bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chips to a bowl.

Pour in one 14-ounce can (396 grams) of sweetened condensed milk.

Add a pinch of salt to the mixture.

Microwave the mixture in 30-second increments until the chocolate is melted, mixing after each increment.

After about a minute, check the mixture and microwave for an additional 10 seconds if needed.

Add 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter and 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract to the melted chocolate mixture and mix until shiny.

Fold in 1 and 3/4 cup (200 grams) of chopped walnuts, reserving some for decoration.

Line a baking dish with parchment paper, allowing it to overhang for easy removal.

Pour the fudge mixture into the lined baking dish and flatten it out evenly.

Press reserved walnuts on top of the fudge for decoration.

Cover the fudge with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour to set.

Once set, remove the fudge from the dish using the parchment overhang.

Cut the fudge into small pieces, marking the top lightly for guidance before cutting.

Package the fudge in a lined box for gifting.

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