I Make This 2-Ingredient Fudge Every Year—And It's Almost Too Easy

When Halloween leaves you with extra chocolate, whip up this sweet treat.

If you’re already missing Halloween, the party isn’t over yet! The fruits of your trick-or-treating labor are ripe with opportunities to create an endless array of fun and delicious desserts. Sure, you can create elaborate desserts with leftover Halloween candy like cookies, pound cake bread pudding, blondies, or even a sweet salad.

But you don’t necessarily have to tear apart your kitchen to put leftover Halloween candy to use. In fact, I’m sharing one of the easiest fudge recipes you’ll ever discover, and I make it every single year with our abundance of leftover mini chocolate bars, plus some bright and colorful candy for toppings if my heart desires. Discover five ways to turn homemade fudge into wow-worthy gifts.

This rich chocolate fudge requires just two ingredients and about five minutes of active cooking time on your part. All you need is leftover Halloween chocolate bars and a can of chocolate frosting. Once the fudge is assembled, all you have to do is place it in the fridge to set, and practice under one hour of patience before digging in.

This is a fun recipe for the entire family, and a simple, yet special tradition everyone can create in the kitchen. My daughter absolutely loves to fold the chocolate frosting into melted chocolate chips (which is pretty much the entire recipe) and then go to work on licking the spatula! Find out how to make this fudge below, and enjoy gathering around the table for a really tasty way to reminisce about your Halloween adventures as you share a few squares of homemade fudge. Speaking of fudge and licking the spatula, discover the secret to the fudgiest brownies ever here.

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How To Make 2-Ingredient Fudge

Ingredients

• 1 16-ounce can chocolate frosting

• 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped leftover Halloween chocolate

• 1 cup leftover Halloween candy for topping, lightly and roughly chopped (optional)

Directions

1. Place chocolate in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments until completely melted, about 2 1/2 minutes.

2. Fold the chocolate frosting into the melted chocolate until fully combined.

3. Pour the chocolate mixture into a parchment-lined 8x8 pan or glass dish.

4. Leave the fudge plain, or sprinkle with chopped Halloween candy. Place the pan in the refrigerator to set for at least 45 minutes. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

Tips For Knocking This Fudge Out Of The Park

• No leftover chocolate candy bars? No problem! Use 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips instead. You can also try with vanilla frosting and white chocolate chips for vanilla fudge. Learn how to make more fool-proof fudge here.

• What’s the best type of chocolate to use? My favorite chocolate to use for this fudge is mini Hershey bars and mini Nestle Crunch Bars. It’s rich and decadent to combine milk and dark chocolate.

• Use regular, not whipped frosting. Regular frosting is heavier than whipped, giving this fudge its classic dense and hearty texture. Whipped frosting will not be as thick and fudgy after setting. Here’s our trick for making canned frosting taste homemade.
  

• Have fun getting creative with toppings. Some of our favorite toppings for this fudge are regular or mini M&M’s, Kit Kat bars, Reese’s Pieces bites, and mini pretzels, but you can use whatever you have in the candy bowl. The sky's the limit!

• Store leftovers in the freezer as a future snack. This is a great make-ahead, long-lasting snack to have on deck for those future chocolate cravings. Cut the fudge into squares, place them in an airtight container or resealable bag, and store in the freezer for up to six months.

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