This Cherry Fantasy Fudge is a fruity twist on my Original Fantasy Fudge, with sweet maraschino cherries and crunchy walnuts folded into a smooth, creamy base.It is a simple and delicious treat–no need to be intimidated!–for holidays, gifts, or whenever you want a little extra sweetness in your fudge! It reminds me of chocolate-covered cherries! If you love fudge, you will want to try my Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge next.It’s a rich and creamy combination of two classic flavors that’s just as easy to make.

Want to save this recipe?Just enter your email and get it sent to your inbox! Plus you’ll get new recipes from us every week!Email *Save Recipe Ingredients & Substitutions Sugar: Granulated sugar sweetens the fudge and helps it set.It is key to the texture, so there are no good alternatives here.Butter: I prefer unsalted butter to have the most control over the salt in the recipe.

Salted butter would also work if that is what you have.Evaporated Milk: Evaporated milk is regular milk with 60% of the water removed.It’s sometimes called “unsweetened condensed milk” because it has no added sugar, unlike sweetened condensed milk.

The cans look similar, but they are not the same—do not use sweetened condensed milk in this recipe, as it will make the fudge too sweet and change the texture.Evaporated milk works best because it can handle high heat without curdling.Chocolate Chips: For the chocolate flavor, I used semi-sweet chocola

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