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You can make this delicious peppermint bark fudge in the microwave! It's easy and delicious.
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Peppermint Bark Fudge

All the taste of delicious peppermint bark in fudge form - and it's so easy you can make it in the microwave!
Prep Time20 minutes
Chill Time3 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Candy
Keyword: Christmas
Servings: 36 squares

Ingredients

  • 1 14 oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk divided
  • 2 cups Mini Marshmallows divided
  • 2 tbsp butter divided
  • 1.5 cups Semi Sweet Chips 9 oz
  • 1.5 cups White Chips 9 oz
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
  • 2 Candy Canes crushed

Instructions

  • Line an 8x8 square pan with wax paper. NOTE: If you lightly spray the pan with nonstick spray before lining the wax paper won’t move around when you try to spread the fudge in it.
  • Measure half the sweetened condensed milk into a microwave safe bowl (that’s 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon.) Add 1 cup mini marshmallows, 1 tablespoon butter, and the semi sweet chocolate.
  • Microwave for 30 seconds and stir thoroughly. Microwave 30 more seconds and stir thoroughly again. Mixture should be smooth and combined (if not, microwave one more time). This is the chocolate layer.
  • Pour chocolate layer into prepared pan and spread until flat. Place in the freezer while making the peppermint layer.
  • Place the other half of the sweetened condensed milk in a microwave safe bowl along with 1 cup mini marshmallows and remaining tablespoon butter. Add the white chocolate chips.
  • Microwave for 30 seconds and stir thoroughly. Microwave 30 more seconds and stir thoroughly again. Mixture should be smooth and combined (if not microwave one more time).
  • Stir in the peppermint extract. Use 1/2 a teaspoon for a mild peppermint flavor or 1 teaspoon for a stronger peppermint flavor.
  • Pour most of the peppermint layer over the chocolate layer, reserving a couple tablespoons of peppermint layer to color red (if desired). Smooth out the peppermint layer. It will be slightly softer than the chocolate layer.
  • If you reserved a few tablespoons of the peppermint layer, color it red with food coloring and pour into a plastic sandwich baggie. Snip off one corner of the baggie and “pipe” the red peppermint fudge in rows over the white fudge. Use a toothpick to swirl the red and white fudge together. Sprinkle with crushed candy cane.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for about 3 hours to set. It should be sliceable at this point, but it will continue to firm up over the next 12 hours or so. Store covered on the counter for softer fudge or in the fridge for firmer fudge.