Here is a creamy, sweet, melt-in-your-mouth White Chocolate Caramel Fudge recipe — super easy, only a few ingredients, and perfect for gifting or snacking!
🍫✨ White Chocolate Caramel Fudge
Ingredients (makes 25–36 squares)
- 3 cups white chocolate chips (about 18 oz / 510 g)
- 1 can (14 oz / 397 g) sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt (optional, but enhances flavor)
- Optional toppings: flaky sea salt, extra swirls of caramel, chopped nuts
🧑🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare the pan
- Line an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch pan with parchment paper.
2. Melt the fudge base
- In a heavy saucepan, add:
white chocolate chips + condensed milk + butter. - Heat over low, stirring constantly until smooth and fully melted.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in vanilla and salt.
3. Swirl in the caramel
- Pour half the fudge mixture into the pan.
- Drizzle 2–3 tbsp caramel over it.
- Add remaining fudge mixture on top.
- Swirl more caramel on the surface using a knife or toothpick.
4. Chill
- Refrigerate 2–3 hours until firm.
- Lift out using parchment and cut into squares.
⭐ Tips for Perfect Fudge
- Keep heat low — white chocolate burns easily.
- If too thick, add 1–2 tbsp extra condensed milk.
- For salted caramel fudge, sprinkle flaky salt on top after swirling.
- For firmer fudge, add ¼ cup more white chocolate.
🔄 Variations
White Chocolate Caramel Pecan Fudge
Stir ½–1 cup chopped toasted pecans into the fudge before pouring.
Caramel Latte Fudge
Add 1 tsp instant espresso powder to the fudge mixture.
Layered Caramel Fudge
Pour half fudge → pour full layer of caramel → top with remaining fudge.
If you want, I can also give you a microwave-only version, a 2-ingredient shortcut, or a brown butter caramel fudge version!
