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This Brown Sugar Fudge Recipe requires only 4 ingredients, 10 minutes, and a little patience until the first sweet, heavenly bite. It’s a gourmet fudge recipe, but also one of my favorite simple fudge recipes!
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Hi friends, I’m Katrina from Kitchen Trials and I’m so happy to be sharing one of my favorite fudge recipes with you. I love to BBQ, just like Wendy does…so come on over and say hi, but first…let’s talk about this fudge!
I had no idea that brown sugar fudge was such a thing until the husband and I started frequenting a little breakfast place years ago (read: years before kids came into the picture). We would gorge on crepes and French toast, piles of bacon, sausages, and hash browns, and giant bowls of fresh fruit. At the end of the meal, when you couldn’t possibly think of eating another bite, they would bring out a little plate of brown sugar fudge. Just two tiny bites for each of us. I mean, you wouldn’t think that fudge was what one needed at 11am in the morning, but it was ABSOLUTELY what I needed.
I never forgot how great that fudge was. Two little bites of sweetness turned out to be the perfect, decadent way to end a morning brunch. Their brown sugar fudge was a bit of a different texture than your typical fudge. This kind just sort of melted in your mouth.
It also brought back some really great memories I had of my grade seven French and history teacher, Mrs Pollitt. We were learning about Canadian history and she brought in a homemade brown sugar pie. If you were from Quebec, I’m sure this was normal to you, but to me it was such a crazy good combination, it’s stuck with me for the last 23 years. This fudge brought that flavour rushing back into my mind. I had to make it myself. Ever since then, it’s been a staple in my Christmas baking, or just whenever I want to make a really special brunch for the family.
Simple Fudge Making Tips for Brown Sugar Fudge
The brown sugar fudge recipe is incredibly easy to make, too. Seriously. Just four ingredients and ten minutes is all you need to whip it up – and then the patience to let it chill and firm up before digging into it. I mean, you could just leave a couple bites worth in the pan or on the spatula, because that will firm up real quick. Not that I do that. Every single time I make this.
All you do is butter a glass baking dish (6”x10” is your best bet if you have it for nice thick squares). Then, add some butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream to a medium pot. Whisk is all together while the butter melts. When it just starts to boil around the edges set a timer for 5 minutes and keep whisking off and on. Once the five minutes is up you move it off the heat, beat in the icing sugar, then pour it into the buttered dish. That’s it!
Make sure to check out all of Wendy’s simple gourmet fudge recipes too! She might just be a bigger fan of fudge than I am.
Brown Sugar Fudge Recipe
This brown sugar fudge recipe is easy to make and homemade fudge makes the perfect addition to a holiday desserts table.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup butter (+ 1 tablespoon for greasing the dish)
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
Instructions
- Butter a 8” x 8” glass baking dish and set aside.*
- Put 2/3 cup butter, heavy cream, and brown sugar into a medium pot set over medium heat. Whisk continuously until the butter has melted. As soon as the edges start to bubble and boil, set a timer for 5 minutes. Whisk occasionally, and turn to medium-low when it comes to a rolling boil.
- Immediately remove the pot from the heat when the five minutes are up, and add the icing sugar. Whip with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into the prepared dish and chill for 1 hour before cutting and serving.
Notes
*Instead of buttering the pan, you can line the pan with foil with some hanging over the edges so the fudge can be lifted out easily and cut.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 64 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 65Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 18mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 0gSugar: 10gProtein: 0g
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I’ve made this 3 times now & it comes out perfect every time. So delicious! And so easy. I add toasted pecans right before I pour it in the pan. I really appreciate that you use cream instead of evaporated milk. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.
So glad you love it. w-
Hi can we double this recipe without making adjustments to timing?
I usually just do one recipe at a time. I haven’t doubled it. Let me know if you decide to try it and how it works.
w-
I wanted to send this to my email so I could print it out but did not see where to do that.
Hi Kathryn, Right underneath the title of the post there are 5 boxes with facebook, twitter, pinterest, an envelope, and a printer. If you click the envelope you can email the post to yourself. The other ones allow you to share to social media or print. Hope that helps. w-
Hi there, I notice it says 3 cups of brown sugar. Then it says on the
Instructions it says to use a 1/3 cup of brown sugar.is that a mistake? I Can’t wait to make it.
Thank you
Hi Rosslie, I’m not seeing in the instructions to use only 1/3 cup of brown sugar. You will need to add all 3 cups of brown sugar to the butter and heavy cream. w-
Thank you so much for sharing your fudge recipe with me.I have been trying that recipe for 50 Years. My mother used to make us that fudge when we were kids. I made it today and tasted it. It make me cry like baby.
That makes me so happy to hear Deborah! w-
I can’t thank you enough for this recipe. I made three batches for a workplace cookie exchange and your directions were spot on! Came out perfect everytime – no candy thermometer required! The taste and texture were just perfect. Just your classic brown sugar fudge. Awesome.
So glad you liked it Reese. 🙂 w-
Can I make this recipe in the microwave?
Hi Virginia, I haven’t tried this one in the microwave so I’m not sure how it will work. If you try it, please let me know. w-
You nailed it! This recipe is easy and produces the most delicious fudge. Thanks for the share.
I just love fudge during the holidays. This recipe looks yummy. I would love to make this and share with friends.
Brown sugar fudge would be a lot cheaper to make because brown sugar is always on sale, while cocoa isn’t. I would add some pecan to it because we have pecan trees in our yard and we wind up putting them in everything.
Lucky you!!😋😃