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White Chocolate Fudge with Cranberries and Pistachios

White Chocolate Fudge with Cranberries and Pistachios-full of red and green color, perfect for the holidays!

White Chocolate Fudge with Cranberries and Pistachios-full of red and green color, perfect for the holidays!

 

I love my foodie friends. They force me to step out of my comfort zone. I’m not one to put fruit in my chocolate. Except for strawberries. There’s just something special about a chocolate covered strawberry. OK, and Pineapple dipped in chocolate is to die for. And apples, yup, apples and chocolate go well together. But Cranberries?

When I think of Cranberries, I think of Thanksgiving and cranberry jelly or cranberry relish or my mom’s cranberry-apple dish that she really needs to give a name to but the kids love!


So this month for the Chocolate Party the combination is Chocolate and Cranberries.

I started asking around, cranberries, chocolate, hummm, then I had a light bulb moment. Fudge! You can throw almost anything into fudge. Shugary Sweets is practically the queen of Fudge. You have to check out her Peanut Butter Fudge, this is no ordinary Peanut Butter Fudge, I promise, you’ll drool on your keyboard when you see it. She even has a Cinnabon Fudge. Do I even need to say anything else about this one? So she’s my go to girl for fudge.

She made an Apple Pie Fudge for our Apple Challenge recently. Looking over the recipe I knew I could easily just change out a few things and let me tell you…This fudge is amazing. For an 8×8 pan, it makes a ton! I took a plate over to our police department to share (get out of the house before I ate it all.) Most of them looked at me like I was crazy. A few just gave me “that smile” and politely took a piece. All it took was for one of them to take the first timid bite. I felt like I was in that old Life Cereal commercial. He likes it, he likes it, hey Mikey! They were all coming back for seconds, getting a piece to take home “for later,” yeah right!

You won’t be disappointed in this fudge, the colors are perfect for the holidays, the taste is out of this world, it would make a perfect gift…if you can bear to part with some.

White Chocolate Fudge with Cranberries and Pistachios-full of red and green color, perfect for the holidays!

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White Chocolate Fudge with Cranberries and Pistachios

White Chocolate Fudge with Cranberries and Pistachios

Ingredients

  • 3 cups white chocolate chips
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • dash of salt
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup chopped pistachios

Instructions

  1. Place chips in the bowl of your mixer. Have your whisk attachment ready to go. In a large (I used medium but it was close) saucepan, heat sugar, butter, salt and whipping cream till butter is melted, stirring occasionally over medium heat. Once butter is melted continue heating until you bring to a rolling boil. Continue boiling for 4 minutes (set a timer) stirring continuously. Watch that you don't let it boil over. If using a candy thermometer, the temperature should reach 230 degrees.
  2. Pour hot sugar mixture into your mixing bowl and whisk on med speed for about 2 minutes, until all chocolate is melted. Add vanilla, cranberries and pistachios and stir, just till combined. Pour into a parchment lined 8 x 8 pan.
  4. Let set until cooled then refrigerate for 2 hours until cooled. Remove fudge from pan using parchment paper to lift. Slice and enjoy. Store in airtight container.

Notes

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com


adapted from Shugary Sweets 

White Chocolate Fudge with Cranberries and Pistachios-full of red and green color, perfect for the holidays!

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 Magic Christmas Bars-Magic bars also known as Seven Layer bars all dressed up for the Holidays
 

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Comments

  2. Lizzy Do says

    I’ve always wanted to make white chocolate fudge and this version looks incredible! So festive with the pops of red and green 🙂

  3. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says

    Aimee is definitely the fudge queen. Her Cinnabon fudge is seriously to die for. She sent some home with me this summer and I didn’t share it. It was sooo yummy! I love that you used her fudge base and added the cranberries and nuts. It is so festive and pretty looking!!!

    • Joan Hayes says

      Kelli, you definitely want a plan for this fudge, it’s addicting and you won’t even realize you’ve eaten 5 pieces when you go to reach for the sixth one!

    • Joan Hayes says

      Carol, I wish I could share with you but this had to leave the house quickly! I’m loving the chocolate party, fresh new ideas just in time for the holidays!

  9. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says

    This fudge looks rockin’, Joan! I love the combination of white chocolate + pistachios (my favorite nut!) and cranberries. These remind me of the holdiays so much!

  16. JLL24 says

    I think I have just found the perfect, oh so special sweet for my son’s Christmas themed Bday party…..this looks so amazing.

  17. Food Done Light says

    I love when I click on a recipe from a link party without knowing who’s it is and it is someone’s blog I love. Saw your white chocolate fudge on Love Bakes Good Cakes. It was screaming to me – make me, make me. I am going to have to. I LOVE white chocolate.

  21. Patty says

    Wow, I have never thought about making white chocolate fudge but oh boy do I like the look and sound of this recipe!!!
    I think this makes a wonderful Christmas or holiday gift;-)

  30. Jen Laceda | Tartine and Apron Strings says

    Hi, Joan! I love the way these white choco fudge looks! They look like perfect holiday gifts that you can put in a box or nice wrapper 🙂 The red of the cranberries and green of the pistachios against white chocolate – a heavenly combination. Guess what I’ll be dreaming and drooling (hopefully not too much) about tonight? 🙂

  37. Carla says

    Ok I must admit I’m scared to make homemade fudge with the thermometer bc I’ve failed at every attempt. Then again it’s been years since I’ve attempted. I may do dried cherries instead of cranberries, simply for preference (love the idea of cranberries bc it would make a great TG host gift)

  44. Dawn's Craft Place says

    Oh my word I was with you when I heard cranberries and chocolate, but I am convinced…
    This looks so decadent I would like a big hunk to sit and enjoy.
    Thanks for linking up with us and sharing this yummy treat

  45. Lemons and Anchovies says

    I might be in the minority here but I didn’t develop a taste for white chocolate until just a few years ago. But now when I want a sweet treat I find myself craving it. This fudge would be welcome any time, especially with your addition of pistachios. Love this!

  47. cakewhiz says

    i love my friends for taking me out of my comfort zone too and this month’s chocolate party ingredient was definitely a challenge from me…lol.

    i love this fudge that you made… it looks insanely delicious and i am sure it would be great for gift giving during christmas 🙂

  51. Poppedijne says

    I just made this and it is overly sweet.Would at least put 1 cup less sugar in. Was to be a gift but don’t think people will like it it being soooooo sweet.

  54. Ruth Cobb says

    This looks so good. Pretty too. I have a question for you. I tried the standard marshmallow cream fudge which we make every year and it turns out creamy. Well, I tried it without changes with white chocolate chips and while the flavor was good, it set too hard. What can be added to keep it creamy. I thought of corn syrup. Didn’t want to experiment without some concrete ideas because the ingredients are so expensive. Any help you can give me would be appreciated.

  59. Olivia says

    This recipe seems so incredible, is it any chance to get the ingredients in grams? In my country it is not possible to buy chocolate chips, so for me it is hard to get chocolate proportion right, I would be super grateful!

    Thank you,
    Olivia

  60. Lia says

    I just got the fudge from the fridge and cut it up. The consistency was perfect and I have never tried to make fudge before, so this was a really excellent recipe!

  61. Leslie says

    Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I made this fudge for our family Christmas party but substituted dried cherries and walnuts. It was a huge hit! Absolutely delicious!. I paired it with French Lace cookies and Cinnamon Glazed Pecans for a beautiful holiday arrangement. Everything was gone in a snap. I think my mother in law was a little upset because her goodies didn’t get touched. Oops… I’ll have to make 2 batches of fudge next year! LOL