Cranberry Walnut Fudge
This vegetarian builds sour cream, white chocolate chips and marshmallow creme into a proper meal you can have ready in about 70 minutes. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 8 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 8 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving an overhang on two sides, and lightly butter it so the fudge lifts out cleanly later.
- Toast the chopped walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes until fragrant, then set them aside to cool.
- Combine the sugar, sour cream, butter and a pinch of salt in a heavy saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a full rolling boil.
- Clip on a candy thermometer and continue boiling and stirring until the mixture reaches the soft-ball stage of 234 to 240 F (112 to 116 C), about 5 to 7 minutes, then remove from the heat immediately.
- Quickly stir in the white chocolate chips and marshmallow creme and beat until the chips have fully melted and the mixture is smooth and glossy.
- Stir in the vanilla, toasted walnuts and dried cranberries until they are evenly distributed throughout the fudge.
- Scrape the fudge into the prepared pan, spread it level and let it cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm.
- Lift the set fudge out using the overhang and cut into small squares with a sharp knife, wiping the blade between cuts for clean edges.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Saucepan · Pan
Ingredient substitutions
- Sour Cream
- plain Greek yogurt · crème fraîche
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
Tips & common questions
How long does Cranberry Walnut Fudge take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 8 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of sour cream?
Try plain Greek yogurt. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Cranberry Walnut Fudge vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Cranberry Walnut Fudge is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Mazurek semicircular.JPG by SpiderMum, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.