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Dark Chocolate Fudge with Sea Salt

September 17, 2012 / Desserts

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Dark chocolate fudge with sea salt is a super-easy treat to make any time.

Sometimes blog posts are brought on by the season, or an inspiring vacation, or someone special.

Sometimes you think of things in the bathroom.

…Get your mind out of the gutter.

Dark chocolate fudge with sea salt

The other day, I was putting things away in the bathroom, thinking about the long list of blog posts I have in draft form. Not just recipe posts, but posts about recent trips, recent restaurant meals, and more, including a weekend in Houston that landed a friend and I in some very delicious places.

At one of those places I came away with some local sea salt — sourced from Galveston, to be exact, so I suppose it’s Gulf salt, but that doesn’t quite sound as nice.

I hadn’t yet cracked open the jar of salt yet, and in approximately five seconds I decided I needed to make dark chocolate fudge immediately.

Dark chocolate fudge with sea salt

dark chocolate fudge recipe

I hadn’t made fudge in about 20 years. For Christmas a few years in a row, with a couple additional forays thrown in among them for good measure, I’d make a batch of fudge to give to my aunt (foodie gifts already cemented in my brain, apparently).

The recipe was that standard version with marshmallows — you probably know the one — and for some reason was rather finicky. Sometimes it would be perfect, sometimes it would be grainy, and sometimes it wouldn’t even set.

At the time I didn’t know about humidity variations, stovetop differences, or that learning to cook and bake with margarine would really screw me up in later years.

All I knew was that when you’re 13, you don’t want to spend a bunch of money buying ingredients for a recipe that doesn’t work.

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That still holds true today, which might be why I try to stick with few ingredients when it comes to the things I make. It’s why recipes like Spicy Glazed Brussels Sprouts and Baked Bison Meatballs are staples around here.

(Although, sadly, it also means I don’t make King Ranch Casserole nearly as often as I’d like, but probably just about as often as my waistline allows for.)

Enter this dark chocolate fudge. It’s two ingredients. OK, three once you count the salt. Four if you want to go crazy and add the almond extract.

But all you really need to make this Dark Chocolate Fudge is two simple ingredients: chopped dark chocolate and sweetened condensed milk.

how to make dark chocolate fudge

As you’d imagine with a recipe that only requires two ingredients, the directions are pretty straightforward.

Outside of lining a pan with parchment paper to make it easier to remove the fudge later, all you have to do is melt the chocolate and condensed milk together before spreading it into the pan.

Sprinkle it with some of that wonderful flaky sea salt if you’d like. Chill, cut, devour.

Now, I admit that when you mix this up, it might look kind of weird. Gloppy even. It will seem like it isn’t going to work.

Dark chocolate fudge with sea salt

But go with it. Even if you don’t get fudge, you’ll have a big ‘ole pan of chocolate, and that’s not something to complain about.

Looking for more candy recipes? Try Peppermint Meringue Kisses, Cookie Butter Truffles, or Brown Sugar Caramels.

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Dark Chocolate Fudge with Sea Salt

Yield: 49 pieces
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Dark chocolate fudge with sea salt is a super-easy treat to make any time.

Ingredients

  • 15 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional
  • Flaky sea salt

Instructions

  1. Prepare an 8 x 8-inch square pan by laying two sheets of parchment paper across it (forming a plus sign). This will make it easy to remove and cut the fudge later.
  2. Melt the chocolate and milk together in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in almond extract, if using.
  3. Spread into pan, using a spatula to even it out. Sprinkle on sea salt. Chill in refrigerator for at least two hours, until set.
  4. Once set, remove from pan and cut into pieces. Stores well in a sealed container in the fridge, with waxed paper between layers.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 49
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 83Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 28mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 1g

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  1. IdaBaker says

    September 17, 2012 at 8:14 am

    That’s exactly the feeling I had the other day after I bought a jar of Nellie & Joes Famous Key Lime Juice. As soon as I got home, I had to try it.

    And now, I feel like trying fudge!!

    Who knew……………..:)

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  2. DessertForTwo says

    September 17, 2012 at 9:10 am

    I love how easy this is! I’m all for easy candy recipes! You’ll be seeing me make this for sure! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Lauren @ Gourmet Veggie Mama says

    September 17, 2012 at 9:40 am

    This looks amazing. I am trying to avoid refined sugar for a month (since I cannot be trusted around it), and you are not helping!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      September 17, 2012 at 10:16 am

      @Lauren I’m my own worst enemy! If I completely deny myself chocolate, though, I turn into a rage monster. So I allow myself one little square every day instead. Compromise!

      Reply
  4. Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction says

    September 17, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    Hmm… I have all of these ingredients in my pantry. And, now I am seriously considering making fudge for dinner. Or, at least dessert!

    Reply
  5. L'Lanya M Lane says

    October 30, 2018 at 12:33 am

    How many pounds does this recipe make? Appreciate your time! Thanks for posting, just the recipe I was looking for! Dark chocolate and sea salt are an excellent combination!

    Reply

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