Description
Creamy White Chocolate Cherry Fudge with a soft, fluffy texture and bursts of sweet-tart cherries. Perfect for holidays, gifting, or quick homemade desserts.
Ingredients
1/2 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries, dried
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons marshmallow cream
1 drop pink food coloring
Instructions
1. Line an 8×8-inch pan with parchment paper
2. Finely chop cherries and pat dry thoroughly
3. In a saucepan, combine butter, sugar, cream, and salt and heat until melted
4. Bring mixture to a boil and cook to 235°F using a candy thermometer
5. Remove from heat and stir in white chocolate chips and marshmallow cream until smooth
6. Add food coloring and mix evenly
7. Fold in chopped cherries
8. Pour into prepared pan and spread evenly
9. Let set at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours
10. Cut into small squares and serve
Notes
Dry cherries well to avoid excess moisture
Use parchment paper for easy removal
Let fudge fully set before cutting
Warm knife under hot water for clean slices
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 136
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 41 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 14 mg