This easy chocolate orange fudge recipe only takes 5 ingredients and a few minutes to make. It is smooth, creamy and a perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth.
If you love chocolate and orange together, you are going to love this fudge! It is super easy to make with the help of condensed milk and chocolate chips.
The orange layer is flavored with orange extract. You can leave it white if you would like, but we think it’s fun to add a little orange food coloring as a teaser to the flavor you are about the enjoy.
Chocolate orange fudge would be a great addition to your Christmas sweets menu. Give it as a gift or keep it all for yourself.
You could also make it for Halloween, the colors fit so nicely. You could even add cute sprinkles to the top to make it extra cute.
However it is quick and simple enough to make that you can really whip up a batch anytime a chocolate craving hits. It stores well too, so you can enjoy it a little bit at a time.
Making Fudge In The Microwave
The best part about making fudge with sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips is it really is hard to mess it up. That said, there are a few things you should know to be successful.
Email Me The Link
I'll email this post to you, so you can easily find it later. Plus you’ll get new recipes from me every week!
First, chocolate scorches easily. So you want to melt it in short bursts in the microwave.
Start by putting your chocolate chips and condensed milk in a glass bowl and put it in the microwave for 30 seconds. Give it a good stir before returning it to the microwave for another 20 seconds.
At that point it should be pretty close to melted, but it will depend on your microwave. Keep cooking it in short bursts, stirring after each trip to the microwave, until it can be stirred smooth.
For the orange layer, you want to melt the white chocolate and condensed milk together before adding the food dye and extract.
Adding water or alcohol based extracts or dyes to the chocolate on its own can cause it to seize. However, adding it to the more ganache like mixture with the condensed milk will allow it to stir in nicely.
You may need to warm it another 10-20 seconds after adding the coloring and flavoring so that it is easy to spread over the chocolate layer. You want it to be smooth and spreadable.
Cutting and Serving Fudge
I like to line the pan in aluminum foil and spray it with nonstick spray before adding the fudge. That way I can lift the whole batch out of the pan and cut nice clean lines for perfect squares of fudge.
However, that is not necessary. If you want to make the fudge right in the pan, you can. But you may have to sacrifice a few not so pretty pieces before you can get nice squares.
It is easiest to cut nice pieces of fudge while it is cold. After it is good and chilled, remove it from the refrigerator and cut into 1-inch squares.
Fudge is best enjoyed at room temperature though. That gives you the best flavor and creamiest texture, so allow it to sit out for a little bit and then dig in.
This is just the tip of the recipe iceberg, check out my other orange recipes for more inspiration. What are your favorite ways to enjoy oranges?
Chocolate Orange Fudge
Ingredients
- 12 ounces chocolate chips
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk divided
- 1 cup white baking chips
- ½ teaspoon orange extract
- 2 to 3 drops orange food coloring preferably gel or oil based
Instructions
- If desired, line 8×8" pan with aluminum foil to easily remove the foil later. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Put chocolate chips and 1 cup of the condensed milk in a microwave safe bowl. Heat on high for 30 seconds then stir.12 ounces chocolate chips
- Heat on high for 20 seconds and stir again. Repeat until the mixture is smooth. Spread in prepared pan and put in the refrigerator while you work on the orange layer.
- Add white chips and the remaining condensed milk to a small microwave safe bowl. Heat in the same fashion as the chocolate chips.1 cup white baking chips
- When the mixture stirs smooth, add the orange extract and food coloring. Stir until evenly incorporated. Spread over the chocolate layer until smooth.½ teaspoon orange extract, 2 to 3 drops orange food coloring
- Return the pan to the refrigerator until the fudge is completely set, at least a half hour, before cutting.
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 3 weeks.
Notes
Email Me The Link
I’ll email this post to you, so you can easily find it later. Plus you’ll get new recipes from me every week!
Did you try this recipe?
Don’t forget to leave a rating below and make sure to follow on Pinterest and Instagram for more!
Get social!
Recipes in your inbox
The first time I made it it was pouring rain all day and it was closer to a dough! It actually set up and tasted great but I used the new Hersheys cream cheese chips instead of plain white chocolate chips and increased it to more than double as the white portion barely covered the chocolate. It was the huge hit at the police, sheriff and hospital departments where I took it with others I created. I just made more in dry weather with normal white chips using a whole bag and almost a full cup of condensed milk and it came out beautiful!
This is in my permanent fudge making recipe list!
It is funny how much affect humidity can have. I am glad both batches set nicely and were such a hit!
Hi!
If I want to make it only with white chocolate and oranges, what would be the proportions? Thank you!
You could do a 12 oz bag of white chocolate chips and 1 cup of condensed milk. Add a teaspoon of orange extract and coloring if desired. Enjoy!
Question: How would this work with real juice from an orange? Seems like the flavoring would be good. How much juice would you add?
The problem would be adding enough to get the flavor without adding so much liquid that it wouldn’t set up. I would think you could get up to a Tablespoon in there and maybe some zest to punch up the flavor. If you try it, please let us know how it goes.