Today I'm sharing a great holiday treat, Chocolate Cherry Hazelnut Fudge! Chocolate fudge with dried cherries and just a hint of hazelnut flavor makes a great gift, or keep it all for yourself, I won't tell. 
Welcome to Christmas Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen from Juanita's Cocina! Each day we will be celebrating the holidays with a different set of Christmas-themed treats, as well as a fabulous Christmas giveaway. We hope you enjoy this fabulous event. Tune in each day starting today, Monday, December 9th and ending Saturday, December 14th.
I'm going to share two fudge recipes with you all this week, starting with this Chocolate Cherry Hazelnut Fudge! Just look at it, you know you want to shove it all in your mouth right now!!!! I mean, take little nibbles, that would be much more socially acceptable, right?
I love fudge, and learned to make it years ago when I got tired of waiting for the one or two times a year my grandmother would go on a day trip to Atlantic City and bring some home for me. I have no idea why we only got fudge from Atlantic City, did no one around here sell it? Anyway, it's really easy to make a fudge like a chocolate hazelnut fudge, and not hard at all to add dried cherries to it.
It looks fabulous, doesn't it? So I'm going to give you the recipe for this great gift Chocolate Cherry Hazelnut Fudge first, and finally let you see all the other recipes everyone made!!
How to make Chocolate Cherry Hazelnut Fudge
Chocolate Cherry Hazelnut Fudge
Ingredients
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 12 ounce bag semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped dried cherries
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon hazelnut extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- butter for greasing pan
Instructions
- Melt butter over low heat in a medium saucepan. Once butter is melted stir in the sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, salt and hazelnut extract.
- Stir constantly until chips are completely melted and mixture begins to bubble. Turn off heat and stir in the dried cherries.
- Grease a small square glass baking dish with butter, and immediately pour in the melted chocolate mixture. Allow to cool slightly, then place in the refrigerator, uncovered, until hardened. Remove from refrigerator ½ hour before slicing into squares.
Nutrition
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Visit all the other Christmas Week Peeps for more Holiday Baking Goodness:
- Coconut Hot Chocolate and Chocolate Covered Spoons by Cravings of a Lunatic
- Chocolate Shortbread Bars by Juanita's Cocina
- Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Frosted Sugar Cookies by Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
- Peppermint Mocha Brownie Cookies by Chocolate Moosey
- Holiday Pinwheels by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Cranberry Pistachio Eggnog Bark by See Aimee Cook
- Chocolate Peppermint Donuts by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Cranberry-Orange Gin Fizz by The Messy Baker
- Vanilla Wafer Holiday Bark by Dizzy Busy and Hungry
- Peanut Butter n' Jelly Thumbprints by The Little Ferraro Kitchen
- Buckeyes by My Catholic Kitchen
- Coconut Cream Tres Leches Cake by The Dutch Baker's Daughter
- Gluten-free Cinnamon Star Cookies by Masala Herb
- Nanny's Pecan Pie by Food Lust People Love
- Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies by Jen's Favorite Cookies
- Peppermint Brownie Pops by Home Cooking Memories
- Flourless Peanut Butter Nutella S'Mores by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Cranberry Yogurt Cookies by Mom's Test Kitchen
- Chocolate Pumpkin Bundt Cake by Liv Life
- Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies by Try Anything Once Culinary
- Peppermint Fudge by Like Mother Like Daughter
JoeB99 says
This sounds heavenly. I love fruit and chocolate with tons of nuts! I want to make brittle with mixed nuts and cocoa nibs and sprinkled with cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice...
Valerie W says
I would make a cheesecake. I'd use the processor to chop my nuts and pulverize my ginger snaps that I use for my crust.
Marlys @Thisand That says
Great giveaway and fudge... I love fudge. Not sure what I would make if I won Magimix but it will be delicious.
Bernadette says
I'm sure it would be!
Becky @ A Calculated Whisk says
I would make salsa!
Carla says
Love chocolate hazelnut together but never had it with cherry. Must try this fudge!
candice says
I would probably use the juicer attachment and juice me some citrus! I've only seen it done and I want to try it! But I would probably use that juice to make lemon bars. 😉
Stephanie says
The first thing I would make is pie crust for a cherry pie
Stephanie says
Chocolate and cherries are one of my favorite combo;s. Will be trying this!
Blondie says
I would make pie crust! Seems like it would be so much easier to make in a food processor, so I might actually make it from scratch!
Brandie (@ Home Cooking Memories) says
I love that you added hazelnut... this looks delicious!
Jennifer Koehler says
No nibbles for me!! Shoving it it my mouth sounds better!! HaHa!! Who "nibbles" fudge anyways??!!
Bernadette says
I don't know, I was trying to sound refined, or grown-up, or something 😉
Liz says
I need to pick up some hazelnut extract ASAP! Your fudge looks phenomenal!
Bernadette says
Thanks!
Erin says
That looks really good! Fudge is one of our favorites.
Hezzi-D says
Yum! Cherries and hazelnut fudge sounds awesome!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
Love the flavor combination here, Bernadette!
Kim Beauleu says
Okay I love all these things separately so I know I'd love them all together. I'm a fudge addict. I can't get enough of the stuff.
Thanks so much for joining us this week. It's so great having you with us for Christmas Week.
Bernadette says
I'm having a blast doing it!
Kristin @ Dizzy Busy and Hungry! says
I don't post a lot of desserts, either! Most of the time when I do a dessert post, it is actually my 15 year old son, because he loves to bake. So this Christmas Week project has been good for me to get me thinking outside of my usual comfort zone! I love what you did here, it looks delicious! I can't resist good fudge! 🙂
Aimee @ See Aimee Cook says
I love the addition of hazelnut! Bet it's amazing with the chocolate and cherry!
Jen @JuanitasCocina says
I've been looking for a new fudge recipe! Can't wait to try this one!
Happy day #1!
Helene D'Souza says
Your chocolate cherry hazelnut fudge looks like a winner. Pinned already! =)
Bernadette says
Thanks!