Chocolate covered candy bar pieces with caramel and peanuts, swirling with marshmallow-y white chocolate and joining together with even more caramel– to make sweet divine Baby Ruth Fudge.
Eating a piece of homemade fudge is pure fudgy heaven! Especially, with white chocolate surrounding chunky pieces of Baby Ruth candy bars!
This fudge is not just melted white chocolate with a bunch of gooeyness in each piece… it’s also a combination of cream, sugar, marshmallows, caramel, AND candy bars!
What could seriously get better than that?!
I’ve always loved fudge made from scratch. In fact, I have a Pinterest board all devoted to some pretty amazing OH FUDGE! recipes from a lot of talented bloggers.
This is similar to a fudge recipe I’d always make when I was a little girl. My grandmother would make fudge all the time during the holidays. So, fudge actually reminds me of Christmas. But, Baby Ruth candy bars remind me of Halloween.
So, I decided to put my own twist on the ol’ fudge recipe and use white chocolate (which happens to be my favorite kind of chocolate!) and Baby Ruth candy bar pieces.
Which is simply named– Baby Ruth Fudge!
Making these are a breeze!
Pssss…. No candy thermometer!
Start with chopping up 3 regular sized Baby Ruth candy bars. (I ended up using 2 and 3/4 of them… “someone” had eaten a piece!)
If you’ve never tried such a candy bar. It is purely an American candy bar with caramel, peanuts and chocolate-flavored nougat all surrounded in chocolate.
Bring the evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed milk… the other canned milk) and the sugar up to a boil for 4 minutes in a heavy sauce pan. That’s it. 4 minutes. Just keep stirring so it doesn’t burn.
Pour the hot sugar and milk mixture straight over a large mixing bowl filled with white chocolate chips and mini marshmallows.
Stir until you notice all of the white chocolate and the marshmallows are melted. Then gently fold in the chunky pieces of candy bars.
The reason you want to gently fold the candy bar pieces in is because the heat will start to melt the candy bars and you want to still have some big pieces through out the whole experience of the fudge.
Spread the fudge mixture into a lined 8 inch by 8 inch baking dish. Line the pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. It makes it so much easier to lift and cut.
Drizzle your favorite caramel sauce over the top, right away. Use a small knife and swirl in the marks without actually stirring it up.
The melted white chocolate mixture will immediately start to cool. So, set off to the side and let it set up. I couldn’t wait any longer… so I stuck it in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes and was all ready to cut.
Don’t you just want to sink your sweet tooth right into one of these?!
Enjoy, my friends!
- 2/3 cup evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed milk)
- 1 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
- 3 (3.7 ounce) regular size Baby Ruth candy bars, chopped
- caramel sauce (optional for drizzling)
- Bring milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt to boil over medium heat. Cook for 4 minutes, stir constantly. Remove from heat.
- Pour over marshmallows and white chocolate in a large mixing bowl. Stir until all combined and the white chocolate and marshmallows are melted.
- Fold in candy bar pieces gently. Spread the fudge mixture into a lined 8 inch by 8 inch baking dish. Line the pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. (It makes it so much easier to lift and cut.)
- Drizzle your favorite caramel sauce over the top, right away. Use a small knife and swirl in the marks without actually stirring it up. The melted white chocolate mixture will immediately start to cool. Set off to the side and let it set up for about 30 minutes. Or set into the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- May be stored at room temperature for up to 7 days in a closed closed container. Enjoy!
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Seriously??? I like the way your brain thinks! This is amazing, Gloria! I would totally hide the whole dish in the pantry from my family!!!
And, can we talk about your photographs? You always make your pictures look like I can reach right in a get a piece! I’m pinning this!
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I just have to hide these from myself! Having these linger around on the counter top is really not good for the muffin top action!
Thank you so much, Paula… you just made my whole day! (=
You had me at no candy thermometer!!
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That’s good! Because I don’t like the fussiness of baking or cooking either. Thank you, Nancy!
Thank goodness…no candy thermometer needed! I think that’s why I’ve never made fudge before. These look so so good. I can’t take my eye off your pictures. Yum yum yum. 🙂
Tina @ Tina’s Chic Corner recently posted…Cheese Slop
I’m the same way, Tina. If the recipe says to use some kind of thermometer …I skip it or don’t do it all. You’ll love making these! (=
I absolutely love fudge! And this baby ruth version sounds undeniably amazing! xo
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Thank you, Ashley! (=
Oh my goodness, this fudge looks magnificent Gloria! White chocolate chips and Baby Ruth? What a fantastic combination and love that you don’t need a candy thermometer to make this! Stunning photographs, makes me want to eat the whole batch – pinned! Hope you have a great week 🙂
You are so sweet, Kelly… Thank you!
Dear Gloria, That sounds heavenly!! I love Baby Ruth candy bars, since I was a kid!!
You have a lovely blog.
Please stop over to my blog, since I am having a giveaway and would love to have you enter.
Blessings my dear. Catherine ox
You just made my whole day, Catherine! Thank you. (=
These look over the top in amazingness!! I want, I want, I WANT!
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I’ll trade you for those truffles…better yet, may be some gelato!
Absolutely amazing! I love Baby Ruth and in fudge is even better.
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Thank you, Ashley! (=
Fudge is my favorite, I can just eat it all day long but that isn’t doing me any favors.. but it’s so good so I can’t control it. Gotta try this Gloria!
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Then you’d better do what I did, hurry and share after you make it… becz it is very dangerous to leave lying around! (=
You always make the best treats Gloria! This is so creative and sounds delicious! Pinning! 🙂 Have a great rest of the week my dear!
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I love fudge recipes that don’t require a candy thermometer – the texture can sometimes be so hit or miss. These looks divine – I am a fudge hound and I love the caramel swirling through it.
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Funny you mention the texture thing… because, that is my biggest thing about fudge. It can’t taste like you just melted chocolate and firmed it back up again. That’s why I added the marshmallow texture to it. You’d love this kind of fudge, Julia! (=
Ok, shut the front door! This is pure perfection! Baby Ruth has been one of my FAV candy bars since I was a kid and now you turned it into fudge 🙂 Holiday Treat Surprise for my Friends and Fam!
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They’d for sure love this treat! And, you too…especially since you love the candy bar like I do! (=
Oh my goodness, Gloria – this sounds and looks incredible!! I love anything caramel and Baby Ruth bars are one of the world’s best candies – now you make it into fudge? Oh yeah!! 🙂 Pinning! Thanks for sharing and I’m going to make this!
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Thank you so much, Cindy!! (=
This right here is the BEST thing I’ve seen all week!! So creative!
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Oh my goodness this fudge looks so delicious!!
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This fudge looks so creamy and smooth! When fudge is around I never just take a normal square, I just try to restrain myself and just pinch some off. Before I know it, I just ate a heck of a lot more then a square!! I’m certain I would do the same with this fudge!!! Yum!
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Tahny, I am the exact same way! It’s terrible when I realize I’ve just eaten the whole side of the length of the pan! (=
Ok, I’m not sure what I love more. The baby ruths, the caramel sauce, or the no candy thermometer part. 😉 This creamy dreamy fudge looks so dang good Gloria!
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swooooning! Wonderful pictures! Where is your burlap from? Did you paint that?
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Julianne, I got the burlap at the craft/fabric store. They even have polka dot and all other cute designs onto the burlap. (Even a print that looks like newspaper.) I bought them all. Don’t even know what to do with them… but just had to have them. hehe
Wowee wow wow! This recipe sounds delicious, and the photos are amazing, Gloria! Beautiful job!
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Andi, thank you so, so much! (=
Oh yum!! I so want this! Gorgeous pics, by the way! 🙂
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Allison, you are so sweet… thank you!
These will just have to be made for Christmas if not before, sound so yummy and I do like fudge and Baby Ruth.
Jackie, if you made this for Christmas… either for guests or as gifts, everyone will love them! You’ll also love the texture in this fudge! (=
Lovely photos as always, Gloria! These look fantastic! Pinning and sharing on social media! Hope you have a great week! 🙂
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So here I am, cruising through link parties, looking at recipes from others, and I see this beautiful picture. And I’m like Baby Ruth Fudge?! Who does this chick think she is beating me to that….scroll scroll….bahahahaha it’s Gloria LOL!!!! OMG I just laughed so hard, of course I LOVED your recipe out of everyone elses, everything you make is delicious and awesome! That’s how I found you in the first place a while back lol! Anywho, you are awesome and your fudge looks amazeballs!!! Have a great Ms. Gloria! 😉
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Niki, you just seriously made me laugh out loud!!! You are too funny! …and so sweet! Thank you. (=
That was supposed to say “Have a great day” at the end lol. I was typing too fast because I was laughing so hard lol! Oh man it was funny, you should have seen the look on my face! And I should have known, your recipes are EXACTLY what my fiancé and I love to eat, so of course I honed in on your fudge lol. And your picture, Gloria! Ok in all the food pics that I’ve seen, that one *might* just be my favorite that I’ve ever seen. You’ve managed to balance everything perfectly, and the colors are lovely! 😀 Good job girlfriend!
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Oh my goodness… this fudge looks so delicious! Thanks for linking up to The Weekend re-Treat Link Party last week!
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I love this newest trend of specialty fudge. So fun and creative! Thanks so much for linking up with Make Bake Create! Have you visited my Homemaking Party this week? I’d for you to link up there as well!
Blessings,
Sarah
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Your photography is gorgeous! Love this recipe!!! Looks so good!!! Thanks for linking this at Make Bake Create!!!
Thank you, Rachel…that is so kind of you to say! (Thank you for highlighting my fudge…made my whole night!)