Each year we like to try a new homemade recipe and share it with the teachers and staff who work so hard with our children at school. The kids love to help with the recipe and then we box it all up , bring it to school and hand out the goodies. This year we worked on a new recipe and it seems to have been a hit. Many of the teachers told us the loved it and ate it all without sharing it with their families. The key to this recipe and all my other recipes is the Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste. It is a 1:1 substitute for any recipe where you would use vanilla extract. We usually use a little bit extra of the vanilla paste because it tastes so good and makes our desserts taste amazing. The vanilla bean paste also has the cool flecks that you get when you use a vanilla bean, but those are about $10 per bean, and the paste is so much easier to dispense and use.
Here is a photo of some of our boxes of vanilla fudge in the refrigerator. I ran out of boxes and the fudge in the ziploc bag on the left was eaten by a few late night gremlins so we also made blondies. This fudge is not at all healthy and is not something we make unless it is a special occasion. Back to healthy foods all the time in our house today! Happy holidays everyone. I enjoy having each and every one of you visit my blog. My wish for you is happiness, health and hugs for you in 2016.
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups white sugar
- 6 T. salted butter
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup marshmallow fluff
- 1-2 T vanilla paste or extract
Instructions
- Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
- In a large saucepan heat up the sugar, butter, and evaporated milk.
- Bring to a good boil. Do not stop stirring at any point.
- Keep stirring while it is gently boiling for 5 full minutes. Your arm will get tired but keep going!
- Take off the heat and quickly add (Maybe another family member can add these items for you so you can keep stirring) the fluff, the chocolate chips and the vanilla.
- Keep stirring until your fudge is all smooth and looking amazing.
- Spread into your parchment paper pan and make a design on top with a toothpick.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before cutting.
- Enjoy!
Perfect indeed. I would take a batch of that any day! It sounds amazing.
Thank you! It was too sweet for me, but my kids and all the teachers loved it!
Me too, the sweeter the better! I love fudge!
This is perfect timing! I was looking for a new fudge recipe to try out this year
What perfect timing! I hope you love it as much as we do. Happy holidays!
Sounds delicious! I love fudge during the holidays.
If you have a sweet tooth, you will love this!
My husband would love to eat vanilla bean fudge, he loves anything vanilla. This is a fab recipe.
Thank you! If you husband loves vanilla you should really buy for him the vanilla bean paste, it really elevates your desserts!
That’s a really yummy gift idea that I know the teachers will love. Heck, I will too!
The teachers did love it!! Happy holidays.
This is the BEST gift of all! I love a good homemade fudge, and vanilla is my favorite!
I agree with you. I love to give a gift that someone would probably not take the time to make themselves.
It looks nice!
Thank you Daniela!
Vanilla bean fudge is one of the great things in life to eat! Like you, I only reserve it for special occasions given the sugar content. Vanilla bean paste is on high rotation in our household too – nothing like those black vanilla flecks in your desserts!
We love the vanilla bean specks too! Makes it look all fancy! Thanks for visiting. Happy holiday!
I really love vanilla bean fudge recipes. Looking so delicious. thanks
Thank you so much! It was quite delicious and eaten very quickly in my house.
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Wow , so festive! I love it Pinned!
Thank you so much for pinning and sharing. Happy new year!
They sound lush. I’ve just got into making fudge as I always thought it was too faffy, but it’s so much more fun than I thought and tastes so much better than shop bought.
Homemmade fudge tastes so much better than store bought. I hope you can try this recipe soon.
Vanilla bean fudge you say? YES PLEASE! Thanks for sharing this simple yet sublime recipe 🙂
Thanks so much! It really is simple and sublime, I love that description. Happy new year!
Homemade gifts are the best but I have to admit that fudge is a bit to sweet for my taste 🙂
Fudge is also too sweet for my taste, but we made this recipe to give to the teachers as gifts. All the teachers said they loved it, so I guess some people really love super sweet foods!
Sounds delicious and what a great idea for a teacher’s gift.
Our teachers loved these gifts! I am sure yours will too. Thanks for visiting.
Um.. delicious! and i have all the ingredients! I am going to make this tonight as a treat for the family, awesome recipe, thank you!
I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine did!
Sounds delicious! I never made fudge before but I think now it’s time
This recipe is so easy, it is a perfect first fudge for you to try! Thanks for visiting.
This looks so yummy. I love the gift boxes. The best kind of gifts are always homemade. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Thanks so much! The teachers just loved these gifts from our family.
Great treat for the holidays! This recipe sounds absolutely delicious! I will keep this sweet idea in mind when I need something new to feed my family.
Thank you! I know your family will love this easy to make fudge.
Every Christmas I tell myself I’m going to try fudge… but haven’t tackled it yet. Your recipe looks so good, I may have to make it for Valentine’s!
I love that you will make this for valentines day. Such a great idea!
OMG! Sounds like an AMAZING treat! I love fudge, so the thought of Vanilla Bean Fudge. I don’t even know where to begin. Ok, that is a story, I will begin by heading to the grocery store as soon as possible.
Haha, I hope you can collect your ingredients quickly and make some vanilla bean fudge!
There’s so many ways to make fudge. I love your recipe! I think it’s the first time I see it made with marshmallow fluff.
Yes, the marshmallow fluff makes the recipe easy, creamy and delicious! I hope you will try it.
What a perfect gift – looks delicious! 😀
Thanks so much, it really did make perfect teacher gifts!
Oh my this looks really delicious. We love vanilla flavor and it’s our favorite.
We are also vanilla bean lovers. I hope you can try this easy to make recipe!