*3 cups of chocolate chips make a firmer fudge. If you would like a softer fudge or if you would like to save money on chocolate, you can use 2 cups chocolate chips. For white chips and other non-chocolate chips, you MUST use 3 cups or it won’t set up.

You can also try these tasty variations for this easy fudge:

• Cherry Mash: Use cherry chips to make to the fudge. Then pour melted chocolate chips on top with peanuts.

• Peanut Butter: Use peanut butter chips to make to the fudge. Then top with chocolate or don’t, if you prefer not to.
• Dark Chocolate: Use dark chocolate chips
• Mint: Use mint chips, mint pieces or 1 tsp. mint flavoring
• Chocolate Covered Strawberry: Stir in 2-3 Tbsp. of strawberry jam
• Rocky Road: Stir in 1/2 cup marshmallows and 1/4 cup chopped almonds
• Vanilla Fudge: Use White chips instead
• Candy Cane: Use white chips and stir in crushed candy canes
• M&M: Stir in 1/3 cup of M&M’s
• Spicy Mexican: Add 1 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• Caramel: Swirl on top 1/4 cup caramel sauce
• Smore: Layer graham crackers on the bottom then put fudge on top and top with marshmallows or marshmallow cream.
• Coconut Cream Eggs: Add 1 1/2 cup coconut flakes and 1 tsp. coconut extract (optional)