This 4th of July White Chocolate Fudge is the perfect patriotic dessert with a festive red, white and blue design. It is a tie dyed fudge perfect for the 4th of July.
This white chocolate fudge recipe actually first came about as a mistake. I was attempting a layered fudge, but had a child tantrum in the middle of it, so I was distracted.
Just when I thought the fudge was ruined, I dragged a knife through it, thinking it couldn’t end up any worse that it was.
But when I went to cut into it later, I discovered that I had created this tie dyed look, and loved this version even better than what I had in mind originally!
Tips and Tricks
- The one thing about this fudge recipe is that you have to work fast. The fudge starts setting up pretty quickly, and if you don’t have everything ready to go, it’s not going to work. So make sure you not only have your ingredients ready to go, but also anything else you will need, like bowls or spatulas.
- I have always used gel or paste food colorings. You may be able to get liquid to work, but you might need a lot more of the food coloring.
- I cut mine into 32 pieces, but really, they could go even smaller and serve even more people.
Why Your Fudge May Not Have Set Up
There could be many different factors that cause your fudge to not set up, but the number one culprit for this white chocolate fudge is undercooking.
You need to make sure you have it boiling for 5 full minutes. Any less, and your fudge may not set up. But be careful, because any more, and your fudge may burn or turn out grainy. Just make sure you set a timer and boil it for 5 minutes, stirring it with a spatula the whole time.
How to store this fudge
This fudge stays good quite awhile – I store it in an airtight container at room temperature. It should last at least 1-2 weeks this way. If you refrigerate it, it will last even longer.
I have not tried freezing this fudge, but you should be able to freeze it for up to 3 months in an airtight container.
More Red White and Blue Recipes
Red, White and Blue Baked Donuts
Red White and Blue Milk Pops
4th of July Cake Roll
4th of July Toast
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4th of July White Chocolate Fudge
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: 32 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
This 4th of July White Chocolate Fudge is the perfect patriotic dessert with a festive red, white and blue design. It is a tie dyed fudge perfect for the 4th of July.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 5 oz evaporated milk
- 2 cups marshmallow creme
- 8 oz white chocolate chips
- Red and blue food coloring*
Instructions
- Line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with foil. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- *Have everything ready to go before continuing, as the fudge will set up quickly. You will need 3 bowls, 3 spatulas, the food coloring and a knife.
- In a large pot or saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, and evaporated milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently. When the mixture comes to a boil, stir constantly for 5 minutes. Add in the marshmallow creme and the white chocolate chips and stir until smooth.
- Divide the mixture into 3 bowls. Add red food coloring to one, blue food coloring to one, and leave the third bowl white. Stir each color.
- Pour the red fudge into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing the top as best as possible. Pour the white fudge on top of the red, then pour the blue on the top. (Stir each bowl before pouring, just in case the fudge started to set up.) Take a knife and drag it through all three layers, making the marbled effect.
- Let the fudge cool completely before cutting, at least 2 hours.
Recipe Notes:
*I have only used gel or paste food coloring for this recipe.
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 144
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 8 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 8 mg
Keywords: white chocolate fudge
Emily says
Thank you for sharing such an amazing recipe personally I loved it!
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phxcooks.com says
Great recipe! I made it according to your recipe and the taste is great! Everyone in the family likes it, it makes me happy. Thank you
★★★★★
Ghulam Mohyudin says
It was perfect the first time. I learn so much from you as well!
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Mark says
I looove this recipe sooo much! <3 thank you for sharing
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AshleyM says
Hi there, wonderful idea! I tried this recipe and it just seemed to set. What could I have done wrong? Also, I only found 8oz cams of Evaporated milk.
Carolyn says
The fudge recipe looks great! I can’t wait to try it! My question….can I use liquid food coloring or does it have to be the paste kind!
Thanks so much!!!
Deborah says
I’m not sure if liquid food coloring would work or not, to be honest. It might make the chocolate seize up, but I would suggest making a small portion and testing it first. Good luck!
Barbara says
How much food coloring does one use??
Deborah says
I used a gel paste and just mixed in enough until it was the shade I wanted. I didn’t measure it, but just used a small amount and added more if I wanted more color.
Emma says
Thankyou so much, I shall buy some fluff today.
Emma says
Hi, I’m new to your site and have discovered this recipe, I don’t live in America, I can get marshmellow fluff at my supermarket, is this the same as marshmellow creme, I would really love to try this recipe.
Deborah says
Hi Emma – marshmallow fluff should work just fine!
benamore says
Can I use different colors for other holidays?
Deborah says
Yes – feel free to change it up with any colors!
Marilyn says
I’ve always said the “Terrible Twos” lasted for 2 terrible years! They start at 18 months and linger on to 3 1/2!
Love the fudge! Will definitely try it this year.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
This fudge is so beautiful! Love the bright colors!
Hani@haniela's says
omg, these look just like my patriotic marshmallows, they would look together so great!
cherie says
Sorry to sound dense, but how do you drag the knife through? In a straight line, swirls or what? I’m assuming you do this after all of the colors are in the pan. I sure do wish you had a youtube tutorial or step by step pic’s, at leasst for the dragging part 😀
thanks for the awesome idea
Cherie
Deborah says
@cherie, yes, you do this after all of the colors are in the pan. You just take the knife and stick it in, through all of the layers, and drag it, kind of like you are mixing it. Sorry I don’t have step by steps – I ended up doing it as a last ditch effort to save the fudge, and didn’t know how much I’d end up liking it!
Deborah says
@cherie, here is a picture tutorial I did for Betty Crocker. The recipe is different, but the method is the same. You can see how to do the dragging!
http://www.bettycrocker.com/tips/tipslibrary/cooking-tips/how-to-make-tie-dyed-fudge
cherie says
@Deborah,
Thanks!
Karin says
I made these for a celebration that I attended on the 4th. They looked awesome, but the taste was off. I would reduce the amount of sugar if I were to do this again, but I would likely just do the affect with a different vanilla fudge recipe.
Deborah says
@Karin, sorry you didn’t love the taste! I’m guessing it’s the white chocolate – it’s not for everyone. I’m glad they looked good, though! 🙂
Britni says
These are just awesome!! I’m making some tomorrow!! I added you to my patriotic treats roundup! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Printabelle says
It turned out completely awesome! Great job! I love it, pinned.
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
I absolutely love the tie-dyed effect and can see so many different colors working here!
Lindy@ItsyBitsyPaper says
How brilliant! This sounds delicious and looks amazing. I hope you’ll add this to my Patriotic Project Parade going on through July 4th.
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/06/patriotic-project-parade-linky-party.html
Donna says
Beeeee-oootiful!!!
grace says
how festive! and with marshmallow fluff and white chocolate, it’s sure to be scrumptious too!
Anna says
Substitute for Marshmallow Creme : Just use the same weight in marshmallows. Seven ounces of marshmallow creme equals 22 large marshmallows. Use a scale if you have mini marshmallows.
Vanessa says
I like that the layers weren’t even. I think it looks great! Sometimes when you don’t expect things to work out, they end up working perfectly.
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
How fun and festive!!!
Christina says
I LOVE this! Are the ones pictured the thicker version? They look amazing either way! 🙂
Deborah says
@Christina, yes – I did the thicker version.
Christina says
@Deborah, Thanks!! 🙂
Chels R. says
I think it looks beautiful! So patriotic! Eden has been going through a I’m not going to listen phase which sucks since I’m stuck in bed with a rib fracture 🙁 I wish I could be in my kitchen. I miss it so much!
patsy says
I love the swirled, tie-dye look better than perfect layers… because even without anyone throwing a tantrum, my layers are never quite perfect! Turned out beautifully!
Karly says
Threes and fours are so much worse than the twos. Be prepared for lots more of this (fantastic) fudge in your future, because you’ll probably never get a chance for neat, even layers again. 😉
Kim says
I love the way it turned out! It looks really cool.
My husband and I laugh all the time about the terrible twos. Babies and toddlers have nothing on kids as they get older. Eight, nine, ten, and eleven….MAJOR DRAMA. My 11 year old had a massive melt down this morning screaming and crying and carrying on about how her eye hurt and she couldn’t go the gym with me. As if I really wanted to go to the gym in the first place…ha ha.
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
This is beautiful, love it!! And hang in there, it’s the terrible three’s that you will look back on one day together and tell stories about! I miss those days…
Anna @ hiddenponies says
What a great idea, I love this! And the terrible three’s are definitely where it’s at, they need to change all the literature 🙂
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love the swirls, the fudge turned out perfectly!
Joanne says
Seems like her temper tantrum worked out for the best! I agree…I like this even more than the layers!
Kristy says
Way to embrace the silver lining Deborah! These are just gorgeous and I love how they turned out. And I’m with you…it was the same here for both of my kids. The two’s were a breeze…three’s not so much. Fortunately once we’re almost to four now. 😉
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
they look awesome and you get mad props for being so creative (with a 3 year old tugging at you!)
Random question…the little pics with recipes on your sidebar…did you use a widget for those or a plugin? I am NOT able to do anything tricky, at all on my site but would love to install something like that myself, and not have to go thru my design guy every time I want to rotate them!
Tara @ The Butter Dish says
Now Deb, if this doesn’t make you feel patriotic and All American – nothing but having a flag surgically implanted across the irises would. ☺ This is so much fun and simply perfect.
I’m completely love the swirl – it’s fun and a bit chaotic – much like America and children.
I totally agree w/ you about the two’s and three’s – having been through three boys (two grown and one 13) I think I developed names for every age.
Onederful Ones
Terrible Two’s
Tyrannical Threes
Frustrating Fives
Skulduggery Sixes
Shenanigan Sevens
Exasperating Eights
Nuisance Nines
Tetchy Tens…
Yeah there is one for every age… they tend to get better once they graduate. LOL
Deborah says
@Tara @ The Butter Dish, love all of these! But it makes me nervous for her to get older, now!! 🙂
Tristine says
LOL!! I know what you mean about terrible twos vs. “horrible” threes. My first son was an ANGEL up until he turned 3. I suffered migraines EVERY single until he turned 10! 8 is another vicious age. He’s now 26, but now I have another son who is a stubborn, brilliant, independent three year old again. My first son had NOTHING on my second!
Anyway…I digress. These look utterly amazing and I can’t wait for my husband to make them. (He’s the baker, I’m the cook. We balance each other out that way in nearly every aspect of our lives!)
Tristine says
@Tristine, oops, that was every single *day*.
mrsblocko says
Amen to the terrible threes. They were worse than the twos for me as well. (I’m on to the sassy seven’s now.)
The fudge looks delicious btw!
Valerie M. says
That is so fun! I think it is better swirled than it would be layered too.
Asiya says
It’s a big challenge cooking and then blogging with small kids…I always struggle with my youngest. But your fudge turned out looking great!!!
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says
This looks fantastic! Gotta love those happy accidents. 🙂
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
I love how they turned out!
Eeva-Maija says
These looks wonderful! Any way to replace the marshmallow creme? I don’t live in US and don’t have access to it, but I’m hosting a 4th of July picnic and would really like to make them for that!
Deborah says
@Eeva-Maija, I’m not sure what you could substitute, but I have seen recipes online to make your own marshmallow creme or marshmallow fluff. Not sure how it would work in this recipe since I haven’t tried it, though.
Eeva-Maija says
@Deborah, Thanks! I could also find another fudge recipe with ingredients I can get and just divide the mix into three and tint two of them. But thanks for this great idea!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
Love the tie dyed look!! So pretty 🙂
Ali @ Gimme Some Oven says
This is so cool!!! You’re going to be the hit of the 4th of July! 😉
Rachel Cooks says
Love this! Glad the tantrum didn’t ruin it. I would have just ignored my daughter. lol
Rosa says
Fabulous!
Cheers,
Rosa