Malted Milk Fudge is the creamiest chocolate fudge, made with a little malted milk powder and topped with Malted Milk Balls! This is the best fudge recipe ever! So many of you ask me for my favorite fudge recipe, and this is it!
Malted Milk Fudge Is SO Good!
I am obsessed with this fudge recipe. It includes malted milk AND is topped with malted milk balls, like Whoppers, which you can absolutely leave off if you prefer. The fudge is so creamy and rich and the malted milk just adds a depth of flavor that you can’t really put your finger on, but it’s delicious!
PRO TIP: The longer the fudge sits (or if you refrigerate it, the malt balls will get chewy, so if you plan on making this in advance you might want to leave them off.
How To Make The Best Fudge
The best fudge recipes are thick, sweet and creamy, and this Malted Milk Fudge does NOT disappoint! Some fudge recipes can get grainy or crumbly. There are a few reasons this can happen…
- You must cook the sugar and milk mixture together until it reaches 240°F. But don’t bring the mixture to a boil too fast! Medium heat will be plenty!
- Also to prevent grainy fudge, once you get the mix mixture to 240°F you will pour it into the mixing bowl with all the chocolates. This mixing part is very important because beating stretches the sugar crystals and that stops them from reforming. Mixing your fudge with the mixer will absolutely give you a smoother fudge.
- If for some reason your fudge still went grainy you can fix it! Put the grainy fudge back into the pan along with a little water and cream to loosen it up. Over medium-low heat, melt the fudge back down to a liquid and re-boil it to 235°F. Heating the mixture slowly instead of quickly is definitely the key to success!
And like I said before, this Malted Milk Fudge Recipe can easily be made without the malted milk balls on top. The malted milk in the fudge just gives it a slight depth of flavor!
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Malted Milk Fudge
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Chill Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 25 minutes
- Yield: 48 pieces 1x
- Category: Candy
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: Dessert
Description
The addition of malted milk makes this the best and creamiest fudge ever. Malted milk powder adds a roasted, toasty, cooked-milk flavor similar to butterscotch or toffee. The touch of salt in the malted milk tempers the sweetness of the chocolate fudge giving it a bit more depth of flavor. Then for fun, we topped our Malted Milk Fudge with chopped malted milk ball candies.
Ingredients
- 24 ounces milk chocolate (either chips or chopped chocolate)
- 16 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (either chips or chopped chocolate)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup malted milk powder
- 7 ounces marshmallow creme (or fluff)
- 4 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 2 cups coarsely chopped malted milk balls
Instructions
- Line a 9×13-inch pan with foil and coat with nonstick spray.
- Place milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, butter, malted milk powder, and marshmallow creme in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Set aside.
- Combine sugar and evaporated milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently. Bring to a boil and boil for 4-6 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture reaches 240°F on a candy thermometer. Remove pan from heat and pour mixture slowly into chocolate bowl in 4-5 intervals, mixing on low speed until completely combined and smooth.
- Spread mixture into prepared pan and sprinkle chopped candies onto top of fudge. Press candy lightly into fudge. (*see note)
- Chill until fudge is set, several hours or overnight.
- Cut into pieces and serve.
Notes
NOTE: The filling of the malt balls that have been cut will dissolve and become chewy over time, so if you are not serving the fudge immediately, you can omit these if you prefer.
Store fudge airtight at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Freeze fudge airtight for up to 2 months.
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This milk fudge pastry looks so delicious…Will try it coming weekend for sure ? Thanks for this one
The fudge is SUPER COOL!! It goes well with morning black coffee. But coffee should be made with beans and not with powder.
Wow! looks yummy! won’t wait for making it. Can I make delicious, it like you?
This looks so delicious, Thank you Shelly for such a great recipe
Made this and it was the best! Going to make it all the time and just skip the malt balls on top, I’ll just do it plain ~ So yum!!
So glad you liked it!
This milk fudge pastry looks so delicious…Will try it coming weekend for sure 🙂 Thanks for this one
What brand of malted milk powder do you use and where can I find it?
I use Carnation (this one- https://amzn.to/2SzR5oJ), but if you can’t find that you can use Ovaltine!