25 Over-The-Top Fudge Recipes

It's hard to imaging there is a way to top rich decadent fudge. While we all appreciate a family recipe passed down from generation to generation, instead of making that tired chocolate fudge recipe for holiday gifts, this year experiment with these outrageous fudge recipes that are sprinkled, studded, and spiked with additional flavor-boosting ingredients.

Can't choose between fudge or cake? Then reach for this funfetti inspired fudge that has that sweet, vanilla flavor and plenty of festive colored sprinkles to delight your eyes and your taste buds.

For the Birthday Cake Fudge recipe, click here.

While this recipe sounds simple, the buttery taste is unlike any fudge you've ever tried. Enjoy this fudge in small doses because it's almost-cake batter taste is super rich.

For the Butter Fudge recipe, click here.

Redolent with the richness of cashews and the perfume of cardamom, fudge-like kaju barfi is a favorite South Asian sweet. Cooked-down milk, sugar, and ground cashews are combined into a concentrated paste that is seasoned with spices, then pressed into a pan and cooled. — Andrea Nguyen

For the Cashew and Cardamom Fudge Soy Paneer recipe, click here.

This recipe is like chocolate covered cherries on overdrive. The added crunch and fat from the almonds balances the sugary sweet taste of the candied cherries.

For the Chocolate and Cherries Fudge recipe, click here.

Enjoy this salty-sweet fudgy treat with a cold glass of milk. This fudge will also make a statement on the dessert table — the pretzels make a beautiful lacey pattern.

For the Chocolate and Pretzels Fudge recipe, click here.

The addition of cream to the otherwise classic chocolate fudge recipe makes this decadent sweet worthy of inclusion on our over-the-top fudge roundup.

For the Chocolate Cream Fudge recipe, click here.

This simple cookies and cream fudge recipe uses both white and milk chocolate and has the added texture and flavor of the crushed cream-filled chocolate cookies to make it that much more irresistible.

For the Cookies and Cream Fudge recipe, click here.

Enjoy the pairing of delicately, almost-sweet flavored cashews with tart cranberries in a white chocolate fudge.

For the Cranberry and Cashews Fudge recipe, click here.

All the delicious flavor of an orange creamsicle ice cream pop without any of the mess. Enjoy this creamy, orange fudge for dessert. — FamilyFun

For the Creamsicle Fudge recipe, click here.

This fudge recipe actually has some healthful components to it. Don't feel guilty digging into this salty, sweet treat that is made rich thanks to avocado instead of butter. — Maya Nahra RD

For the Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Avocado Fudge recipe, click here.

Your favorite holiday drink — creamy with strong notes of cinnamon and nutmeg — is now contained in a sweet dessert offering that is perfect for your holiday dessert table (or any time during the year you find yourself with an eggnog craving).

For the Eggnog Fudge recipe, click here.

If you like peanut butter fudge, dark chocolate fudge, milk chocolate fudge, or butterscotch fudge, you are in luck, because those four flavors combine here to make one outrageous fudge.

For the Famous Four Chip Fudge recipe, click here.

It couldn't be called famous fudge without good reason — this fudge is sweet, creamy, and crunchy for the ultimate fudge trifecta.

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Chocolate, bananas, and walnuts combine in this pudding for a delightful tropical flavored treat. The bananas add a creaminess to the fudge and the nuts add the perfect amount of texture.

For the Funky Monkey Fudge recipe, click here.

The pleasant heat of ginger coupled with nutmeg gives this white chocolate fudge with nuts its decadent gingerbread flavor.

For the Gingerbread Fudge recipe, click here.

You might want to save this fudge for the adults-only dessert table. Milk chocolate and Irish cream liqueur combine to make one delicious, spiked fudge perfect for an after dinner treat alongside coffee.

For the Irish Cream Fudge recipe, click here.

This recipe combines a little booze, caffeine, and salty bacon for a trifecta of flavors that somehow complement each other rather than compete. Impress friends and family with this delicious fudge creation. — Bacon Today

For the Kahlua, Espresso Bean, and Bacon Fudge recipe, click here.

My mom used to make fudge, so I took those flavor memories and mashed them up with my love for maple syrup and bourbon. — Emeril Lagasse

For the Maple Bourbon Fudge recipe, click here.

The classic sandwich found in lunchboxes across America each day is being reinvented in the form of fudge. You won't be able to resist this peanut butter and jelly combination, although it is slightly richer than that Wonder Bread sandwich you are used to eating.

For the Peanut Butter and Jelly Fudge recipe, click here.

You won't be able to resist this delicious peppermint fudge recipe. Make this instead or in addition to bark for a festive holiday treat.

For the Peppermint Fantasy Fudge recipe, click here.

Enjoy this white chocolate fudge with bursts of cherry flavor. Share with friends and family for holidays, gifts, or just because it is that delicious. — Very Best Baking

For the Premier White Fudge with Cherry Flavored Filled DelightFulls recipe, click here.

You can make your own fresh pumpkin purée to use in this recipe or opt for the simpler canned pumpkin. Either way, the rich caramel flavor from the butterscotch morsels combine with the pumpkin for decadent, fall-flavored fudge.

For the Pumpkin Butterscotch Fudge Bars recipe, click here.

All the great taste of your favorite campfire treat packed into one fudge recipe. We suggest torching the marshmallows under the broiler quickly before adding them to the fudge for a light, smoky flavored fudge.

For the S'mores Fudge recipe, click here.

You might not expect to find sour cream in your fudge, but the tartness from the unsweetened cream balances the sweet cherries perfectly.

For the Sour Cream and Cherry Fudge recipe, click here.

Breakfast cereal and white chocolate combine to make this beautifully speckled fudge. The chocolate cereal gives a nice textured crunch to the otherwise smooth fudge. — Wishes and Dishes

For the White Chocolate Cocoa Pebbles Fudge recipe, click here.