Easy Lemon Fudge Recipe
This Easy Lemon Fudge Recipe is a simple and super quick lemon dessert; this quick fudge is bursting with fresh and zesty lemon flavour.
This creamy lemon fudge couldn’t be easier to make. It’s made with butter, sweetened condensed milk, white chocolate chips, and lemons.
This fudge is super easy to make in your own kitchen and comes together in under 10 minutes!
It tastes like lemony white chocolate with the consistency of fudge. Yum!
Is This Traditional Fudge?
This is not a traditional fudge recipe, however the end result still has that classic fudge texture and richness.
Unless traditional fudge this recipe is no fail and super quick and easy to pull together. It does not require a candy thermometer or any special techniques.
If you are looking for a good traditional fudge recipe you should check out my Maple Fudge recipe – it gets rave reviews and is made with only pure maple syrup, butter and cream!
How to Store Fudge made with Condensed Milk
Homemade fudge made with condensed milk is quite soft compared to traditional fudge. This means it should be kept in the refrigerator, if left at room temperature it will soften further.
You can store this lemon fudge in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
You could also store it in the freezer for up to 3 months in an airtight container.
Looking for more Lemon Dessert Recipes?
Check out some of my favourite lemon desserts:
This Lemon Lush dessert recipe is extremely delicious and perfect for serving guests any time of year! Sweet and tangy, creamy and crunchy it is a perfectly satisfying dessert.
This No Bake Lemon Oreo Cheesecake is full of tangy sweet flavour. It’s a dessert all lemon lovers are sure to enjoy. It’s a wonderful summer treat!
This Citrus Almond Pound Cake is a lovely lemon-lime twist on an almond loaf cake. It’s an easy lemon quick bread recipe you’re sure to love!
How to Make Lemon fudge
Yields: 36 Squares | Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients:
3 Cups white chocolate chips
1 – 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
4 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
3 Tablespoons lemon zest
Directions:
Line a 8×8 square pan with parchment paper
Add the chocolate chips, milk, lemon juice, 2 tbsp lemon zest and butter into a medium pot over low to medium heat
Stir mixture until melted
Pour the fudge into the pan and sprinkle the remaining lemon zest on top
Set aside on the counter overnight to harden
Once hardened cut into 1 inch squares
Easy Lemon Fudge Recipe
This Easy Lemon Fudge Recipe is a simple and super quick lemon dessert; this quick fudge is bursting with fresh and zesty lemon flavour.
Ingredients
- 3 C white chocolate chips
- 1 - 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 Tablespoons lemon zest
Instructions
Line a 8x8 square pan with parchment paper
Add the chocolate chips, milk, lemon juice, 2 tbsp lemon zest and butter into a medium pot over low to medium heat
Stir mixture until melted
Pour the fudge into the pan and sprinkle the remaining lemon zest on top
Set aside on the counter overnight to harden
Once hardened cut into 1 in squares
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
36Serving Size:
1 inch squareAmount Per Serving: Calories: 135Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 42mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 0gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g
Liz Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys cooking and baking, food photography, and reading.
Going to make this for sure. Have all ingredients. We Love anything lemon.
Does it matter what kind of butter salted or unsalted?
I used salted butter, if you use unsalted you should add about 1/4 tsp salt.
Can you let it harden in the refrigerator?
@Leslie, Can it harden in the fridge?
What does 3C mean? I don’t understand “C” as a measurement – maybe because I’m British?
C is short for cup, in this case that is 160 grams of white chocolate chips.
I notice it takes 4 TBLS butter, then it says 2 tbsp lemon juice and 3 tbsp lemon zest…would this also be tablespoon or teaspoon since it is in a small “t”
All tablespoons, I updated the recipe to make it clearer.
Do you think I could make chocolate fudge with the same ingredients just flipping the lemon ingreds for chocolate I ingreds ?
Yes, just omit the lemon zest and juice and use milk chocolate chips instead of white chocolate chips.
I made this for my father. He used to buy a lemon fudgey type candy at a store that recently closed.
He loved it! I used unsalted butter and it still turned out great.
Thank you so much for the recipe ❤️
Ours turned out soft. Is it because we put it into the fridge? Tasty but very very soft.