Carrot Cake Fudge

Carrot Cake Fudge Ingredients

This fudge truly is a simple recipe with just a few easy ingredients. For the full recipe including all measurements, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• White chocolate chips: Read my tips and tricks for melting white chocolate below.
• Sweetened condensed milk: I share more about how this works below, but be sure to doublecheck your cans to make sure it is sweetened condensed milk and NOT evaporated milk. They are not the same and can not be used interchangeably.
• Carrot baby food: or pureed carrots. Adds the perfect carrot cake flavor and smooth consistency.
• Nutmeg: Adds a little spice that makes the fudge taste like your favorite carrot cake.
• Cinnamon: Adds to that perfect carrot cake flavor.

How to Make Carrot Cake Fudge

Here is a brief overview of how this easy fudge recipe comes together. Be sure to scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full recipe including all ingredients and their measurements.

• Melt the white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Be sure to stir often so it doesn’t burn. Read more on melting white chocolate below.
• Add the other ingredients. Stir in the carrot baby food, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Put into a pan. Pour the mixture into the aluminum foil lined pan. Refrigerate at least four hours to set. Cut and serve.

Melting White Chocolate

White chocolate is a key ingredient in this fudge. It provides a delicious flavor but can be temperamental to cook with. If it gets overheated, it can seize, making it rough and hard to work with. Here are some tips to help keep your white chocolate happy.

• Stir, stir, stir. To prevent the chocolate from burning, stir the mixture constantly. This is not a recipe to walk away from. Stirring is where most of the melting will happen.
• Keep the heat low. This is a recipe that comes together quickly but does require some patience. Keep the heat low while you are melting the chocolate.
• Melt it in the microwave. Microwave for 1 minute at half power, stir well, and then continue to microwave at 30 second intervals stirring very well until just combined.
• If you do everything right above and your chocolate still seizes, you can fix it easily by adding a little vegetable shortening and stirring it in really well.

The Secret Carrot Ingredient

In this carrot cake fudge recipe, I wanted to make it carrot flavored without adding actual chunks of carrot as you do in the cake version. So, I had the genius idea to add carrot baby food! From there, I upped the amount of white chocolate so as to not mess too much with the consistency. It worked like a charm!

Please note that when you melt the white chocolate and the sweetened condensed milk together it will have a very chunky consistency. That’s because it is more chocolate than the regular ratio (spoken about above) likes. But once you add that purred carrot, you will end up with a nice smooth consistency.

There is a video below so you can see this process in action!

Storing and Freezing Homemade Fudge

After your fudge has completely set (this usually takes about four hours on the countertop or a little less time in the refrigerator), remove it from the foil and cut it into squares on a cutting board. This fudge can be kept in an airtight container on the counter for up to two weeks.

Fudge is also great for freezing. Place the batch of cut fudge into a one-gallon freezer bag in a flat layer and store it in the freezer for up to three months. When ready to eat or gift it, let it thaw on your counter for an hour or two.