This Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Fudge is your favorite liquor and chocolate COMBINED! Make this easy homemade fudge recipe with condensed milk in five minutes! It’s so fast and delicious. You won’t be able to eat just one piece.
For even more great easy fudge recipes make sure you look at these 25 easy fudge recipes.
One of my most popular recipes this time of year is my Bailey’s Fudge. Actually, all of my fudge recipes are really popular this time of year, but especially the Bailey’s Fudge. Guys. People like their liquor and their chocolate together. Maybe a reason why this Red Wine Chocolate Cake is so popular.
I recently got a comment on my Bailey’s Fudge recipe from someone asking me to make Jack Daniel’s Fudge. And I was immediately intrigued.
Guys.
I like whiskey.
Also . . . . at the risk of all of you coming together to start an intervention for this weird blogger stranger who’s posts you sometimes read . . . . I started another blog . . . . that is only cocktails.
Shake Drink Repeat is my new little fun side hobby because I have an abundance of free time.
Guys. I like sarcasm too.
SDR is a work in progress, but my hope is that in the future (read: After Christmas when I have more time), it will be the home of tons of fun and obscure cocktails that you can play with at home.
Anyway.
Let’s talk about this fudge!
HOW TO MAKE EASY HOMEMADE FUDGE
The key to making an easy homemade fudge is to start with sweetened condensed milk. The basic ratio is 14 oz sweetened condensed milk to 3 cups of chocolate chips. But when you start throwing in other liquids (like whiskey) or other things (like Nutella) you have to tweak things a little bit.
HOW TO MAKE JACK DANIEL’S WHISKEY FUDGE
- Make sure that you stick to the recipe. I know, this is not a novel idea, but it’s pretty important.
- When you measure the sweetened condensed milk, use a glass measuring cup and measure to the 8 oz mark. Do NOT use the whole can.
- Make sure you buy SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK. It looks incredibly similar to the evaporated milk, but they work very differently. Your fudge will not set if you use evaporated milk.
- Before cutting this fudge, stick it in the refrigerator (covered) for an hour. It will make it cut much more smooth.
- To get the crisp edges you see on my fudge, I actually used a pairing knife and sliced of a tiny bit. You don’t need to do that if you aren’t a food blogger. It still tastes great with rough edges.
If you are looking for more easy fudge recipes, make sure you check out No Fail Orange Creamsicle Fudge. This Buckeye Fudge looks melt in your mouth amazing! And I love how pretty this Hot Chocolate Fudge is!
Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Fudge
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups chocolate chips I used milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk see note
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Jack Daniel’s whiskey
Instructions
- Line an 8 by 8 inch baking dish with aluminum foil.
- In a large bowl melt the chocolate chips in the microwave according to package instructions.
- Stir in the sweetened condensed milk, the vanilla extract, and the whiskey.
- Pour the mixture into the baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and let set completely (about four to eight hours). Refrigerate for 1 hour before slicing. This last step of refrigeration is optional, but makes the fudge slice nicely.
- Enjoy and store in an airtight container for two weeks.
Notes
Root says
HEY, This recipe sounds divine… however , due to my fave being Honey Jack I will use that instead and hopefully get the same awesome results !
Bianca says
Hi there! Can I use good quality belgium chocolate callets/chips in stead of normal chocolate chips?
Thanx!
I haven’t tried it that way, but I’m sure it will be delicious!
Bianca says
Thanx. Will give it a try and see if it works. ????
Sandy says
Can u use any kind of chip besides chocolate
I haven’t tried this with white chocolate. I will say that it tends to seize really easily, so I’m not sure how that will work.
Leslie says
Made it and it’s delicious, a little lumpy, but not too bad, but it’s very sticky and messy.. it’s solid but very messy any suggestions? Also, what’s the best way to ship it?
I like to keep this one in the refrigerator because it keeps it more firm!
Sue says
Since there is a dairy allergy in our house, I made it with sweetened condensed coconut milk and Ghiardelli 60% cacao chips. It was difficult incorporating the JD into it, since it had siezed a bit after pouring in the whisky, but eventually, I got it all mixed in. I think the dark chicolate and mild coconut flavor overpowered the whisky, since we can hardly taste the JD.
Charlotte Sanford says
This is similar to a plain chocolate fudge recipe that i use. Except i just use chocolate cake frosting in a can mixed with a package of chocolate chips. The chips are no longer l6 oz any more but it still works. Sometime I don’t use the entire can of frosting. But the gist is that you just put it in a pan and melt the chips mixed with the frosting until the chips are all melted. Stirring almost constantly to make sure they are all melted…..You can add vanilla if you want, but it isn’t necessary…..just add nuts if you prefer and I do…..and then turn it out onto a pan (I use my toaster pan as it seems to be the right size, and it works best if you line it with foil and spray with non stick spray or butter)….let set until it is set. Or until it is completely cool and cut into squares. I love it it is so easy and I have experimented with different flavored chips, i.e., peanut butter for peanut butter fudge, etc. I made some with white chips and vanilla frosting this past week and it worked too, although it seems to be extra sweet. try it.
Shannon says
I just finished making the fudge. It hasn’t set long enough yet, but I DID want to say that I unnecessarily used my glass measuring cup for the sweetened condensed milk, and it was EXACTLY 1 cup as the recipe calls for. That “helpful” note was the opposite.
Well, I’m glad that even though you found the “helpful” note unhelpful you were still able to make the fudge.
Jane says
I made and gave this for Christmas gifts last year and everyone loved it and requested to share the recipe. The only thing I did differently than the recipe was use a mixer to get the ingredients to combine smoothly.
I’m so glad to hear it Jane!
Lisa says
Reading through all the comments…just wow. Rofl
Apparently a LOT of people don’t actually read the instructions on the recipe very well, and they don’t read the other comments. 🤣🤣
Kudos to you for maintaining your patience.
Oh, and btw…LOVE this recipe!!
Ha! Glad you liked it!
Laura says
I’m a whiskey girl but prefer Jameson to JD; Do you think the same measurements would work out? (I might go ahead and try both)
*I’m a little bit soured on JD’s business practices as here in Missouri there’s a local distillery that was selling in some local grocery stores and JD told the stores that if they carried the small local distillery’s whiskey they would pull their product from the shelves
Well that’s a bummer to hear! And yes, Jameson will work great.