This Swedish Fish Fudge is a white chocolate based fudge flavored with Swedish Fish flavoring and topped with mini Swedish Fish.
It’s no secret that I have a thing for Swedish Fish.
I often joke that I would like a statue of me made out of Swedish Fish.
While Red is the most popular (and the flavor I use here), it’s actually the green that are my favorite.
But since the red are my second favorite and that’s the one that most people love I went with that.
I was challenged to make this by a reader…who was shocked with all my fudge making that I had not made a Swedish Fish fudge.
I originally was going to soak the cream with Swedish Fish until I found flavoring that taste just like it.
You will need the flavoring for the fudge.
If you don’t you can take the heavy cream (I would add a little more than what the recipe calls for and measure after) and heat it up…add Swedish Fish, turn off heat, and let steep for 30 minutes.
Then strain out the fish and use the cream in the fudge.
I wasn’t really sure how this fudge would go over to be honest.
I had made 7 varieties and thought for sure it would be the Swedish Fish that would come back hardly touched.
Guess again.
This was the hands down winner and clearly, there are a lot of Swedish Fish fans out there in the world.
So now I can have a statue of me made from Swedish Fish…or this fudge. 🙂
Keys to Successful Fudge:
Have a thermometer.
I don’t like the old fashioned ones that you clip to the side.
Those never work for me.
I like digital and use this one.
Use Baker’s sugar.
Also known as caster or superfine sugar.
I don’t always follow my own rule because I don’t always have it on hand but it makes for a less gritty fudge.
Use good butter. Preferably European.
They higher the butterfat content the better.
Cheaper butter often has too much water in it and will cause your fudge to separate.
Same goes for your chocolate.
The cheaper the chocolate the more likely it is to separate.
If using chips I tend to use Guittard.
And when making extra special fudge I use Callebaut chocolate.
P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!
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Swedish Fish Fudge
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 oz. unsalted butter
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
- 4 drops of Swedish Gummy Flavoring (see below recipe for where to buy)
- 7-ounce jar marshmallow crème
- Mini Swedish Fish for garnish
- pink food gel
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment with an overhang so you can lift the fudge out later and coat with baking spray.
- Combine sugar, butter, and heavy cream into a large heavy bottomed sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Once boiling, attach a candy thermometer and reduce the heat to a hair above medium low and cook for 7-10 minutes until your thermometer reads 234°F (soft ball stage) , stirring constantly.
- Once you reach 234F remove from heat and add the white chocolate chips, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Add the Swedish Gummy flavoring, pink food gel, and marshmallow crème and mix until well blended.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Top with mini Swedish Fish. Push slightly down on the candy so that it sticks to the fudge.
- Let cool to room temperature. Then lift out of the pan and onto a cutting board. Cut into whatever amount you want.
Notes
Buy Swedish Gummy flavoring here
Amy says
I have to know – how many jars of Marshmallow creme is on your grocery list at any given time? Merry Fudge-y Christmas!
Peabody says
Haha…good question. I tend to buy 10 at a time.
Alice says
You are a fudge genius!
Amy Mapes says
Do you use food coloring in the fudge and when do you add it? I have used this fudge recipe as my base for several years. Thanks to your recipe showing up on Facebook, I learned about as all sorts of fun flavorings.
Peabody says
Use pink food gel and put it in when you do the marshmallow creme and flavorings. Happy fudge making!
Christe says
Does anybody know where I can get the Swedish fish flavoring? This link in the notes above isn’t working. I don’t have time to wait for it to be delivered so is there a box store that might sell it?