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Festive White Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Fudge Recipe

This creamy White Chocolate Fudge recipe comes together quickly with only six simple ingredients. A good no-bake dessert recipe you can take to holiday parties this year.

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Christmas season means candy and sweet treats are being made in our kitchen! This week it’s Cranberry Pecan White Fudge that we enjoyed on Christmas Tree shopping day! This festive fudge is the perfect addition to a holiday party table.

Is fudge one of your favorite holiday treats? Check out this recipe for Maple Walnut Fudge.

This Easy Recipe for Cranberry Pecan White Fudge is perfect for gifting or party food. Take a batch to the office party or Christmas Pot Luck.

Do you prefer  Milk Chocolate or White Chocolate? I’m a big fan of white chocolate. Not that I don’t enjoy good milk chocolate too but I just like white chocolate better, so when I came across this recipe in one of my favorite Christmas treats cookbooks I knew it was next on my to-do list. 

This Easy Recipe for Cranberry Pecan White Fudge is perfect for gifting or party food. Take a batch to the office party or Christmas Pot Luck.

I have this one Christmas cookbook with well-worn pages and sticky notes poking out all over it. We have been working our way through that book for years now. I found it in the checkout line at the grocery store many years ago. It is called, Pillsbury’s Most Requested Recipes Volume 5, Number 1 (Cookies, Bars, Candies & Bread) This recipe is adapted from that cookbook. 

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Ingredients

There are only 6 ingredients in this recipe and no baking. You can whip this recipe up in minutes then allow it to chill for about an hour before slicing.

  • 1 (12 oz.) pkg. White baking chips
  • 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar (I use Dixie Crystal)
  • 3 oz. Softened Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 Cup Vanilla Cake Frosting, like this
  • 3/4 Cup Chopped Pecans
  • 2/3 Cup Sweet Dried Cranberries

Substitutions

Skip the cranberries if you like or maybe you’d prefer chopped pistachios or walnuts rather than pecans.

Directions

This will be one of your easiest dessert recipes for the busy holiday season.

Step 1

Line your 9-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper for easy up. If you use aluminum foil, spray it with non-stick cooking spray. Set your pan aside until ready to use.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar, cream cheese, and frosting. Mix on medium speed until well blended, about 60 seconds. Then stir in the pecans and dried cranberries by hand.

Tip

Spray a wooden spoon with non-stick spray to use for mixing in the nuts and cranberries.

Only 6 ingredients in this easy recipe for White Fudge made with cake frosting.

Step 3

Now, melt the white chocolate chips in a medium saucepan over low heat stirring constantly. As soon as they are all melted, add them to the sugar mixture and stir well using your wooden spoon.

Tip

You can also do this step using a double boiler if you prefer. I do not recommend melting the white chocolate chips in the microwave as they tend to seize too quickly.

Step 4

Immediately spread the white fudge mixture into the prepared square pan. Refrigerate for about an hour or a couple of hours until completely set and ready to cut.

Step 5

Lift the foil from the pan to remove the fudge onto a cutting board. Pull the foil away from the fudge. Slice your Cranberry Nut White Chocolate Fudge into about 36 pieces using a sharp knife.

This Easy Recipe for Cranberry Pecan White Fudge is perfect for gifting or party food. Take a batch to the office party or Christmas Pot Luck.
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Cranberry Pecan White Fudge

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 8 minutes
Servings 0

Ingredients

  • 1 12 oz. pkg. White baking chips
  • 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar I use Dixie Crystal
  • 3 oz. Softened Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 Cup Vanilla Frosting canned is fine
  • 3/4 Cup Chopped Pecans
  • 2/3 Cup Sweet Dried Cranberries

Instructions

  • Line a 9 inch square baking pan with foil and then spray it with non-stick spray.
  • In a bowl, combine the powdered sugar, cream cheese and frosting and then mix on medium speed until well blended about 60 seconds.
  • Stir in the pecans and dried cranberries by hand.
  • Melt the white chips in a medium saucepan over low heat stirring constantly.
  • Add the melted chips to the sugar mixture and stir well.
  • Spread the fudge into your sprayed and foil lined pan. Refrigerator for about an hour until set.
  • Lift the foil from the pan to remove the fudge.
  • Slice into about 36 squares to serve.

This recipe makes great homemade food gifts for the Christmas holiday season. With minimal prep time and no baking, it’s easy to make for gifting.

How To Store

Store your white chocolate cranberry fudge in an airtight container in the refrigerator. This dessert will last about 4-5 days. Give this white chocolate cranberry pecan fudge as a food gift in cute little food storage containers, like these.

This Easy Recipe for Cranberry Pecan White Fudge is perfect for gifting or party food. Take a batch to the office party or Christmas Pot Luck.

I made this easy recipe for Cranberry Pecan White Fudge and this recipe for Festive Holiday Bark in the same evening. It was the day before we made our annual trip to the Christmas Tree Farm. I wanted the grandchildren to have some goodies to enjoy while they were decorating the Christmas tree.

Fudge is always a good choice when gifting food or planning desserts for your Christmas celebrations. It’s quick and easy to make, stores well and most people love it.

Fudge also tends to be very sweet so be sure to cut the pieces small which is another good thing about it.

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This Easy Recipe for Cranberry Pecan White Fudge is perfect for gifting or party food. Take a batch to the office party or Christmas Pot Luck.

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  2. I used to make fudge every year, but haven’t made it recently. You have inspired me to make it again and this white chocolate fudge looks amazing! I love the combination of white chocolate and cranberries. I hope you are enjoying a beautiful holiday season with your family!

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