No-Bake Pistachio Chocolate Fudge Squares
Make rich, dense fudge squares featuring chocolate and pistachio without turning on your oven. This recipe sets quickly for an easy dessert.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 3 hours 20 min
- Yield: 16 squares
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup finely chopped shelled pistachios, divided
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup finely chopped shelled pistachios, for topping
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides for easy removal. Lightly grease the paper.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the sweetened condensed milk, butter, vanilla extract, and salt. Stir constantly until the butter melts completely and the mixture is smooth. Do not boil.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips and stir until the chocolate is fully melted and the mixture is smooth and glossy. This is the chocolate fudge base.
- Stir 1 cup of the chopped pistachios into the chocolate fudge base.
- Pour the chocolate fudge mixture into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
- In a separate small, microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate chips in 20-second intervals, stirring well after each interval, until smooth.
- Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the fudge layer. Use a knife or toothpick to gently swirl the white chocolate into the fudge layer for a marbled effect.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of chopped pistachios evenly over the top.
- Refrigerate the pan for at least 3 hours, or until the fudge is firm enough to cut.
- Use the parchment paper overhang to lift the fudge from the pan. Place on a cutting board and cut into 16 squares.
Notes
- For the cleanest cuts, let the fudge sit at room temperature for 5 minutes before slicing.
- Use high-quality chocolate chips for the best fudge flavor.
- You can toast the pistachios lightly before chopping for a deeper nutty flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 28
- Sodium: 95
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 35