First Day of Snow Fudge

Why not turn the first snowfall of the year into a special family celebration?!

I started making First Day of Snow Fudge when my son was a year old, and it’s turned to an anticipated (and fun!) family tradition. This recipe is easy enough for toddlers to help with, especially if you don’t mind when they sneak chocolate chips.

This definitely is not health food, but we only eat it once a year … I like to cut the fudge into tiny squares, so it lasts about a week.

This recipe only calls for three ingredients – chocolate chips, vanilla extract, and sweetened condensed milk. If you’re limiting your consumption of BPA, you’ll want to avoid the can of sweetened condensed milk. To prevent this, try Paula Deen’s recipe for homemade sweetened condensed milk. 

First Day of Snow Fudge 

Ingredients

• 3 cups chocolate chips (Semi-sweet works best, but you can also add a blend of dark chocolate and milk chocolate. If you want to be really green AND healthy, opt for free-trade dark chocolate chips.)
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 
• 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

Over low heat, melt chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk in a heavy saucepan.

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.

Spread evenly into a buttered 8- or 9- inch baking dish.

Chill until firm. (This should take 1 to 2 hours.) Cut into squares and enjoy!

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Hilary Kimes Bernstein

Hilary Kimes Bernstein is a Christ follower, wife, mama, and journalist. She writes about making healthy decisions that honor God and happen to help the environment at Accidentally Green. Short and sweet - like her writing - Hilary is the author of several healthy living eBooks.

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