Caramel Potato Chip Fudge - Something Swanky Dessert Recipes (2024)

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This fudge is delicious, but it’s not one I’d recommend for making-ahead and freezing, because the chips will get stale. Be sure to keep the fudge at room temperature and in an airtight container after making it.

Caramel Potato Chip Fudge Ingredients

Have you ever made this ? If you haven’t, you really should– it’s amazing. This fudge recipe has very similar ingredients and follows the same general pattern as the Pralines & Cream Fudge recipe.

✓ Sweetened Condensed Milk: A 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk serves as the foundation for the texture and consistency of the fudge. I really like working with sweetened condensed milk, because it’s incredibly versatile and very forgiving.

✓ Chocolate: You can use normal chocolate chips to make this fudge. But I’ve found a lot of success in using Ghirardeli Candy Melts instead. I like the consistency of the fudge better (it’s silky smooth), and it firms up quickly without refrigeration. Which is important for this recipe. because any kind of chilling will accelerate the absorption of moisture into the potato chips (they will taste stale faster).

So if you have access to Ghirardelli candy melts (Amazon, Target, Walmart), I strongly recommend using them as the chocolate in this recipe!

✓ Caramel: I took another shortcut and used store-bought caramels to make the caramel sauce for this fudge. But absolutely feel free to make your own sauce! This is my go-to recipe for really smooth and luscious homemade caramel sauce.

✓ Kettle Cooked Potato Chips: Ok, this part is important. Are you listening?Kettle. Cooked. Potato. Chips. Kettle cookedcrinkle chips are even better. But if you can’t find those, just stick with the regular kettle cooked potato chips. These chips are thicker and crunchier than your regular, run-of-the-mill potato chips. Which means it will take longer for the moisture from the chocolate and caramel to penetrate the chips and make them soggy.

How to Make Caramel Potato Chip Fudge

If you can turn on the stove, you can make this caramel potato chip fudge.

1 | Prepare an 8×8 baking dish by lightly misting with nonstick cooking spray and lining with parchment paper.

2 | Place the caramels in a microwave safe bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of water. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Heat for another 30 seconds if needed. Set aside.

3 | In a medium saucepan, melt together the chocolate and sweetened condensed milk over LOW heat. Stir constantly until smooth.

4 | Spread the chocolate mixture in the prepared baking dish.

5 | Pour the caramel over top of the chocolate. Sprinkle 1 1/2 c. of the crushed potato chips over the caramel.

6| Use a knife or skinny rubber spatula (like a jar scraper) to swirl the chocolate, caramel, and potato chip pieces. Sprinkle remaining potato chips and sea salt over top.

7 | Let cool at room temperature for at least 4 hours or overnight.

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Caramel Potato Chip Fudge Recipe

Yield: 32 pieces

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes 5 seconds

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Total Time: 40 minutes 5 seconds

Thiscaramel potato chip fudgecombines dark chocolate, gooey caramel, and potato chips to make a delicious sweet & salty, irresistiblefudge.

Ingredients

• 3 cups melting chocolate or chocolate chips
• 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 11-ounce Kraft caramels, unwrapped
• 2 tbsp water
• 2-3 cups kettle cooked potato chips, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

1 | Prepare an 8x8 baking dish by lightly misting with nonstick cooking spray and lining with parchment paper.

2 | Place the caramels in a microwave safe bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of water. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Heat for another 30 seconds if needed. Set aside.

3 | In a medium saucepan, melt together the chocolate and sweetened condensed milk over LOW heat. Stir constantly until smooth.

4 | Spread the chocolate mixture in the prepared baking dish.

5 | Pour the caramel over top of the chocolate. Sprinkle 1 1/2 c. of the crushed potato chips over the caramel.

6| Use a knife or skinny rubber spatula (like a jar scraper) to swirl the chocolate, caramel, and potato chip pieces. Sprinkle remaining potato chips and sea salt over top.

7 | Let cool at room temperature for at least 4 hours or overnight.

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