Food and Recipes Entertaining Ideas & Tips 10 Festive Fudge Recipes Perfect for Gifting By Southern Living Editors Updated on July 1, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Ali Ramee; Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland When it comes to handmade food gifts, fudge tends to be one of the first things that comes to mind, and, why not? It's perfectly giftable and something that everyone with a sweet tooth will appreciate. We love finding new and creative ways to package our favorite fudge recipes and sometimes even whip up a batch to keep for ourselves. Making a batch of fudge around the holidays has become a family tradition in many of our households. We have all sorts of fudge recipes, from decadent chocolate variety (our favorite recipe comes from former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower) to pretty blond Butterscotch Fudge. Not a chocolate lover? Not to worry. Not all fudge recipes are made with deep, dark chocolate—we even have a recipe for Southern-favorite Red Velvet Fudge topped with a decadent cream cheese frosting. No matter how you like your fudge, we can guarantee that these recipes make perfect gifts this holiday season. 01 of 10 Christmas Fudge Micah A Leal Recipe: Christmas Fudge Channel your holiday cheer with this festive Christmas Fudge recipe. 02 of 10 Mamie Eisenhower's Chocolate Fudge Southern Living Recipe: Mamie Eisenhower's Chocolate Fudge Chocolate chips, marshmallow cream, and evaporated milk make this no-fuss fudge recipe something to talk about. 03 of 10 Chocolate Peanut Butter-Fudge Bars Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter-Fudge Bars Peanut butter and chocolate fudge come together in one tasty bar perfect for holidays, bake sales, or casual weeknights. 04 of 10 Fudge Cake Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Anna Hampton Recipe: Fudge Cake Totally indulgent and completely irresistible, this recipe combines all the best qualities of fudge and cake into one decadent dessert. 05 of 10 Cookie Dough Fudge Photography and Food Styling: Karen Rankin Recipe: Cookie Dough Fudge Instead of eating straight out of the bowl of raw cookie dough, try this (completely edible!) Cookie Dough Fudge recipe. 06 of 10 Salted Caramel Fudge Photographer: Frederick Hardy II, Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley Recipe: Salted Caramel Fudge Classic chocolate fudge gets adorned with a swirl of silky caramel and flaky salt in this all-star recipe. 07 of 10 Butterscotch Fudge Photographer: Isaac Nunn, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn Recipe: Butterscotch Fudge Not a chocolate lover? No problem. Change things up this year with our blond Butterscotch Fudge. 08 of 10 Fudge Pie Iain Bagwell Recipe: Fudge Pie Fudge, but make it in pie form. Sounds like a dream. 09 of 10 Red Velvet Fudge Alison Miksch Recipe: Red Velvet Fudge Put a twist on the classic family fudge recipe and try this red velvet version. 10 of 10 Easy Fudge Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Ali Ramee; Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland Recipe: Easy Fudge The name says it all. This delicious fudge recipe is oh-so easy! Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit