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Conversation Heart Fudge – A sweet Valentine’s Day Candy Recipe

Published: Jan 24, 2013 · Recipe by: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

This Valentine’s Day tell your loved ones how you feel by making colorful white chocolate Conversation Heart Fudge. Each bite-sized candy can be imprinted with traditional conversation heart phrases or something more personal.
conversation heart fudge candies imprinted with

The idea to make conversation hearts out of creamy white fudge came to me last year after I had created my Conversation Heart Cheesecakes and my Sweet Serenity Stones.

I knew by combining the two edible craft ideas, I’d come up with some really sweet-looking Valentine’s Day treats.

This idea brewed in my head for months, so when I finally got into the kitchen to make my Conversation Heart Fudge, I knew exactly what I wanted to do and thought I’d be in and out in an hour.

My day didn’t go as smoothly as planned.

First, I thought I needed to make 6 individual batches of fudge, so I started by combining 8 ounces of white chocolate chips and 1/3 of a can of sweetened condensed milk. I heated it in the microwave, colored it, then poured the warm fudge into the silicone heart mold, allowed it to cool, froze it, then popped them out.

My first batch of fudge hearts was full of holes and wrinkles – not what I wanted.

I made another batch the same way and made sure I really pressed the warm fudge into the mold. Better, but still full of wrinkles.

During my third attempt, I got distracted by a phone call and the bowl of fudge sat for almost an hour. When I finally got back to work, I had to roll the fudge into balls and press them into the heart mold. I immediately froze them and popped them out 15 minutes later.

They looked practically perfect – as perfect as a conversation heart should be, anyway.

Luckily I was able to salvage all of the hearts I had made earlier in the day. I just kneaded them until smooth and pressed them back into the molds. It’s so nice when a recipe gone awry can be saved.

I went through a lot of work to get the desired result. You don’t have to! Just follow my recipe below and you’ll end up with 36 colorful conversation hearts to share with loved ones this Valentine’s Day.

conversation heart fudge surrounded by conversation hearts

RELATED: Find dozens of easy fudge recipes at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com.

Let’s Make Homemade Conversation Hearts

(makes 36 hearts)
fudge recipe adapted from Eagle Brand Creamy White Fudge

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds (24 ounces) finely chopped white chocolate (or chips)
or white confectionery coating

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

pink, green, orange (or mix red and yellow), purple (or mix red and blue), and yellow food coloring
red food coloring

Supplies:

medium saucepan

1 or 2 Wilton Silicone 24 Cavity Heart Molds
clay text embossing set (plastic alphabet stamps) – cleaned and used for food only
small food only paintbrush or pastry brush

Instructions:

Make the white chocolate fudge:

Heat white chocolate or white confectionery coating and sweetened condensed milk in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir frequently until about half of the chocolate or candy coating is melted.

Turn off the heat or remove from stovetop and let sit for two minutes then stir until smooth. The heat from the melted chocolate will help to melt the remaining pieces of chocolate.  If you still have un-melted pieces, set the pan back over low heat for a minute, then repeat.

NOTE:  If you overheat this creamy white fudge, it will become greasy as the cocoa butter may seep out of the chocolate. If that happens, the best way to salvage the fudge is to cool it down by spreading it on marble or granite and kneading it until the cocoa butter mixes back into the fudge.

The cold from the marble or granite will help cool the fudge. Use a plastic bench scraper or spatula to scrape the fudge up off the marble and continually knead it until all the cocoa butter is worked back into the fudge and it is smooth. (This is actually a picture of greasy white modeling chocolate from my Chocolate Making Tips page, but this technique can help save greasy fudge too.)

Another option is to add a tablespoon or two of sweetened condensed milk or cold heavy whipping cream. Once you stir the fudge it will cool down and the cocoa butter should mix back in. This will make your fudge softer, but it will work in a pinch.

Color the white chocolate fudge:

Equally, divide the fudge into six bowls. Stir in food coloring, adding one drop at a time until you get the colors you like. You’ll want a bowl of pink, orange, green, yellow, purple, and white. These are traditional conversation heart colors.

You can use grocery store food coloring or any type of candy or frosting coloring you have.

Form the fudge hearts:

Allow the fudge to cool and thicken for 30-60 minutes. If you are in a hurry, you can refrigerate the fudge for about 15 minutes.

Scoop the fudge out of the bowl and knead it in your hands until smooth. Pinch off about a tablespoonful and roll it into a ball. Set it in one of the heart cavities in the silicone mold. Press it into the heart cavity flattening it and removing any fudge that doesn’t fit in the cavity. Really press down on the fudge, eliminating any air bubbles or holes.

I made a double batch of fudge, so there are 12 pink and 12 orange hearts, you should have 6 of each color if you use the recipe above.

Place the filled mold in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.

Remove fudge hearts from the freezer and turn the mold upside down, pressing on the backside of the mold allowing the hearts to fall out. If they don’t come out nicely, put them back in the freezer for a few more minutes. If these fudge hearts are left in the freezer for too long, they will get sticky as condensation will adhere to them, so don’t let them freeze much more than a total of 20 minutes.

Wash and dry the mold and repeat the process with the remaining colors of fudge.

Turn the fudge hearts into conversation hearts:

Create conversation heart phrases using the letters from a clay text embossing set. I used Walnut Hollow’s Clay Embossing Set, but any small alphabet stamps should work just be sure to lay out the letters in a mirror image of what will be printed.

Brush red food coloring over the letter stamps.

Press the first word of your conversation heart phrase onto the top part of your fudge hearts. Press down so that the letters imprint into the fudge

Press the second word of your conversation heart phrase onto the bottom part of your fudge hearts making sure the whole word fits.

Use a nice variety of phrases on your conversation heart fudge. You can add whatever phrases you like, just be aware that only 4 letters will fit across each heart. Don’t worry if your letters look a bit smudged, as that is really what many conversation hearts look like anyway.

If you don’t have or don’t want to buy the embossing letters, you can use a food coloring marker to add your sweet messages to your conversation heart fudge.

Store your Conversation Heart Fudge in an airtight container for up to a few weeks:

Items used to create this project are available on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales).

I used the Clay Embossing Text pictured above.

There are two other sets, but these have fancier letters, so if you use them your hearts won’t look as identical to real conversation hearts. They are less expensive, however.

conversation heart fudge candies imprinted with
Print
Conversation Heart Fudge
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
15 mins
 

Brightly colored heart-shaped fudge imprinted with sweet Valentine's Day messages. This Conversation Heart Fudge can be personalized for your loved ones.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: candy, conversation hearts, decorated fudge, fudge, white chocolate
Servings: 36
Author: Beth
Ingredients
  • 24 ounces finely chopped white chocolate (or chips) or white confectionery coating
  • 14 ounces (1 can) sweetened condensed milk
  • pink, green, orange (or mix red and yellow), purple (or mix red and blue), and yellow food coloring
  • red food coloring
Instructions
Make the white chocolate fudge
  1. Heat white chocolate or white confectionery coating and sweetened condensed milk in a medium saucepan over low heat.

    Stir frequently until about half of the chocolate or candy coating is melted.

    Turn off the heat or remove from stove top and let sit for two minutes then stir until smooth. The heat from the melted chocolate will help to melt the remaining pieces of chocolate.  If you still have un-melted pieces, set the pan back over low heat for a minute, then repeat.

  2. Equally, divide the fudge into six bowls and color each bowl a different conversation heart color.

  3. Allow the fudge to cool and thicken for 30-60 minutes. If you are in a hurry, you can refrigerate the fudge for about 15 minutes.

  4. Scoop the fudge out of the bowl and knead it in your hands until smooth.

    Pinch off about a tablespoonful and roll it into a ball.

    Set it in one of the heart cavities in the silicone mold.

  5. Press it into the heart cavity flattening it and removing any fudge that doesn't fit in the cavity. Really press down on the fudge, eliminating any air bubbles or holes.

  6. Place the filled mold in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.
  7. Remove fudge hearts from the freezer and turn the mold upside down, pressing on the backside of the mold allowing the hearts to fall out.

  8. Press letter stamps into the fudge hearts creating your conversation heart phrases like "be mine" or "true love."

  9. Brush red food coloring over the letter stamps.

  10. Alternately, you can draw on the phrases using a food coloring marker or paint them on using red food coloring and a paintbrush.

  11. Let the fudge dry for about an hour before packaging.

Recipe Notes

Store your Conversation Heart Fudge in an airtight container for up to a few weeks.

Be sure to allow the fudge to cool, then roll it into a ball and press it into the mold. If you pour the warm fudge into your molds, you may end up with lots of air bubbles. 

If you are looking for other treats or gifts to make for Valentine’s Day,
you might like these other recipes too.
50+ amazing Valentine's Day Recipes that you will love. Show how much you care by serving some romantic appetizers, cute treats, and decadent desserts. 

About the Author, Beth Jackson Klosterboer

Beth is a professional chocolatier, recipe developer, event planner, and cookbook author who loves to make fun food.

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Comments

  1. Disney Buddies

    August 23, 2014 at 2:23 pm

    Love this blog 😀

    Reply
    • beth

      August 24, 2014 at 1:36 am

      Thanks, Disney Buddies!

      Reply
  2. Jeanne

    February 11, 2013 at 9:25 pm

    Those are amazing! When seeing the first pic, you had me wondering how you made the letters so neat, but now I get it.

    Reply
  3. Cheryl Kirkness

    February 8, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    How creative! I never knew there was such a thing as the letter embossing tool. Thanks for linking up to Family Fun Friday!

    Reply
  4. Melissa O'Brien

    February 4, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    I LOVE these and your cheesecakes as well! Would the embossing kit work for the cheesecakes instead of hand painting the phrases on?

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      February 4, 2013 at 11:03 pm

      Thanks Melissa. I have not tried it on the cheesecakes, but think that once you break through the top of the cheesecake it might crack around the letters. It might work best if you try to do it while the cheesecakes are frozen. If you try it, I'd love to hear how it works for you. Have fun!

      Reply
  5. The Better Baker

    February 4, 2013 at 1:36 am

    These beautiful little bites of yum could not be cuter! I <3 <3 <3 them! Way to go!

    Reply
  6. The Partiologist

    January 28, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    What fun to make conversation FUDGE ~ That's my kind of conversation! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Diana - FreeStyleMama

    January 28, 2013 at 2:20 am

    Super duper cute!!!

    Reply
  8. Brenda

    January 28, 2013 at 1:06 am

    LOVE these!! Thanks for sharing … pinning 😉

    ~Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      January 28, 2013 at 3:17 am

      Thanks for pinning!

      Reply
  9. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    January 27, 2013 at 10:51 pm

    Thanks Cheryl. I've not had much time to link up lately, but am glad I did this week. I really appreciate you featuring the Fudge Conversation Hearts:)

    Reply
  10. Lisa@hooplapalooza

    January 25, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    i'm not too crazy about the taste of conversation hearts, just the look of them-LOL
    but i KNOW i would LOVE these! brilliant as always Beth 🙂

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      January 25, 2013 at 3:48 pm

      Thanks, Lisa.

      I can't say I'll eat just about anything sweet, but the bag of conversation hearts I got for our exchange student to try is almost gone and she hasn't been the one eating them:) She really loved the fudge conversation hearts thank goodness or I'd be eating all of them too.

      Reply
  11. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets

    January 25, 2013 at 4:03 am

    Picture perfect! These are adorable..thanks for doing all the hard work for us. 😉

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    January 25, 2013 at 2:43 am

    These are just the right size. I see a lot of these in my future like the 105 brains. lol Thanks so much for your time and trouble. You feeling 100% yet? Trish (Motheroverkill)

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      January 25, 2013 at 3:45 pm

      Thanks for asking Trish. After almost 3 weeks I'm still coughing and still have a bit of a sore throat, but other than that I feel great. I've actually been busy in the kitchen creating new blog posts.I may be doing better, but sadly that can't be said for other household members who have gotten the bug too.

      I can't wait to see the picture of your trays and trays of Conversation Heart Fudge! Have fun:)

      Reply
  13. sandy

    January 24, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    those are just way too cute!!!!!

    Reply
  14. sandy

    January 24, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    those are just tooo cute !!!!

    Reply
  15. Executiva de Panela

    January 24, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    What a lovely suggestion!

    Reply
  16. Michelle | Creative Food

    January 24, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    These are just brilliant!!

    Reply
  17. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com

    January 24, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    They turned out so cute! Love them!!

    Reply
  18. sugarswings

    January 24, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    beth i love these and love the embossing with the letters, so neat!

    Reply

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