Add colorful designs to your fudge, chocolate, or meringues in one easy step. Today I’ll show you how to Decorate White Chocolate Fudge with Sugar Stamps for Valentine’s Day or any day.
I am so excited to share this new candy making technique with you.
Isn’t this fudge pretty?
Would you believe, I melted white chocolate and sweetened condensed milk together, poured it into a pan that was lined with a sheet printed with edible ink, allowed it to harden, cut it, and got this beautiful fudge?
It’s that easy.
To get the designs onto the fudge, I used a new product called Sugar Stamps.
Sugar Stamps are made of sugar and starch and were originally designed to decorate meringue cookies.
They require gentle heat to melt enough to adhere to the cookies and Dotty from Sugar Dot Cookies, who distributes the Sugar Stamps in the United States, has been experimenting with other uses and found that they work great on chocolate or candy melts too.
When Dotty sent me some Sugar Stamp sheets to try, I did some experimenting on my own. I figured if they stuck to chocolate they might stick to fudge, as well.
Each sheet has the design printed on a piece of acetate. The warmth of the fudge is just enough to melt the design onto the surface of the candy. When the fudge cools the acetate can be peeled away leaving only the design.
The printed design is so thin that if you were blindfolded and given a piece of the fudge, you’d never detect anything other than the delicious sweet candy.
To add the pretty decorations to a batch of fudge, all you have to do is cut the sheet to fit inside an 8 inch square pan. I like to line my pan with non-stick tin foil for easy removal.
Combine white chocolate with sweetened condensed milk and melt the two together then pour it over the Sugar Stamp.
Cover the fudge with plastic wrap and allow it to cool and harden for about two hours. You can speed up the process by popping it in the freezer or refrigerator.
Remove the fudge from the pan and peel off the acetate sheet.
Cut around the edge of the fudge, removing any fudge that doesn’t have a design on top then cut the fudge into squares.
You can choose from a selection of Sugar Stamp designs. Some, like the one pictured above, are printed in a grid pattern, which makes cutting the fudge into squares really easy.
I used Wilton’s Sugar Cookie Candy Melts to make this batch of fudge then added some Valentine’s Day nonpareils to give it even more color.
You can see the flecks of color throughout the fudge.
You’ll also notice those same flecks show through the design on top of the fudge.
I tried to add designs to dark chocolate fudge, but the fudge was too dark for the design to really show through, so I suggest you stick to white chocolate fudge or something light in color.
At the present time, Sugar Stamps are available in 14 different designs including some for Valentine’s Day, baby showers and weddings. There are even designs that would be nice for Mother’s Day, birthdays, and a kid’s party.
You can get them at SugarDotCookies.com.
I created this fudge using Sugar Sheets that were sent to me to test out and I am excited to share my experience with you.
- 1 Sugar Stamp Sheet
- 24 ounce white chocolate or white candy melts finely chopped
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
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Line an 8 inch square pan with non-stick tin foil or parchment paper.
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Cut Sugar Stamp sheet to fit in bottom of pan.
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Stir together finely chopped white chocolate and sweetened condensed milk.
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Heat in microwave on high power for 45 seconds.
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Remove and stir, then let sit for 2 minutes.
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Stir again then place back in the microwave and heat for 20 seconds.
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Allow the bowl to sit in the microwave for 3 minutes then remove and stir slowly until melted.
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If needed, heat for 10 second increments, stirring after each until melted.
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Pour into prepared pan and smooth into an even layer.
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Cover with plastic wrap and let cool for 2 hours or refrigerate or freeze until firm.
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Remove fudge from pan and peel off tin foil then peel off acetate from the sugar stamp.
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Cut into squares and serve.
This Valentine’s Day you might also like to make these other festive fudge hearts.
If you are looking for other treats or gifts to make for Valentine’s Day,
you might like these other recipes too.
wowza! sugar stamps here i come! :>D that’s the prettiest fudge ever! :>D
Have fun. I know you’ll find some fun uses for them.
I just love those sugar stamps, but never thought about putting it on fudge – they totally dress it up!
I love ’em too. It was fun playing around with them and I was so excited to see how well they worked on the fudge.
Oh my gosh, this is so exciting. I am actually giddy after seeing all this pretty candy and the possibilities… I love that you mixed in colorful sprinkles and I really love those pretty pink heart sheets. My Mom’s birthday is next weekend and we always incorporate the valentine heart theme..I need to order some sugar stamps! You have created another amazing candy. Thanks Beth! 🙂
I am excited too. I love that you can use the Sugar Stamps on meringues, chocolate and fudge. There may be more uses too. I’m sure you’ll find some. I hope your mom has a great birthday.
Oh my goodness! This is amazing! I think people would be super impressed if I ever made this! haha
They sure would, and only you would know just how easy the fudge is to make. Enjoy!
Beth, thank you so much for testing out Sugar Stamps! Fudge is a great idea and yours is so beautiful!
I had fun using the Sugar Stamps and can’t wait to experiment some more.
They sound and look great. Can you freeze them in an airtight container after wrapped in saran wrap?
The fudge will keep for several weeks at room temperature. If you freeze the fudge, wrap it well, then seal it in an airtight container. To thaw, remove the container, set it on your counter, and do not open it for several hours. That should work fine and will keep your fudge fresh for several months.