Chocolate Habanero Fudge

This fudge has a slight heat that tingles the tongue when mixed with the sweetness of the chocolate. For a hotter fudge, just add more habanero pepper. Don't forget to wear gloves when working with these peppers!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 mins
• Total Time: 18 mins
• Calories: 202 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• ¼ cup butter, cut into pieces
• 2 habanero peppers, seeded and quartered
• 1 ½ cups dark chocolate morsels
• 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate morsels

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Butter an 8x8-inch glass baking dish.

Step 2

Place habanero peppers in a small bowl. Pour sweetened condensed milk over peppers and let sit for 1 hour, stirring occasionally to release heat into the milk.

Step 3

Remove habanero peppers from milk and mince one piece of the quartered pepper; discard the rest.

Step 4

Place dark and semisweet chocolate morsels, butter, minced habanero, and condensed milk in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cook, stirring once or twice, until morsels are melted, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 5

Stir in chopped walnuts. Pour fudge mixture into the prepared baking dish and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.