Easy Bailey’s Fudge Recipe

5 from 2 votes

This Bailey’s fudge is the best fudge I’ve ever had! Melt-in-your-mouth Irish cream fudge that you can put together in no time.

Prep Time25

Cook Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Irish

Servings: squares

Calories: 238kcal

Author: Adina

Grease the tin and line it with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; it will make it easier to remove the set fudge from the container.
Finely chop the chocolate. You can also do it in the food processor; the finer the chocolate is chopped, the faster it will melt.
11 oz dark chocolate / 300 g + 11 oz semi-sweet chocolate / 300 g

You will need a saucepan and a heatproof bowl that fits on top of it.
Half-fill the saucepan with water, place it on the stovetop, and bring it to a simmer.
Melt chocolate: Place the finely chopped chocolate in the heatproof bowl and place this bowl on top of the saucepan, ensuring that it doesn’t touch the water. Melt the chocolate slowly on barely simmering water, often stirring with a metal spoon.
Ensure that the water underneath the bowl of chocolate is barely simmering and never comes to a boil. If the water gets too hot, remove the saucepan from the heat and continue stirring the chocolate off the heat until melted.

Add sweetened condensed milk and Bailey’s to the melted chocolate. Stir well to combine.
1 can sweetened condensed milk + ½ cup Bailey’s Irish cream / 125 ml
Let set: Pour the chocolate mixture into the pan. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate the fudge until set for at least 5 hours or even better overnight.
Cut fudge: Remove the fudge from the pan and cut it into small squares. If desired, sprinkle it lightly with sea salt flakes.
sea salt flakes

Chocolate: You may use only dark or a mixture of dark and semi-sweet chocolate. I prefer to mix the two; using only semi-sweet chocolate would make the fudge too sweet; both the Bailey’s and the sweetened condensed milk are very sweet. Use only dark chocolate with at least 72% cocoa for the most intense chocolate flavor.
Sweetened condensed milk brands: I buy it in Russian stores; that product has the best consistency for making fudge and is also the cheapest.
If you cannot find it, using Eagle Brand or another brand that makes really thick milk is preferable. I’ve never used Carnation Condensed Milk myself, but I read many times that it is not very good for making fudge as it is runnier than other brands.