Sweet vanilla fudge filled with pieces of Butterfinger candy. This delicious Butterfinger Fudge recipe will remind you just how much you love those crunchy peanut butter candy bars! No candy thermometer needed!

Adding butterfinger candies to dessert is so easy and delicious. Try making this Butterfinger Cookie recipe soon! Or add some crushed candy bars to frosting and make these delicious Butterfinger Cupcakes for your next party.

Small bites of vanilla fudge filled with pieces of butterfinger candy bars.

Vacation Fudge

On one of our vacations this summer, I tried Butterfinger fudge for the first time. Since then, I have seen it at several more fudge shops. Who knew this was such a hot flavor!

Why had I never thought to put butterfinger candy bar pieces into fudge before?

I love Peanut Butter Fudge and White Chocolate Cookie Dough Fudge so combining the chocolate coated peanut butter cookie pieces into one fudge recipe is a no brainer!

Make this to share with your family or add it to your list for including in this year’s holiday cookie trays!

Pieces of fudge wrapped in a festive container and tied with a ribbon also make wonderful hostess gifts and party favors! But I bet I don’t need to tell you what to do with fudge.

It’s rich, sweet and everyone loves it. End of story. Now let’s make some White Chocolate Butterfinger Fudge!

Stack of three pieces of butterfinger fudge on a piece of parchment paper.

Vanilla or White Chocolate

The Butterfinger fudge I tried on vacation had a white chocolate base. I tried my best to mimic that here and I think the results were even better.

It’s technically a vanilla fudge since it doesn’t actually contain any cocoa butter.

In fact, most white chocolate fudges don’t contain any white chocolate at all! Call it vanilla or call it white chocolate–when you try it, you’ll agree that it’s delicious.

Using a vanilla fudge in this recipe helps the flavor of the butterfingers stand out!

Every bite of fudge includes creamy vanilla, sweet milk chocolate and peanut butter flavor. The best of everything, in my opinion!

There’s a misconception that homemade fudge is tricky to make. While it takes precision to make real fudge the way a candy shop makes it, you don’t even need a candy thermometer with this recipe.

Cutting board with white chocolate fudge and butterfinger candy.

Ingredient Notes

Here’s what you need to make the fudge:

Heavy cream
Sugar
Corn syrup
Vanilla Extract– try making my homemade vanilla extract for your baking!
Snack sized Butterfinger bars

Before making the fudge, you need to crush the candy bars first!

Aimee’s Pro Tip

How to crush the butterfingers: Place the unwrapped bars in a gallon sized ziploc bag. Use a heavy rolling pin to break apart the bars. You don’t want to pulverize the bars; we’re going for lots of chunky pieces rather than pure crumbs.

Little blue bowl with pieces of butterfinger fudge.

Storage tips

Store this fudge at room temperature for best flavor. While some fudge can last a long time, the butterfingers get chewy after about a week.
Be sure to keep the peanut butter fudge in a container with a sealed lid. This is important for keeping the fudge moist and smooth. No one wants dry crumbly fudge, right?
If you don’t want to eat the fudge right away, you can also freeze it!

To freeze fudge: Place squares of fudge in a freezer safe bag, with wax or parchment paper between layers to keep them from sticking together. Thaw in the fridge or on the counter top.

Blue bowl with white chocolate butterfinger fudge.

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