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St. Patrick’s Day Fantasy Fudge Shamrocks

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Make St. Patrick’s Day Fantasy Fudge Shamrocks for your St. Patrick’s Day party! St. Patrick’s Day is a major holiday in my house! A holiday worthy of cards, traditional boiled corned beef dinner, parties, decorations and the St. Patrick’s parade. 

Fudge Samrocks on a green plate.

 

What better way to celebrate a favorite holiday then with my favorite melt in your mouth fudge recipe to make St. Patrick’s Day Fudge.

Collage of Shamrock Fudge recipe with shamrock fudge, leprechaun fudge and original Fantasy Fudge ingredients.

How To Make St. Patrick’s Day Fantasy Fudge Shamrocks

INGREDIENTS

I use the Original Fantasy Fudge recipe (not the imposter! recipe)

Metal Shamrock cookie cutters

Parchment paper or sheets

Cooking Spray

Directions

Marshmallow creme jar and fudge squares by a Christmas tree.

  1. Make your favorite fudge recipe (I use the Original – not the imposter! – Fantasy Fudge recipe).
  2. Let the fudge set according to the directions. I put the fudge into the refrigerator to ensure a solid set after the fudge has cooled.
  3. Section the fudge into a large square or rectangle.
  4. The key to cutting fudge with a cookie cutter is making sure the inside of the cookie cutter and the edges of the cookie cutter are continuously greased with cooking spray.
  5. This is very similar to dipping a cookie cutter in flour when making cut out cookies. Not enough flour = cookie dough stuck in cookie cutter.
  6. Not enough cooking spray = fudge stuck in cookie cutter which is something you definitely want to avoid.
  7. Firmly press the shamrock cookie cutter into the fudge and lift out of the fudge.
  8. Gently remove the fudge shamrock from the cookie cutter.
  9. Repeat!

Fudge Cutting Tips

TIP: Practice makes perfect! Along with using cooking spray it is necessary to get a feel for the pressure needed with your batch of fudge and your cookie cutter.

The first shamrock may be a throwaway which means a yummy snack for you!

By the third shamrock things will be rolling quickly along. I use the parts of the sheet of fudge which may have air pockets to test out the cookie cutter and the pressure needed for to cut a clean shamrock.

Shamrock cookie cutter and shamrock fudge on a plate.

I store the Shamrock Fudge in the refrigerator to keep the shape intact and protect the fudge from changing temperatures in the kitchen.

I do prefer metal cookie cutters, but did try a plastic cookie cutter and it does work… but does take a wee bit more labor.

Leprechaun fudge dessert on a marble background.

 

How To Decorate Shamrock Fudge

Fantasy Fudge is very sweet and is yummy be itself; however, if you would like to decorate the fudge it can be decorated with a Royal icing.

I like this version of decorating icing as egg whites are not used. It is very easy to decorate your pieces of Shamrock Fudge, but remember to make sure your shamrocks are cooled before adding the icing or sprinkles.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Three pieces of shamrock fudge on a green shamrock shaped platter.
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St. Patrick's Day Fantasy Fudge

Melt in your mouth St. Patrick's Day Fudge Shamrocks with the original Fantasy Fudge recipe.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Shamrock Fudge
Prep Time 30 minutes
Fudge Making 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 10
Author The Savvy Age

Ingredients

  • I use the Original Fantasy Fudge recipe not the imposter! recipe
  • Metal Shamrock cookie cutters
  • Parchment paper or sheets
  • Cooking Spray

Instructions

  • Make your favorite fudge recipe (I use the Original - not the imposter! - Fantasy Fudge recipe).
  • Let the fudge set according to the directions. I put the fudge into the refrigerator to ensure a solid set after the fudge has cooled.
  • Section the fudge into a large square or rectangle.

How To Cut Fantasy Fudge With Cookie Cutters

  • The key to cutting fudge with a cookie cutter is making sure the inside of the cookie cutter and the edges of the cookie cutter are continuously greased with cooking spray. This is very similar to dipping a cookie cutter in flour when making cut out cookies.
  • Not enough flour = cookie dough stuck in cookie cutter. Not enough cooking spray = fudge stuck in cookie cutter which is something you definitely want to avoid.
  • Firmly press the shamrock cookie cutter into the fudge and lift out of the fudge.
  • Gently remove the fudge shamrock from the cookie cutter.
  • Repeat!

Notes

TIP: Practice makes perfect! Along with using cooking spray it is necessary to get a feel for the pressure needed with your batch of fudge and your cookie cutter.
The first shamrock may be a throwaway which means a yummy snack for you! By the third shamrock things will be rolling quickly along. I use the parts of the sheet of fudge which may have air pockets to test out the cookie cutter and the pressure needed for to cut a clean shamrock.
I store the Shamrock Fudge in the refrigerator to keep the shape intact and protect the fudge from changing temperatures in the kitchen.
I do prefer metal cookie cutters, but did try a plastic cookie cutter and it does work... but does take a wee bit more labor.

More St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

St. Patrick’s Day Puffcorn

Grandma’s Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Original Fantasy Fudge Recipe

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