I’ve been wanting to make fudge for a while. But the last two times I was at the grocery store I bought evaporated milk instead of sweetened condensed milk on accident. The first time I wasn’t thinking, and the second time I actually thought I should be getting for evaporated milk. So I wind up with a ton of evaporated milk in my cupboard, and all I can think is, naturally, “welp, I may as well try using it up.”

I tried making various recipes with my copious amounts of evaporated milk in place of sweetened condensed milk. I was convinced I could make it work. And because sometimes even when I look online and learn things, like that evaporated milk cannot be substituted for sweetened condensed milk, I am skeptical.

SO flash forward, both times the recipes absolutely failed. Miserably. I mean, regardless, I still ate it all whatever who cares. But case in point: you absolutely cannot substitute evaporated milk for sweetened condensed milk in this sea salt and Nutella fudge recipe.

How to make homemade fudge

Because this is a sweetened condensed milk fudge recipe, it requires very little hands-on prep work. The Nutella fudge does need a lot of time in the fridge to set properly, however! To make homemade Nutella fudge, you simply have to:

Melt the ingredients — Add the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, bittersweet chocolate chips, Nutella, and butter to a large heatproof bowl, then set the bowl on top of a pot of boiling water (the bowl shouldn’t be touching the surface of the water, though). Continually stir the ingredients until they’ve melted and everything is combined.

Chill the fudge — Pour the melted fudge mixture into a greased baking pan and then set it in the fridge to cool. After about an hour, sprinkle on the coarse sea salt (if you sprinkle the salt on too soon it melts into the fudge instead of resting on top). Once the salt’s on, chill the fudge for another hour, or until it’s fully set.

Slice and serve — To easily slice this sea salt and Nutella fudge, run a large knife under hot water before cutting into it. You may have to wipe the fudge residue off the knife in between slices as well!

Leave me a comment below if you have any questions about making this delish sea salt and Nutella fudge!

More easy desserts from Broma Bakery:

Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Fudge

Broke Girl Oreo Truffles

Salted Pretzel Nutella Fudge

Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles

White Chocolate Cranberry Bliss Bars