Easy Chocolate Fudge Slice (No-Bake)

🍫 Why You Will Love This Recipe

• Easy no-bake slice recipe.

• Simple cocoa biscuit base.

• Quick one bowl and 4-ingredient chocolate fudge icing.

• Perfect for kids lunch boxes. 

This easy chocolate fudge slice is great to have in your recipe repertoire as you can whip it up quickly when you need a sweet treat, just like my quick Rice Bubble Slice!

The base is created with crushed biscuits, condensed milk, cocoa, and more. It’s soft yet firm and rich yet not overpowering. 

If you love more simple slices, particularly non-chocolate, try my no-bake lemon slice as well as my passionfruit slice.

The chocolate fudge icing is made simply by whisking together the ingredients and pouring it over the base. The icing will set slightly but remain fudgy in texture.

If you’re interested in more easy slice recipes, try my Easy Lemon Coconut Slice, this sweet Apricot Slice, Hedgehog Slice and my delicious Dairy-Free Caramel Slice Recipe.

📋 Ingredient Notes & Substitutions

• Butter: Use either unsalted or salted butter. For a dairy free equivalent, swap the regular butter for your favorite dairy free block cooking butter. 

• Plain biscuits: I use plain and sweet arrowroot biscuits but you can also use plain marie biscuits or plain digestive biscuits. To make this recipe gluten free, use plain and sweet gluten free arrowroot biscuits or another plain gluten free biscuit of your choosing. 

• Desiccated coconut: Do not use a flaked or shredded coconut.

• Cocoa powder: Natural unsweetened cocoa powder works best. You can also use Dutch-process cocoa powder for an even richer chocolate fudge slice.

• Condensed milk: For a dairy-free option, use condensed coconut milk, which I use all the time and love! You can find this at your local supermarket or online. 

• Milk: Use your regular milk which can be dairy free if desired such as almond milk.

• Icing sugar: Also known as confectioners or powdered sugar, pure icing sugar works best. Be sure to sift the icing sugar to remove the lumps.

• Boiling water: This is used in the chocolate fudge icing. Make sure to use boiled water and not warm or room temperature water.

🥣 Step By Step Instructions

There is a full and detailed recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Step one: Crush biscuits in a high-speed food processor until they turn to crumbs. Pour into a large mixing bowl. 

Step two: Add desiccated coconut and cocoa powder. Mix until well combined. 

Step three: Pour in melted butter, condensed milk, and milk. Mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until everything is well combined. 

Step four: Press the mixture into the lined tin, you may want to use your hands for this step to press it in and smooth out the top. 

Step five: Transfer to the refrigerator for 30 minutes – 1 hour or until it’s firm to the touch. TIP: to fasten up this process, chill it in the freezer until it’s firm.  

Step six: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift icing sugar and cocoa powder together.  

Step seven: Pour in melted butter and boiling water. Use a whisk to mix it all together until well combined, it will turn thick. 

Step eight: Remove the base from the refrigerator and pour over the icing. Spread it out evenly using a spatula or move the pan around so it spreads out itself. 

Step nine: Return to the refrigerator for 1 hour or until icing is just set. It won’t completely harden as it’s fudgy in texture. 

Step ten: Remove from pan and slice into squares. Serve and enjoy!

💭 Tips For Recipe Success

• To make this slice dairy free just substitute the unsalted butter with dairy-free unsalted cooking butter, the condensed milk with condensed coconut milk, and the milk with dairy-free milk such as almond, soy, or coconut milk. 

• To make it gluten-free simply use plain gluten-free biscuits such as gluten-free arrowroot biscuits that work great.

• Spread over your icing immediately after you have made it otherwise it will begin to firm up which makes it harder to spread. 

• The fudge icing won’t set completely, it will remain slightly firm to the touch with a fudge consistency. 

⏲️ Storing Instructions

Store in an airtight container, refrigerated, for 1 week. 

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