This May 12 food holiday celebrates smooth fudge filled with crunchy nuts, a sweet and delicious Western confection made with butter, sugar, corn syrup, condensed milk, marshmallow creme, vanilla, and chocolate.. Walnuts and pecans are the most common nuts in nutty fudge, but almonds, cashews, peanuts and other nuts are also used.

While the origins of fudge are unknown, some believe it was created in the United States… and possibly by mistake. The word "fudge" often means "nonsense" or "foolishness," which suggests the sweet evolved from a "fudged" batch of caramel or toffee.