topic Re: Fudge! I need help please. in Kitchen

Fudge! I need help please.

qualitygal — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:49:39 GMT

After once again creating spoon fudge, please let me start a fudge tried and true recipe hunt. This is now a quest to find the elusive fudge recipe that I can do.

Please share.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

Campion — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:07:54 GMT

Re Fudge: The classic fudge is a sugar and chocolate syrup that is stirred in such a way as to prevent big crystals of sugar forming. That's why it's cooked with a candy thermometer to the "soft ball" stage and then stirred after it cools a bit, to prevent big crystals of sugar. The link is to Serious Eats, where they explain it better and give a recipe. You have to follow it to the letter.

There are fudge recipes that avoid the temperature-stirring issue. They often involve condensed milk (a syrupy sweetened milk) or marshmallow phloof (another syrupy confection.) Paula Deen has a recipe that is easy.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

nanny24 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:55:18 GMT

Wow...you ladies are up EARLY!! I have a recipe that is the best. I will post it later....have been making it for years, and it does need a candy thermometer.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

SharkE — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:28:32 GMT

Easiest one is the one using Eagle Brand Sweetened condensed milk just slowly melt the can of milk add (melt in and stir) in the choc chips and nuts, dash of vanilla there U go.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

SharkE — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:30:19 GMT

http://www.eaglebrand.com/recipes/foolproof-chocolate-fudge-3968

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

Nuttmeg — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:55:49 GMT

On 11/25/2014 Sharke said:
http://www.eaglebrand.com/recipes/foolproof-chocolate-fudge-3968

I have used the microwave method with a large microwave safe bowl to melt the chocolate.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

nanny24 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:15:14 GMT

Here it is:

Fantasy Fudge

1 1/2 sticks butter

3 cups sugar

1 5oz. can evaporated milk

1 12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 7 oz. jar marshmallow crème

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup chopped nuts (optional) I don't use because we don't like nuts in it.

Mix, sugar, butter, and milk in heavy 3 qt. saucepan. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly. Boil over medium heat till candy thermometer reaches 234* F , stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate till melted. Add marshmallow crème and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in nuts, if using. Pour into buttered 9x13" pan. Cool at room temperature. Cut into squares. Makes 3 lbs.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

Madisson — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:16:28 GMT

I don't care for the softer, creamy fudge. I like the type that is made with a candy thermometer. It has a firmer texture to it. Unfortunately, I'm totally lost when it comes to using a candy thermometer. My candy thermometer will say that it is at the soft-ball stage, but my candy comes out like a rock...so I just buy fudge.

I do have this recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter fudge that is always popular with my children and grandchildren. (I love it too.)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

1 regular size (approx. 3 oz.) dark chocolate pudding & pie filling

1/3 c. milk

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1 3/4 c. sifted confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

peanuts (optional)

Combine pudding and milk. Add peanut butter. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture becomes very thick. Remove from heat. Blend in confectioners' sugar. Stir in vanilla. Pour into buttered 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Let stand till cold. Cut into pieces. (Makes about 1 pound.)

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

sharkb8 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:18:08 GMT

No fail marshmallow fl*ff fudge. Been making for years & have never had a problem. Recipe is on allrecipes or back of fl*ff jar.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

Barbarainnc — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:55:43 GMT

This makes the old fashioned grainy fudge. A lady back home made this fudge and use to sell it at a local festival. I asked for the recipe, but she never would share it. Guess what her mother put the recipe in the town cookbook. Now you and I have it!!!! It is my favorite fudge.

Chocolate Fudge

6 c granulated sugar

1 1/2 c Hershey's Cocoa

1 1/3 sticks butter

1 large can evaporated milk

1/2 c whole milk

2 t vanilla

Lightly butter a 9 by 13 inch pan and set aside. Mix all ingredients in a 6 qt saucepan. Cook on from low to medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and beat rapidly for several minutes with a spoon. Fold in 1 cup chopped nuts and pour into the prepared pan. Cut fudge in squares while still warm. After fudge has cooled, store in a covered container.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

Barbarainnc — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:57:26 GMT

Fudge For One

1/3 cup sugar
1 heaping tablespoon cocoa
1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons milk
1 scant tablespoon butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Mix sugar, cocoa and milk in 1 quart glass measuring cup. Microwave on high 1 minute.
Stir down sides of cup and microwave 40 seconds more. Add butter and vanilla.
Beat until thick, put in on a plate and let it set up. Cut into squares and enjoy!!
I just made a batch, really easy and good!!!!

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

ECBG — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:03:40 GMT

On 11/25/2014 nanny24 said:
Here it is:

Fantasy Fudge

1 1/2 sticks butter

3 cups sugar

1 5oz. can evaporated milk

1 12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 7 oz. jar marshmallow crème

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup chopped nuts (optional) I don't use because we don't like nuts in it.

Mix, sugar, butter, and milk in heavy 3 qt. saucepan. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly. Boil over medium heat till candy thermometer reaches 234* F , stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate till melted. Add marshmallow crème and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in nuts, if using. Pour into buttered 9x13" pan. Cool at room temperature. Cut into squares. Makes 3 lbs.

This is the best! Origonally from the 1940's, that speaks for itself! As you cook it, just keep it at a gentle boil.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

Clover29 — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:05:37 GMT

On 11/25/2014 Sharke said:
http://www.eaglebrand.com/recipes/foolproof-chocolate-fudge-3968

I made this last year and didn't have 3 full cups of choc chips. I thought I could make up the balance with nuts. Apparently it needs the chocolate, in the full amount, or it doesn't set. It was wonderful fudge sauce and no one complained about it when served over ice cream, but I was trying to make fudge solid enough for squares.

Normally I mess around with recipes all the time, a bit more of this, a bit less of that. I learned that the fudge recipe is not to be messed with.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

qualitygal — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:35:52 GMT

On 11/25/2014 Clover29 said:
On 11/25/2014 Sharke said:
http://www.eaglebrand.com/recipes/foolproof-chocolate-fudge-3968

I made this last year and didn't have 3 full cups of choc chips. I thought I could make up the balance with nuts. Apparently it needs the chocolate, in the full amount, or it doesn't set. It was wonderful fudge sauce and no one complained about it when served over ice cream, but I was trying to make fudge solid enough for squares.

Normally I mess around with recipes all the time, a bit more of this, a bit less of that. I learned that the fudge recipe is not to be messed with.

That's what happened to my spoon fudge, just pitched it. Told hubby, I'll do it for him next week.

Thanks to you ladies!! I have copied this selection down.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

RedTop — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:36:19 GMT

The secret to no fail fudge is to add a heaping teaspoon of cornstarch to the sugar mixture, which will insure firmness. I learned this trick more than 20 years ago, and have never had a problem since. I shared this with a friend from work who swore she couldn't make fudge that ever turned out right. Now that she's tried my cornstarch secret, she is helping me spread the word to help stop "spoon fudge". Best wishes to you.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

qualitygal — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:41:52 GMT

On 11/25/2014 RedTop said: The secret to no fail fudge is to add a heaping teaspoon of cornstarch to the sugar mixture, which will insure firmness. I learned this trick more than 20 years ago, and have never had a problem since. I shared this with a friend from work who swore she couldn't make fudge that ever turned out right. Now that she's tried my cornstarch secret, she is helping me spread the word to help stop "spoon fudge". Best wishes to you.

Thank you, I'll add that to my list of recipes from here! I evidentially need all the help I can get. Thank all of you ladies!

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

Nightowlz — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:47:07 GMT

On 11/25/2014 nanny24 said:
Here it is:

Fantasy Fudge

1 1/2 sticks butter

3 cups sugar

1 5oz. can evaporated milk

1 12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 7 oz. jar marshmallow crème

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup chopped nuts (optional) I don't use because we don't like nuts in it.

Mix, sugar, butter, and milk in heavy 3 qt. saucepan. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly. Boil over medium heat till candy thermometer reaches 234* F , stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate till melted. Add marshmallow crème and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in nuts, if using. Pour into buttered 9x13" pan. Cool at room temperature. Cut into squares. Makes 3 lbs.

I have always used this Fantasy Fudge Original Recipe to make fudge with. Love it dark or milk chocolate with walnuts or peanut butter without nuts. To make the peanut butter just use peanut butter chips instead of chocolate. Hope my sis will make some for Christmas as we will be on the road to her house so I probably will not be making any this Christmas.

I would like to try the Eagle Brand recipe Sharke posted above sounds super easy. Every year I say I'm going to try another recipe but afraid it will be a flop so I have always stuck to the above recipe which always turns out for me.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

ChynnaBlue — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:56:01 GMT

On 11/25/2014 qualitygal said:
On 11/25/2014 Clover29 said:
On 11/25/2014 Sharke said:
http://www.eaglebrand.com/recipes/foolproof-chocolate-fudge-3968

I made this last year and didn't have 3 full cups of choc chips. I thought I could make up the balance with nuts. Apparently it needs the chocolate, in the full amount, or it doesn't set. It was wonderful fudge sauce and no one complained about it when served over ice cream, but I was trying to make fudge solid enough for squares.

Normally I mess around with recipes all the time, a bit more of this, a bit less of that. I learned that the fudge recipe is not to be messed with.

That's what happened to my spoon fudge, just pitched it. Told hubby, I'll do it for him next week.

Thanks to you ladies!! I have copied this selection down.

I made a similar recipe last night and it worked very well. I realized I had no vanilla extract, so I brewed a rich cup of peppermint coffee and used a teaspoon full of that instead. Seemed to come out just fine, but you can't really taste the peppermint.

One thing I failed to do was line the pan with foil or butter the pan, so the fudge is really in there. If I do this again, I will line the pan with foil, spray it with cooking spray, then let it set. Once set, I'll turn it out upside down, peel back the foil to cut the fudge into pieces, then store in a plastic container.

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

SharkE — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:21:14 GMT

2 sharks ! LOL

Re: Fudge! I need help please.

Goldenmoher — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 04:44:23 GMT

I have made fantasy fudge for years, my Mom made it before me. I now get requests for it. I've already made 2 batches for Christmas and put them in the freezer.