Rich chocolate fudge
Rich chocolate fudge recipe in the christmas category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 12 ounces can evaporated milk
- 12 ounces package, 2 cups, semisweet real chocolate chips
- 12 ounces sweet baking chocolate
- 7 ounces jar marshmallow cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Macadamia nut fudge:
- 1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
- Rocky Road fudge:
- 1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
- 30, 3 cups, marshmallows, cut into quarters
- Apricot fudge:
- 1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped dried apricots
Recipe method:
- In 4 quart saucepan combine sugar, butter and evaporated milk.
- Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium. Boil, stirring constantly, until candy thermometer reaches 228 degrees F or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a 2 inch soft thread, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from heat, gradually stir in chocolate chips and chocolate until melted.
- Stir in marshmallow cream and vanilla until well blended.
- For macadamia nut fudge, stir in 1 cup nuts. Spread into buttered 13 x 9 inch pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup nuts.
- For Rock Road fudge, stir in 1 cup nuts, then stir in marshmallows, leaving marbled affect. Spread into buttered 13 x 9 inch pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup nuts.
- For apricot fudge, stir in apricots. Spread into buttered 13 x 9 inch pan.
- Cool completely at room temperature.
- Cut into 1 inch squares.
- Store covered in cool place.
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