Black forest fudge
Black forest fudge recipe in the fudge category
Recipe ingredients:
- 6 ounces bittersweet, not unsweetened, or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup Marshmallow Creme
- 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup cherry preserves
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup, 1/2 stick, unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup dried tart cherries, about 3 ounces
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Recipe method:
- Line a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan with foil.
- Place first 4 ingredients in medium metal bowl.
- Mix sugar, sweetened condensed milk, cherry preserves, whipping cream, water and butter in heavy medium saucepan.
- Stir over medium-low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush to dissolve sugar crystals.
- Add dried cherries.
- Attach candy thermometer to side of pan.
- Increase heat to medium-high.
- Boil until thermometer registers 230 degrees F, stirring constantly but slowly and tilting pan if necessary to submerge bulb of thermometer, about 17 minutes.
- Immediately pour hot syrup over chocolate mixture in bowl. Do not scrape pan.
- Using wooden spoon, stir vigorously until chocolate melts and fudge thickens slightly but still remains glossy, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer fudge to prepared pan. Smooth top.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- Chill until firm, about 3 hours.
- Lift fudge from pan, using foil as aid.
- Fold down foil. Trim edges of fudge. Cut fudge into 24 pieces.
- Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Refrigerate in airtight container.
- Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.
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