Mom's Easy Fudge Recipe
Mom's easy fudge is a simple old fashioned recipe for chocolate fudge that's made in a saucepan without corn syrup, marshmallows, or sweetened condensed milk. This homemade candy takes just minutes to make.
Servings: 36 servings
Equipment
- an 8x8 square, 9x5 loaf, or equivilant pan
- plastic wrap or foil
Ingredients
- 6 Tbsp butter
- 4 Tbsp milk or half and half
- 1 lb confectioner's sugar. This is about 4 cups.
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Note: use any cocoa powder you like, as long as it is unsweetened.
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Line with plastic wrap or foil. This will make it easier to remove the fudge for slicing later.
- Melt the butter and milk or half and half in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and vanilla and stir constantly until everything is incorporated. Continue stirring and cooking over medium heat for just a minute or so more to ensure that the fudge is smooth and silky. Note: Don't over cook this fudge. Once it's smooth, it's done. If your fudge is not coming together, add a splash more milk.
- Transfer to your prepared pan and smooth out evenly with an offset spatula. Do this quickly as the fudge will start to set up almost immediately. Note: at this point you may or may not want to sneak a taste from the pan, but be careful, it's hot!
- Let the fudge fully set up before removing from the pan and slicing into squares. You can pop it into the fridge to speed up the process.
Nutrition
Calories: 71 kcal · Carbohydrates: 13 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 2 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 5 mg · Sodium: 34 mg · Potassium: 22 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 12 g · Vitamin A: 61 IU · Calcium: 4 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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