Originally Posted By RidgebackLuver Does anyone have any easy and good fudge recipes? I already use the fantasy fudge recipe on the back of the Kraft Marshmallow creme jar, but I'd like a different one.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Oh RidgebackLuver, have I the fudge recipe for you... Prep Time: 10 min Makes about 2 lbs. 3 cups (18 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 can (14 ounces) Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk NOT evaporated milk Dash of salt 1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts, optional 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1. Line 8" or 9" square pan with aluminum foil. Butter foil; set aside. 2. In heavy sauce pan, melt chips with sweetended condensed milk and salt. Remove from heat. Stir in nuts if desired and the vanilla. Spread evenly into the prepared pan. 3. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Turn fudge onto cuttung board; peel off foil and cut into squares. I love this recipe because the fudge is not super duper sweet and you don't have to mess with the marshmellows!!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 You don't have to use Eagle Brand, any sweetened condensed milk will work.
Originally Posted By FaMulan The Fudge recipe I use is courtesy of Paula Deen from the Food Network. 1/2lb Velveeta Cheese, yes Velveeta. 1cup butter 1tsp pure vanilla extract 1cup chopped nuts, pecans, walnuts 2 16-oz boxes of confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup cocoa powder Spray the bottom of a 9x2 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a saucepan, melt the cheese and butter together, stirring until constantly smooth. Remove from heat and add the vanilla and nuts. In a large bowl, sift together the sugar and cocoa. Pour the cheese mixture into the sugar-cocoa mixture and stir until completely mixed. The candy should be very stiff. Using your hands, remove the candy from the bowl and press evenly and firmly into the pan. Because of the amount of butter in this recipe, pat the top of the candy with a paper towel to remove the excess oil. Place pan in the refrigerator until candy is firm (2-3 hours). To serve candy, cut into squares.
Originally Posted By goodgirl Velveeta cheese???? All right FaMulan. I gotta taste this first. Can you bring some over to DL to the Pirates Meet on Dec. 3?
Originally Posted By FaMulan Depends on how full my schedule gets. However, I omit the nuts and toss a lot more cocoa in.
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Might be worth coming to the pirate meet just to sample Fa's fudge!! Hope you can bring it. :-D
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I have to try this, the suspense is killing me. I'll be attempting to make this sometime this week.
Originally Posted By RidgebackLuver Yeah Lisann, I'll wait to see what you think before I sink the money into this one! Thanks for the recipe anyway Fa!
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Okay, FaMulan. You can't just throw out a recipe for fudge that has Velveeta cheese in it and not give us specifics! What do you mean by you "toss a lot more cocoa in"? Measurements, woman, measurements!
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I make a fudge in the microwave. It takes all of 5 minutes! It's not as creamy as Fantasy Fudge, but it gets the job done! 1 box powdered sugar 1 cube butter 1/2 cup cocoa 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla Microwave on high for 1.5 minutes. Stir. Cook for another 2 minutes, stir until smooth. Pour into a greased 8x8 pan.
Originally Posted By smedley This looks like my kind of recipe SuzieQ lol! Can someone enlighten me as to what powdered sugar is in English though (looks round frantically for Sarahwasbaloo) is it castor or icing sugar? And how big is a cube of butter, and what's a cup in english money? I've seriously got to get some US measures so I can start trying some of the recipes you guys throw out there *sigh* <-- eagerly awaiting more info.
Originally Posted By goodgirl LOL! Powered sugar, also known as confectioners sugar, is also known as icing sugar. A cube of butter is 1/2 cup. Here's a link to the cooking conversions: <a href="http://www.botanical.com/botanical/cvcookix.html" target="_blank">http://www.botanical.com/botan ical/cvcookix.html</a> 1 cube of US butter = 1/2 cup 1/2 cup = 120 ml
Originally Posted By Labuda *sigh* This thread is making me long for my Great Aunt Hessie's fudge. Best I've had in my life, but as far as I know the recipe was lost when she died about 10 years ago. Someone lemme know how the Velveeta version is, though - if it gets rave reviews, I may try it with Velveeta light.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 Velveeta, huh?? I have three great recipes, one is a fudge with nuts. one is a peanut butter fudge, and then a white chocolate fudge with dried cranberries. I'll try to remember to pull them out and post them.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 I had the white chocolate one here at work on my computer..... 2 ½ cups powdered sugar 2/3 cup milk ¼ cup butter 12 oz white chocolate, coarsely chopped ½ tsp. almond extract ¾ cup dried cranberries Line 8 inch square pan with foil and grease foil. Mix sugar and milk in a saucepan. Over medium heat add butter and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 5 minutes without stirring. Over low heat add in chocolate and almond extract. Stir and then whisk until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Stir in cranberries. Pour into prepared pan and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I also have peppermint extract that it really good added to fudge. All it takes is about 1 tsp. in a recipe, though. That stuff is strong! My "Peppermint Fudge" recipe is: 3 cups sugar 3/4 cup butter 2/3 cup evaporated milk 12 oz. semi sweet chocolate 7 oz marshmallow cream 1 tsp peppermint extract Combine sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan. Bring to full rolling boil, stiring constantly. Continue boiling and stirring for five minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate until melted. Add marshmallow cream and peppermint extract, stirring until blended. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan.
Originally Posted By RidgebackLuver Great FAST recipe Lisann. But you must have arms like Hercules to stir that stuff! Holy cow, I think I'll work on my stomach today instead of my arms!
