Nanny's Brown Sugar Fudge

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Canned Goods

  • 3/4 cup Evaporated milk

• Condiments

  • 3 tbsp Corn syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 1/2 cups Brown sugar, light
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 3 tbsp Butter

Found on grumpyshoneybunch.com

Description

Ingredients

• recipe from Mae Iris Whitton - my precious Nanny
• Ingredients:
• 2-1/2 cups light brown sugar
• ¾ cup evaporated milk (I used half and half since my evaporated milk I pulled out of the cupboard was outdated..and it worked just fine)
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 3 Tablespoons corn syrup
• 3 Tablespoons butter (I used unsalted)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

• Instructions:
• Walnuts (she didnt have a measurement so I took a good handful from the bag and chopped them prior to putting in the fudge)
• Combine ingredients 1-4. Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Soft boil. Remove from heat and add butter. Do not stir. Cool to 110 degrees. Stir in vanilla and nuts. Beat. Pour into greased pan.
• Dont you just love those directions? They are from a lady who knew what she was doing. If I didnt grow up with my mom making fudge I wouldnt know what all of that meant. So, this is what I did.
• When it says to bring the fudge to a soft boil, this means bringing it to a temperature of 234 degrees. I use a candy thermometer. My mom, she would just test it by dropping a bit of the hot syrup into a small bowl of cold water and if she could form a soft ball then she knew the fudge was ready. Well, since I am no good at candy making I need a thermometer!
• Make sure you let the syrup cool to 110 degrees. You may look at the pot and think your have a failure before - and resist the urge to stir!! By letting it cool you are dramatically reducing your beating time.
• When you do beat the fudge, beat it until it just begins to lose its shininess (mom would say until it begins to lose its gloss). Then you want to make sure to get it in your pan as quickly as possible to let it set. If you stir it too long you will have hardening fudge in your pan before you can pour.
• I lined my 9 x 9 pan with wax paper and then sprayed it with some Pam spray. This allowed me to lift the fudge out after it had set and cut it into clean squares.