Old-Fashioned Fudge

Old-Fashioned Fudge

  • Total: 2H 30M
Old-Fashioned Fudge

Old-Fashioned Fudge

Diets

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free

Ingredients

  • Condiments

    • 2 tbsp Corn syrup, light
  • Baking & Spices

    • 3/4 cup Cocoa, unsweetened
    • 1/2 tsp Salt
    • 3 cups Sugar
    • 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
  • Dairy

    • 1/4 cup Butter, unsalted
    • 1 1/2 cups Half and half
  • Time
  • Total: 2H 30M

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups half and half
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Butter foil (parchment doesnt need any butter if using). Combine sugar, cocoa and salt in a heavy saucepan. Stir in half & half and corn syrup until incorporated. Add butter cubes and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Brush down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush to remove any stray sugar crystals. Bring to a rolling boil and continue cooking, without stirring, until 234ºF (soft-ball stage) on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and dip bottom of saucepan a pan of ice water to stop the cooking process. Let stand, without disturbing, until mixture cools to 130ºF. Add vanilla and beat mixture by hand or with a hand mixer until thickened and shine just barely begins to disappear. This can take quite a while so you may want an extra set of arms ready. When you feel like the mixture just barely begins to lose its shine (it is very subtle and often ambiguous as to when this actually occurs) quickly pour into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Let sit for a few hours at room temperature or refrigerate until set. Cut into squares to serve.
  • Serves: 36 servings
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February Kitchen Challenge Results: Old-Fashioned Fudge | Love and Olive Oil

Descrition:

Fudge: been there, done that, probably won't ever be able to do it again. But it worked. For one batch at least, it worked. And it is divine. Velvety smooth. A texture unlike any fudge I've ever had before. The taste is determined solely by the quality of your cocoa powder. Which, for this batch, I used the cheap kind, as I was convinced I was going to fail (again and didn't want to waste my expensive stuff. A shame. That's not to say we didn't enjoy this batch. We did, very much so. The fact that it all disappeared is testament to just how good it was, so I can imagine how much better it'd be with fancy cocoa. While I would have loved to share process photos or a video of this challenge, we all know what happened last time I stopped to take a picture. Maybe that's the key here: DON'T STOP STIRRING WHATEVER YOU DO. It's an arm workout, that's for sure, that rivals even the taffy-pulling experience. In fact, I'm considering making both the first official workouts in my genius new

Old-Fashioned Fudge

  • Condiments

    • 2 tbsp Corn syrup, light
  • Baking & Spices

    • 3/4 cup Cocoa, unsweetened
    • 1/2 tsp Salt
    • 3 cups Sugar
    • 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
  • Dairy

    • 1/4 cup Butter, unsalted
    • 1 1/2 cups Half and half

The first person this recipe

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February Kitchen Challenge Results: Old-Fashioned Fudge | Love and Olive Oil

Fudge: been there, done that, probably won't ever be able to do it again. But it worked. For one batch at least, it worked. And it is divine. Velvety smooth. A texture unlike any fudge I've ever had before. The taste is determined solely by the quality of your cocoa powder. Which, for this batch, I used the cheap kind, as I was convinced I was going to fail (again and didn't want to waste my expensive stuff. A shame. That's not to say we didn't enjoy this batch. We did, very much so. The fact that it all disappeared is testament to just how good it was, so I can imagine how much better it'd be with fancy cocoa. While I would have loved to share process photos or a video of this challenge, we all know what happened last time I stopped to take a picture. Maybe that's the key here: DON'T STOP STIRRING WHATEVER YOU DO. It's an arm workout, that's for sure, that rivals even the taffy-pulling experience. In fact, I'm considering making both the first official workouts in my genius new