Aunt Geneva's Fudge
"My aunt's fudge recipe is my very favorite. It's got a richer cocoa flavor than most fudge, and it doesn't require a candy thermometer."
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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15
ingredients
directions
- Mix sugar, cocoa, milk, and butter in heavy saucepan.
- Bring to boil and boil for 5 minutes--no need to stir.
- Set pan in cold water and stir in nuts. Keep stirring by hand till it gets glossy and starts to stiffen up (this is the tricky part--knowing when to quit stirring!), then quickly spoon out onto wax paper into tablespoon-sized pieces.
- NOTE: If you are in doubt about when to stop stirring and start spooning, go ahead and stop. Better to have a couple of pieces of soft, sticky fudge than a whole pot full of crumbly fudge!
- I've never timed this, so the prep time is a guess. It's pretty quick, though! I'm also guessing on the yield.
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Reviews
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I'd never made fudge this way before so I thought I would try it out. This just didn't work out for me. I followed the directions but my fudge was nothing more then a thick pudding. I am usually successful when it comes to candy making. The mixture started out glossy and I know if I had spooned it out, it would have run everywhere. I stirred until I thought my arm would fall off and it just barely got thicker. My goop didn't taste all that great to me either. I will stick with the long method, I think. These directions may need some more details. Made for The Name Game in honor of my Grandmother, 2008. Thanks for sharing.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
JeriBinNC
United States
I was born and raised for the most part in Georgia. Since 1997 I've lived in the beautiful mountains of western NC, where I spend way too much time at work and not nearly enough time camping! I have a partner of 15 years (Lee) and 3 kids--2 grown and 1 teenager still at home. Lee doesn't cook, but she's my cooking cheerleader, and she and my son will always at least try anything I make, no matter what.
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