Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Temple Worker Irene's Creamy Milk Chocolate Fudge

 (This is a keeper and a favorite!  It is really soft and creamy!  My sister, Virginia shared this with me a few years ago.  She got it from Irene, a temple worker in Utah, she has passed away now, but I'm sure the memory of this recipe reminds her of her sweet friend)











4 c. sugar

2 c. (1 pint) heavy whipping cream

2 cubes butter (1 c. )

3 large Hershey's milk chocolate bars

 ( I use the Symphony toffee and almond bars)  7oz. each which equals 21 oz)  they keep changing the size so make sure it's 21 oz. all together) Also last year I noticed that they put hardly any almonds in this so I bought chopped almonds to add to it.  But you can use plain milk chocolate bars and add chopped nuts of your choice.

1 tsp. vanilla

1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

**Break up chocolate bars and place in large mixing bowl.  Place sugar and whipping cream in a large heavy pan.  Mix together and bring to a full boil...boil on medium to high heat, stirring constantly with wooden spoon (DO NOT SCRAPE SIDES OF PAN).

**Boil to softball stage (drop of fudge into cup of cold water) -- or approximately 7 min.  although that never seems to be enough time for me at my high altitude, so I do the softball stage water test.   You must be able to roll it in a ball after you drop a tsp or so into the cold water, then you know it's done.

**Remove from heat.. cut the 2 cubes of butter into chunks; drop into mixture and let melt.  Don't stir

**Pour this hot mixture over the chocolate bars in the mixing bowl.  Do not scrape sides of pan containing hot mixture; just pour.  

**With electric mixer, beat and blend well until creamy smooth ( make sure it's smooth - I think the beaters help to cool things down and help to mix it all together

**Add 1 tsp. Vanilla, then the nuts

**Pour into a 9x13 buttered dish ( I put mine in these cute containers to give to neighbors) - refrigerate.  

**Remove from refrigerator and let soften a little before cutting into pieces



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