The Best Ever Fudge
Fuge or “to mess up” got its start in the United States in the 1880’s when a college student intended to. are caramel and messed up – and created fudge. Originally fudge could and can be very fussy to make, but not with this recipe.
The Best Fudge Ever
This soft set fudge is creamy and so easy to make with Sweetened Condensed Milk and Chocolate Chips. No thermometers, double boilers or sugar to worry about.Sweetened Condensed Milk is very different from Condensed Milk. Sweetened is thick and sweet, Condensed looks like cream. Our squares are never perfectly the same grams, so if you need precision, wight each piece. Our average weight was 20 grams (17 gr – 24 gr).
Ingredients
- 1 14 oz can (375 gr/300 ml) Eagle Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 12 oz. (340 gr) Hershey’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¾ tsp. Vanilla
Instructions
- Lightly spray an 8-inch x 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Cut parchment paper such that it over hangs by about 2 inches on each side. We find it easier to cut 2 pieces. This is the hardest part of the recipe and should be done before making the fudge. The overhang will be used to lift the fudge easily out of the pan.
- Place Sweetened Condensed Milk, Chocolate Chips and salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until chips have melted and the fudge is glossy and thick. (6 – 10 minutes)
- Remove from heat and quickly add vanilla, stir and with a spatula place fudge in the pan on top of parchment.
- Refrigerate uncovered for a minimum of 2 hours and up to 24.
- To cut, lift the fudge from the pan by the parchment edges. Remove parchment and cut into the size squares you prefer. Weigh for CHO, average or exact. Exactly 20 gr/square is 35 squares.
- Keeps in the refrigerator for days or freeze and defrost in the fridge.
- We have friends that have been making this fudge for decades, a family tradition and must during the Christmas Season, but well worth the effort any time of year.
Notes
Sweet and Chocolate are hard to pair with just any old wine. Try something sweet, like an Ice Wine.
We’ve Paired:
- Mission Hill Family Estate Reserve Riesling Ice Wine 2017 ($70.00)