Best Real Fudge Recipes

REAL FUDGE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate with milk stirring constantly until chocolate is completely melted.
• Add sugar, salt and corn syrup to saucepan and stir just until mixture comes to a boil.
• STOP STIRRING when mixture boils.
• Clamp candy thermometer on side of saucepan and let mixture boil to temperature of 238 F.
• Remove from heat immediately.
• DO NOT STIR!
• Add butter, without stirring, to chocolate mixture.
• Let cool to at least 110 F, then add vanilla.
• Now it's time to stir.
• Beat mixture by hand or with hand held mixer until fudge loses it's glossiness and thickens slightly.
• Pour fudge onto a waxed paper lined 9 inch pan and let set for a few hours.

FUDGE BROWNIES (REAL CHOCOLATE)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Grease and flour an 8x8 pan set aside.
• 3. In medium saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Remove from heat.
• 4. Stir in sugar, salt, eggs and vanilla extract. Beat lightly with a wooden spoon until just combined.
• 5. Stir in flour and any nuts you'd like. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• 6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 7. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares.

REAL FUDGE TOPPED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Generously spray a 7 by 11 inch rectangular pan or 8 by 8 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray and place it on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. For the Brownie Part, over low heat, in a heavy bottomed 1-quart saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate together, and stir to smooth. Add in cocoa. Remove from heat and spoon out into a medium bowl and let cool to room temperature. Add in the sugar, vanilla and then the eggs until smooth. Fold in the flour, salt, and then walnuts and stir to make a smooth batter. Pour or spoon into pan. Bake 30-40 minutes or until brownies seem just set. It is impossible to test these but if you do under do them the first time (time it for the next time: your oven, your taste, your brownie texture preference), just freeze them and serve them very chilled. As brownies bake, prepare the Real Fudge Topping. In a medium saucepan, heat the chocolate and butter together, over low heat, to melt the chocolate. Stir in condensed milk, once chocolate is melted and stir to make smooth. Remove from the heat, and beat slightly with a wooden spoon, adding in marshmallows and pinch of salt. Beat to make smooth and melt (if they do not all melt, that is fine) marshmallows. Spread on cooled brownies. Refrigerate 2-4 hours. (Keep in fridge when not serving). Cut into squares to serve or wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap and then colored tissues paper for gift giving. (I put these in heart tins dollar stores sell or in white Chinese take-out boxes you can get at art and craft stores.)