Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Fantastic (Fake) Fudge

Do yourself a favor, if you like fudge - get the ingredients for this and MAKE IT NOW.

If you're a work, leave work, buy the ingredients and make the fudge.

You won't regret it. I promise.

I've been making this for at least 10 years or so, and every year anyone eats it, their eyes roll back into their heads and they can't believe how good it is. (Have I built it up enough yet???)

Here is what you need:
 Directions:
  1. Microwave 4 of the chocolate squares, 6 Tbs. of butter and the water in a large microwave bowl on 50% power 2 minutes; stir and repeat until butter and chocolate are melted.
  2. Add dry pudding mix; stir until well blended.
  3. Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, stirring until well blended after each addition. (The 1 cup at a time is important, don't just dump the 3 cups in at once... you'll ruin the fudge and I won't be held responsible for your disappointment.)
  4. Press mixture into foil-lined 8-inch square pan.
  5. Microwave remaining 4 chocolate squares and 2 tablespoons butter in large microwaveable bowl on 50% power for 1 minute; stir, and repeat 'till melted.
  6. Spread over pudding mixture.
  7. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
  8. Cut into 48 (1 inch) squares. I find it easy to pull the fudge out of the pan by the foil lining, then remove the foil and slice with a warm knife.
  9. Take a few pieces into a nice quiet place... maybe by the Christmas tree and enjoy. Thought it might not be a good idea to try it before you share it - you might no longer want to give any away. (it is for this reason that I always make a double batch.)

3 comments:

  1. Okay, you got me ... I'm going to try it. I've NEVER made fudge. You mention chocolate squares in the instructions but not in the ingredients. What kind of chocolate squares?
    Also, thanks for the clothes pin idea. My daughter made them for her teachers this year and they loved them.
    Deb P.
    ardenpostma@aol.com

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  2. Oh Deb - I'm sorry, you were right, I neglected to put the semi-sweet squares in the ingredients... what on earth was I thinking???

    The list is fixed now, hope you give these a try and be sure to let me know how it turns out.

    I'd love to see photos of your daughters clothes pins.

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  3. Lucked onto your fudge recipe when I was needing a sugar fix. It looks great!

    Unfortunately, I am a bigger fan of brown sugar fudge than I am of chocolate - just about any flavour other than chocolate in fact.

    Can you think of any variations to your recipe? I am quite un-imaginative when it comes to cooking and cannot "see" how to substitute and change.

    Janey
    janeyknitting (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca
    (Change bracketed caps to symbols and lose the spaces.)

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