Best Chocolate Fudge

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  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Additional Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 25 mins

  • Servings

    32 pieces

  • Calories

    100 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Best Chocolate Fudge

You've found it!  The best chocolate fudge recipe -- a classic, old-fashioned, chocolate fudge recipe made with simple ingredients you probably already have in your pantry (no condensed milk here).  Be sure to read through the recipe entirely and the tips in the post before beginning for best results.Slightly adapted from Good Housekeeping Cookbook

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Ingredients

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  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 2 oz unsweetened chocolate broken into pieces (100% cocoa)
  • 3 Tablespoons salted butter room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions

  1. Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Lightly dampen a pastry brush and set it nearby the stove.
  3. In a medium-sized, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine sugar, milk, corn syrup and chocolate over medium heat.
  4. Using a wooden spoon, stir the mixture constantly, occasionally brushing the side of the pot with the pastry brush to remove crystals that might fall into your fudge.
  5. Once mixture begins to boil, attach your candy thermometer to the pot (make sure the bottom of the thermometer isn't touching the bottom of the pan).
  6. Stir mixture occasionally until your thermometer reads 238F (soft ball stage).
  7. Immediately remove pan from heat and add your butter and vanilla extract. Do not stir the butter and vanilla! Allow it to set and melt
  8. Leave mixture undisturbed until your candy thermometer reads 110F. This will take a long time, possibly an hour or more.
  9. Now, using a (clean) wooden spoon, begin to stir the mixture vigorously (be careful not to scrape the sides or you may knock sugar crystals into the fudge, causing grainy fudge) until it begins to lose its shiny sheen and thicken (It will take a good bit of stirring before the fudge is just right, your arms will get tired and it's not a bad idea to have a back-up stirrer... seriously!)
  10. Immediately, once the fudge begins to thicken, pour into prepared pan.
  11. Allow to cool completely before cutting and serving.
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Notes

  • *Please see notes in post for tips and best results

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1piece chocolate fudge Calories 100kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 4mg (1%) Sodium 14mg (1%) Potassium 26mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 20g (40%) Vitamin A 45IU (1%) Calcium 11mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 32pieces

Amount Per Serving

Calories 100 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1piece chocolate fudge
Calories 100kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 1%
Potassium 26mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 20g 40%
Vitamin A 45IU 1%
Calcium 11mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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