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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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What better candy to share at Christmas than fudge? This fudge can be cut with cookie cutters to present a more unique presentation to your holiday candy gifts! From Southern Living. Ingredients:
2 cups sugar |
1/4 cup cocoa |
3/4 cup milk |
2 tablespoons light corn syrup |
6 tablespoons butter, divided |
8 caramels, chopped |
3/4 cup skinned hazelnuts or 3/4 cup pecans, chopped |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Butter an aluminum foil-lined 8-inch square baking pan; set aside.
2. Butter the inside of a large heavy saucepan.
3. Combine sugar and cocoa in saucepan; stir in milk and corn syrup.
4. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves, about 6 to 8 minutes.
5. Add 4 Tablespoons butter, stirring until butter melts.
6. Cover and simmer over medium heat 3 minutes.
7. Uncover and cook, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 238° (about 15 minutes).
8. Remove from heat.
9. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and remaining ingredients.
10. Do not stir.
11. Let mixture cool to 130° (about 40 minutes).
12. Beat fudge by hand with a wooden spoon until it thickens and begins to lose its gloss (about 10 minutes).
13. Quickly spread fudge into prepared pan; let cool completely.
14. Lift fudge out of pan with foil; invert fudge onto a cutting board, and discard foil.
15. Cut desired shapes using 2-inch cookie cutters, or cut fudge into 1 1/2-inch squares.
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