Orange Cordial Fudge Balls Recipes

Steps:

• Grease 8-inch square pan with butter. In 2-quart heavy saucepan, stir together sugar, milk, corn syrup, 1 tablespoon butter and the orange peel. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Cook, stirring occasionally, to 234°F on candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water; remove from heat. Cool without stirring to 120°F, about 1 hour. (Bottom of saucepan will be lukewarm.)
• Add orange juice and extract. Beat vigorously and continuously with wooden spoon 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture is thick and no longer glossy. (Mixture will hold its shape when dropped from a spoon.) Quickly spread in pan. Let stand about 1 hour or until firm. Cut into 1-inch squares. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

Steps:

• Grease a 13x9-in. pan with 1-1/2 teaspoons butter; set aside., In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, cream and remaining butter. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in chips and marshmallow creme until smooth., Remove 1 cup and set aside. Add orange extract and food coloring to the remaining mixture; stir until blended. Pour into prepared pan. Drop reserved marshmallow mixture by tablespoonfuls over the top; cut through with a knife to swirl. Cover and refrigerate until set. Cut into squares.

Steps:

• Mix the crumbs with the liqueur and set aside.
• Melt the chocolate with the butter in the top of a double boiler.
• Stir chocolate mixture and corn syrup into crumb mixture to blend.
• Add the sugar and 1/2 cup of the chopped nuts and stir; the dough will be stiff.
• Shape the dough by spoonfuls into balls and roll in the remaining 1 cup of chopped nuts.
• Store in the freezer until shortly before giving or using.

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugar and salt in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, cook 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly (start timing when mixture starts to bubble around the edges of pan).
• Remove from heat; add marshmallows, chocolate chips, vanilla, walnuts, raisins and candied pineapple OR apricots.
• Stir vigorously for 1 minute (until marshmallows melt and are blended), working quickly, drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper.
• Store in an airtight covered container, in the fridge or out of the fridge.

Steps:

• Mix first six ingredients.
• Form into one- to one-and-a-half-inch balls.
• Roll in powdered sugar.
• Store in covered container.

Steps:

• Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, cream and butter. Heat to soft ball stage, 234 degrees F (112 degrees C). Remove from heat and stir in marshmallow creme and white chocolate chips; mix well until the chips melt. Reserve 1 cup of mixture and set aside.
• To the remaining mixture add orange flavoring, yellow and red food coloring. Stir well and pour into prepared pan. Pour reserved cream mixture on top. Using a knife, swirl layers for decorative effect.
• Chill for 2 hours, or until firm, and cut into squares.

Steps:

• Line a 9 inch square pan with "Release" foil or line with regular foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Place marshmallow crème and white chips in a large mixing bowl.
• Combine sugar, cream and butter in saucepan.
• Turn heat to medium and cook, stirring once or twice, until mixture reaches 235°F
• Remove from heat immediately and pour hot cream mixture into mixing bowl with chips and marshmallow crème.
• Stir well with a wooden spoon -- mixture might look slightly stretchy and unappetizing, but don't worry, it will smooth out.
• Remove 1 cup of mixture and set aside.
• Stir orange extract and a few drops of each color food coloring into mixture which remains in bowl.
• Stir until it reaches a lovely orange hue.
• Adjust colors if needed.
• Pour orange mixture into prepared pan. Pour or spoon white mixture on top.
• Drag a knife through both to make swirls.
• Using a sheet of foil, press down slightly to smooth top.
• Let cool to room temperature (about 40 minutes) then chill for one hour or until set.
• Lift fudge from pan using foil handles and using a large knife, score into squares.

Steps:

• In a 2 quart microwave safe dish combine sugar, evaporated milk and butter. Microwave on high for 8 minutes.
• Stir and add marshmallows and chocolate chips; heat on high for 3 minutes, or until melted.
• Stir in orange peel and liqueur. Chill for 2 hours, or until firm, and cut into squares.

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the vanilla wafers, 2 cups of the confectioner's sugar, cocoa powder, orange juice concentrate, and corn syrup.
• Process until the cookies are ground to crumbs and mixture is evenly blended.
• Add the pecan pieces and pulse process until the nuts are finely chopped.
• Transfer the mixture to a bowl and form into 1" balls.
• Roll balls in 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar** to coat.
• Store in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 1 month.
• **We always rolled our balls in regular granulated sugar. If we made them at Christmas time, we dyed some of the sugar green and some of the sugar red and rolled 1/2 the balls in the green sugar and 1/2 the balls in the red sugar.