Sweetheart Fudge Recipes

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir in milk, bringing to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook without stirring, until candy thermometer reads 234* (soft ball stage). Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. DO NOT STIR. Cool to 110*. Beat with a spoon until fudge thickens and just begins to lose it's gloss. Immediately spread into a buttered 8 inch square pan. Cool. Cut into 1 inch squares and store in airtight container. Makes 5 dozen squares.

Steps:

• Cream butter; gradually add brown sugar, beating at medium speed on an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add melted chocolate, coffee granules, and rum extract; mix well.
• Stir in flour and 1 cup chopped walnuts.
• Pour mixture into pastry shell.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes; cool completely.
• Chill.
• Garnish, if desired.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, milk, corn syrup and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in peanut butter until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until serving. , Divide half of the peanut butter mixture among six parfait glasses; top with a scoop of ice cream. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with peanuts. Garnish with a chocolate heart if desired.

Steps:

• Lightly oil a 9-inch-square pan. (A smaller pan will make the fudge thicker and more difficult to cut.) Place milk in a heavy 12-quart saucepan. Stir in sugar; add butter. Over medium heat, stir constantly, until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Increase heat to medium high, bring to a boil, and cover with lid. Let boil for 2 minutes, and uncover. Do not stir; clip a candy thermometer on side of pan, and let mixture boil, over medium-low heat, until it reaches 240 degrees (the soft-ball stage), 15 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare an ice water bath.
• Immediately remove pan from heat, and dip the base of the pan in the ice water for 5 seconds. Let the fudge sit at room temperature without stirring, with the thermometer attached, until the thermometer reads 122 degrees and mixture is lukewarm, about 40 minutes. If using food coloring, add 1 drop. Stir the fudge with a wooden spoon until it changes from glossy to opaque and is thick and creamy, 2 to 5 minutes. Quickly pour into prepared pan. Use piece of plastic wrap to smooth fudge into the pan, creating an even surface. Let cool completely, 2 to 3 hours, and cut with 1/2- to 1 1/2-inch heart cookie cutters. (Oil the cutters with the canola oil inside and out before using.) Fudge will keep, well wrapped in plastic or in an airtight container, up to 1 week.

Steps:

• Place chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter or margarine in large microwaveable bowl. Zap in microwave on medium until chips are melted, about 3-5 minute, stirring once or twice during cooking. Stir in nuts, if desired.
• Pour into well-greased 8x8-inch glass baking dish. Refrigerate until set.