Dad's Fudge Recipe

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Dad's Fudge
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
673
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Before beginning to cook fudge, be sure to have an 8-inch square or round baking dish buttered (do not use non-stick cooking spray).
  2. Have hand held electric mixer set up and ready to use.
  3. Have butter, vanilla and nuts measured and ready to add.
  4. If you wish to have the nuts in the fudge, toast them in the oven at 350 deg F for 10 minutes shaking after the first 5 minutes.
  5. Set nuts aside to cool.
  6. Measure sugar, cocoa and salt into a 4-quart heavy bottom saucepan (I use either my aluminum-clad or copper-clad stainless steel dutch oven).
  7. Note: If the saucepan is smaller than this you will need to reduce the recipe or it will boil over!
  8. Blend together dry ingredients in saucepan, then add the milk, stirring until blended.
  9. Bring to a rolling boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
  10. Note: If mixture is spattering out of pan, reduce heat slightly.
  11. (Because of spattering, I like to use my long handled wooden spoons.) Boil until mixture forms a soft ball when tested in cold water.
  12. Remove from heat.
  13. Immediately add butter, vanilla and toasted nuts, if desired.
  14. Beat at high speed with electric hand-mixer until fudge begins to stiffen.
  15. Quickly, dump into prepared, buttered pan scraping sides of saucepan and spread evenly.
  16. Fudge will lose its gloss during this last step.
  17. While still warm, cut into desired servings.
  18. Garnish the top of each serving with a whole nut meats if desired.
  19. Attention: If the stiffening and loss of gloss occur simultaneously you have overcooked it.
  20. All is not lost, return to saucepan, add an additional tablespoon butter and 2 tablespoons milk and melt until smooth over medium heat (fudge will still be edible, but will be somewhat sugary if this becomes necessary).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 673.26 Kcal (2819 kJ)
Calories from fat 158.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.66g 27%
Cholesterol 9.47mg 3%
Sodium 187.93mg 8%
Potassium 469.45mg 10%
Total Carbs 126.39g 42%
Sugars 107.58g 430%
Dietary Fiber 0.89g 4%
Protein 5.82g 12%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 151.5mg 15%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 282.51 Kcal (1183 kJ)
Calories from fat 66.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.41g 27%
Cholesterol 3.97mg 3%
Sodium 78.86mg 8%
Potassium 196.99mg 10%
Total Carbs 53.04g 42%
Sugars 45.14g 430%
Dietary Fiber 0.37g 4%
Protein 2.44g 12%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 6%
Calcium 63.6mg 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.8
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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