Old Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Recipes

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 8 or 9 inch square pan with foil.
• Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in a heavy 4-quart saucepan.
• Stir in whole milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full rolling boil.
• Boil without stirring until mixture reaches 234 degrees on a candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball.
• Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Do Not Stir. Cool at room temperature to 110 degrees.
• Stir in pecans.
• Beat with a wooden spoon until fudge thickens and just begins to loose some of its gloss.
• Quickly spread into prepared pan.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into square.
• Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature.

OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease an 8 inch square pan, or line pan with heavy-duty foil and grease foil.
• In a mid-sized heavy saucepan over a low heat, melt the chocolate with the milk.
• Add in the sugar, corn syrup and salt.
• Stir continuously until mixture is boiling.
• Reduce heat and continue to cook - without stirring - until mixture reaches 230* F on a candy thermometer. (If you don't have a candy thermometer, you will know your mixture is done when a teaspoonful of the mixture forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water.).
• Remove from heat as soon as mixture has reached desired temperature.
• Add in the vanilla essence and the butter, but do not stir.
• Allow mixture to cool in saucepan until it reaches 110* F on your candy thermometer. (If you don't have a candy thermometer, cool mixture until it is lukewarm.).
• Once mixture has reached desired temperature, beat it with a wooden spoon until the mixture begins to lose its gloss and starts to thicken (approximately 15 minutes).
• Pour into pan. Allow mixture to stand until cool and hard.
• Turn fudge out of the pan and onto a cutting board and cut into squares.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Completely mix sugar& cocoa together in large non-stick pan.
• Add milk and stir'til completely mixed in with cocoa mixture.
• Place over medium heat; stirring constantly bring to a boil and continue boiling and stirring until mixture reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Stir in butter and vanilla.
• (If desired stir in nuts, now).
• Pour into greased 9x9x2-inch pan.
• Chill'til hardened, cut into desired size pieces.

OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Grease an 8x8 inch square baking pan. Set aside.
• Combine sugar, cocoa and milk in a medium saucepan. Stir to blend, then bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer. Do not stir again.
• Place candy thermometer in pan and cook until temperature reaches 238 degrees F(114 degrees C). If you are not using a thermometer, then cook until a drop of this mixture in a cup of cold water forms a soft ball. Feel the ball with your fingers to make sure it is the right consistency. It should flatten when pressed between your fingers.
• Remove from heat. Add butter or margarine and vanilla extract. Beat with a wooden spoon until the fudge loses its sheen. Do not under beat.
• Pour into prepared pan and let cool. Cut into about 60 squares.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Mix in a sauce pan the chocolate, brown and granulated sugars, milk and corn syrup.
• Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Cook, stirring occasionally (to prevent scorching) to the soft ball stage (234°-240°F on a candy thermometer), or until mixture forms a soft ball when a small amount is dropped into cold water.
• During cooking, occasionally wash down crystals from sides of pan.
• Remove from heat, add the butter and let stand until mixture is cool.
• Do not jar the pan or stir during cooling.
• When cool, beat until candy begins to lose its glossy appearance.
• Add the vanilla extract and nuts.
• Pour into a greased 8x8x2-inch pan and allow to cool completely.
• Cut into squares.
• Makes about 1 pound of candy.

HERSHEY'S OLD FASHIONED RICH COCOA FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 8 or 9 inch square pan with foil; butter foil.
• In large heavy saucepan stir together first three ingredients; stir in milk, with a wooden spoon*.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a full rolling boil.
• Boil without stirring, to 234 degrees F on a candy thermometer (or until syrup, when dropped in very cold water forms a soft ball which flattens when removed from water). Bulb of candy thermometer should not rest on bottom of pan. (This can take 20-30 minutes).
• Remove from heat. Add butter & vanilla.
• DO NOT STIR! Cool at room temperature to 110 degrees F (lukewarm). (This can take 2 to 2-1/2 hours).
• Beat with wooden spoon until fudge thickens & loses some of its gloss. (This can take 15-20 minutes. It really works best if you have someone to 'tag-team' with.) It starts to look more like frosting than a thick syrup when it is ready.
• Quickly spread into prepared pan; cool.
• Cut into squares.
• Store wrapped loosely in foil in the refrigerator.
• *it is very important not to use a wire whisk or the fudge will not set up. Also just stir gently, even though the cocoa will stay floating on top, it will mix in as the mixture heats up.

GRANDMA LORI'S OLD-FASHIONED FUDGE

Steps:

• Lightly grease an 8 or 9-inch square pan.
• Combine dry ingredients in heavy 4 quart saucepan.
• Stir in milk.
• Bring to a "bubbly" boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil, without stirring, to 234 degrees (soft ball stage). Remove from heat. Cool at room temperature to 110 degrees.
• Beat with wooden spoon until thickens and loses gloss.
• Quickly spread in prepared pan.