Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Recipe
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this classic old-fashioned chocolate fudge recipe. Easy to make and full of rich, chocolaty flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 18 servings 1x
- Category: Candy
Ingredients
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- 2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 cups sugar
- dash salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional
Instructions
- Melt chocolate in milk in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar and salt. Increase heat to medium; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Continue to boil without stirring until a small amount of the mixture forms a soft ball in cold water, or about 236 F, on a candy thermometer.
- Remove the fudge from the heat; add butter and vanilla then cool to lukewarm, or about 110 F.
- Beat until fudge loses its gloss, then quickly pour into a pie plate or loaf pan. Cool and cut into squares.