Old-fashioned hard fudge treats make your dining table more elaborated and full as these are delicious treats. Your fudge should not be too hard serve them on the platter in pieces and they will look like the huge chunks of chocolate on your platter.
Old fashioned Hard fudge is not that difficult to make and also there is not a long list of ingredients. You just need a few of the ingredients and your fudge treats will be ready to serve as a yummy dessert.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Method to make the Old Fashioned Hard Fudge
- Take a saucepan and add cocoa powder to it. Combine this cocoa powder with sugar. Stir them together so that they will get mixed properly.
- Bring some milk and then add it to the cocoa powder and sugar mixture. Stir both of them well in the mixture.
- At high heat, boil up this mixture as it will take a few minutes for it.
- Then lower the heat and start simmering the boiled mixture. Turn off the heat and cool your boiled and simmered mixture at room temperature.
- Once cooled enough, bring the melted butter and add up to the mixture. Then pour some vanilla extract into the cooked mixture.
- Stir well using the spatula. Instead of stirring it is preferred to beat up or blend the mixture.
- Your fudge will be starting to get the shape as you continue beating.
- Bring a baking pan and use your cooking spray to grease up this pan. You can either use butter for this purpose.
- Transfer your mixture to this already prepared pan and then put it in the refrigerator. Once it gets cooled, it will get the required texture. Then you can slice it up into the desired sizes.
FAQs?
What to do if the fudge gets too hard?
To maintain the texture of the fudge, you can reboil it with water and then refrigerate it again in the pan. It will get a softer texture and then keep it at the required texture.
For how long we can store the fudge?
You should keep the fudge in the refrigerator for many days. You can store them in the fridge for a few weeks for two or three weeks may be.
Old Fashioned Hard Fudge Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Take a saucepan and add cocoa powder to it. Combine this cocoa powder with sugar. Stir them together so that they will get mixed properly.
- Bring some milk and then add it to the cocoa powder and sugar mixture. Stir both of them well in the mixture.
- At high heat, boil up this mixture as it will take a few minutes for it.
- Then lower the heat and start simmering the boiled mixture. Turn off the heat and cool your boiled and simmered mixture at room temperature.
- Once cooled enough, bring the melted butter and add up to the mixture. Then pour some vanilla extract into the cooked mixture.
- Stir well using the spatula. Instead of stirring it is preferred to beat up or blend the mixture.
- Your fudge will be starting to get the shape as you continue beating.
- Bring a baking pan and use your cooking spray to grease up this pan. You can either use butter for this purpose.
- Transfer your mixture to this already prepared pan and then put it in the refrigerator. Once it gets cooled, it will get the required texture. Then you can slice it up into the desired sizes.
