Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge

Name: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge
Yield: Makes about 1.2 kg/2½ lb
Ingredients: 800 g/1¾ lb/4 cups caster (superfine) sugar; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup full-fat (whole) milk; 75 g/3 oz/6 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into 1cm/½ in cubes, plus extra for greasing; 350 g/12 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate (55-60% cocoa solids), cut into small pieces; 350 g/12 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate (55-60% cocoa solids), cut into small pieces; 5 ml/1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes about
1.2
kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

This timeless classic is a smooth fudge that is not worked. Instead it is simply melted to the perfect temperature and poured into a tin to set. This version uses dark chocolate, which cuts through the sweetness of the sugar, but you could use milk chocolate, if you prefer.

Ingredients

800 g/1¾ lb/4 cups caster (superfine) sugar
250

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Grease a 20 x 30cm/8 x 12in rectangular baking tin (pan) and line with baking parchment or waxed paper. Prepare an ice-water bath.
Put the sugar, milk and butter in a large, heavy pan and cook over a medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved.

Energy 5707kcal/24098kJ; Protein 29g; Carbohydrate 1075g, of which sugars 1056g; Fat 173g, of which saturates 105g; Cholesterol 239mg; Calcium 856mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 787mg