Chocolate Cheese Fudge

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: A Candy Occasion

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (147)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

1/2 pound Velveeta cheese, sliced
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts, pecans, walnuts
2 (16-ounce) boxes confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Directions

Spray lightly the bottom of a 9 by 2-inch square pan with a nonstick spray.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the cheese and butter together, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat and add the vanilla and nuts.

In a large bowl sift together the sugar and cocoa. Pour the cheese mixture into the sugar and cocoa mixture and stir until completely mixed. The candy will be very stiff.

Using your hands, remove candy from bowl and press evenly and firmly into pan. Because of the amount of butter in this recipe, pat the top of the candy with a paper towel to remove the excess oil. Place pan in refrigerator until candy is firm.

To serve candy, cut into squares.

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recipe Chocolate Cheese Fudge
Stephanie Clifton Springs, NY 12-31-2009
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What a disappointment!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I thought I would try this recipe after the high ratings. Boy were we disappointed! I will stick with my more complicated... but truly delicious recipe that has been passed down through the family. The consistency was too hard and the taste was absolutely awful!! Steer clear from this Paula Deen recipe and try a different one!Read more
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Todd Mooresville, IN 12-31-2009
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Use Kraft's recipe instead
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Don't rely on this hack's "recipe", which she basically just lifted from Kraft and made her own variations. Go to Kraft's... website and get it directly from them, the makers of one of the main ingredients of the recipe. If you make it the way it's supposed to be made, with the CORRECT amounts and kinds of ingredients, it will amaze everyone you serve it to. I've been making this once or twice a year forever, and everybody says it's the best fudge they've ever had.Read more
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sophie memphis, TN 12-24-2009
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waste of ingredients
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

yes- it was extremely easy to make, but it had a horrible aftertaste of salty cheese, i added more sugar and but it just... would not go away. if im going to indulge in something as unhealthy as this (2 STICKS of butter, 2 BAGS of sugar!) it better be worth it- and this was not worth it at all. paula's hilarious, but i've just decided that her recipe's just aren't for me Read more
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Gloria Homestead, FL 12-21-2009
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Simple and delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made it with cream cheese, as Jennifer suggested. Thanks, Jennifer. I don't like velveeta at all. I was a little bit... worried about what Donna said, but to my surprise, it was a breeze to melt the cheese and butter. First, I softened the cream cheese in the microwave, two times at 15 secs, then, I PUT THE BUTTER ON THE STOVE AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURE (3) I dont' have gas stove. I wisked when it was almost all heated. It took me like about 3 or 4 minutes to reach a very creamy state. After that, it was very easy to put all together. The next time I'll use less sugar though, the less is more for me and my family.Read more
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Tanya Wasilla, AK 12-18-2009
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delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was very skeptical about this with the velveeta and all but after reading so many great reviews decided I had to try and... I'm glad I did. I love this fudge! It is rich like others have said, it has great texture, and unlike some other reviewers, I did not detect any odd aftertaste or any weird smell, and I am pregnant right now so the nose works just fine. I used the tips of Dawn in Hackettstown, NJ which was very helpful, thank you Dawn, for describing the stages of consistency as you heat the butter and cheese. I'm sure it wouldn't have turned out otherwise. And thank you Paula for an easy, tasty treat to share with the family!Read more
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jennifer Saint Paul, MN 12-16-2009
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Try cream cheese instead-
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I didn't have any velveeta on hand, so I used an 8 oz. brick of cream cheese instead. It took a while for the butter and... cream cheese to come together, but it eventually did with a whisk on the stove over a medium low flame. I mixed it in to the sugar and cocoa in my stand mixer- that worked great, but I did end up adding about another 1/3 cup of powdered sugar- it was a bit loose compared to Paula's video. (Also less greasy on the top!) This fudge is still a little too sweet for me, but not as sicky sweet as the marshmallow creme recipe I usually make, and less grainy (and no bad aftertaste). If you can find Dutched cocoa, use it- it's hard to come by in a regular grocery store, but tastes more chocolatey. Read more