Creamy Rich Walnut Fudge

Name: Creamy Rich Walnut Fudge
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H35M0.000S
Yield: 80 pieces
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 1 1/4 cups milk; 3 cups sugar; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

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Level: Intermediate
Total: 35 min

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 15 min

Yield: 80 pieces

Usually when you cook sugar to the softball stage you want it to stay nice and pliable and clear. But in the case of fudge you actually want to cook it to softball for the chewy-ness, and then agitate it by mixing, which starts re-inverting it back to crystalline form. It should be in very tiny crystals.

Level: Intermediate
Total: 35 min

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 15 min

Yield: 80 pieces

Ingredients

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4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped

1 1/4 cups milk

3 cups sugar

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

In a saucepan heat the chocolate and milk on low, stirring until it's melted. Add the sugar, corn syrup and salt and heat to the softball stage (236 degrees F).
Add the butter and pour off into a mixer bowl to cool. Add the vanilla and beat with a paddle until it starts to lighten; then quickly add the nuts. Continue beating on low until it loses its gloss and thickens. Pour into a greased 9 by 9-inch pan and spread evenly. Let cool then cut into 1-inch cubes.