This Golden Fudge is a timeless treat that delivers a luxuriously smooth, creamy texture with a deep vanilla flavor. Made with just a few pantry staples’sugar, butter, cream, and corn syrupâÂÂit transforms into a dense, melt-in-your-mouth delight. The addition of corn syrup ensures the fudge remains tender and prevents crystallization, resulting in a professional-quality finish. Perfect for holiday gift boxes, dessert platters, or satisfying a sudden sweet tooth, this recipe is straightforward yet rewarding. Allow patience during the cooling and beating stages to achieve the perfect consistency. It pairs beautifully with black coffee or a glass of milk.
Golden Fudge
Description
This Golden Fudge is a timeless treat that delivers a luxuriously smooth, creamy texture with a deep vanilla flavor. Made with just a few pantry staples&# 226;ÂÂsugar, butter, cream, and corn syrupâÂÂit transforms into a dense, melt-in-your-mouth delight. The addition of corn syrup ensures the fudge remains tender and prevents crystallization, resulting in a professional-quality finish. Perfect for holiday gift boxes, dessert platters, or satisfying a sudden sweet tooth, this recipe is straightforward yet rewarding. Allow patience during the cooling and beating stages to achieve the perfect consistency. It pairs beautifully with black coffee or a glass of milk.Ingredients
Directions
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Butter an 8-inch square baking pan and set aside.
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In a heavy 4-quart saucepan, combine whipping cream, water, corn syrup, butter, sugar, and salt.
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Place over medium-high heat and stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes to a boil.
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Attach a candy thermometer to the side of the pan.
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Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 238ðF (115ðC), the soft-ball stage.
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Remove the pan from the heat.
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Without stirring, pour the vanilla extract over the hot mixture.
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Leave the thermometer in the pan and let the mixture cool to 110ðF (45ðC).
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Remove the thermometer.
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Using a wooden spoon, beat the mixture vigorously for several minutes until it begins to thicken and loses its glossy appearance.
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Scrape the fudge into the prepared pan.
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Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm.
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Cut into 1-inch squares.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 64
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 1027.0kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 30.7g48%
- Saturated Fat 18.9g95%
- Cholesterol 90.2mg31%
- Sodium 2518.2mg105%
- Total Carbohydrate 193.2g65%
- Dietary Fiber 0.4g2%
- Sugars 186.5g
- Protein 1.5g3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
Substitution: Evaporated milk may be substituted for the whipping cream if desired.
Variation - Cherry Fudge: Cut 32 candied cherries in half. Mark the fudge into 1-inch pieces while still warm, then place one cherry half on top of each piece.
Variation - Nut Fudge: Stir in 1 cup of walnuts, pecans, or peanuts before pouring the mixture into the pan.
Variation - Cherry Nut Fudge: Stir in 1/2 cup chopped candied cherries and 1/2 cup unsalted nuts before pouring into the pan.
Variation - Coconut Fudge: Stir in 3/4 cup of coconut before pouring into the pan.
Variation - Pineapple-Coconut Fudge: Stir in 1/3 cup chopped candied pineapple, 1/2 teaspoon pineapple extract, and 1/2 cup coconut before pouring into the pan.
Variation - Lemon or Orange Fudge: Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon or orange extract and 4 drops of food coloring before pouring into the pan.
