Best Grandma Marges Fudge Recipes

AUNT JUNE'S OLD FASHIONED FUDGE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except butter and vanilla. In a 2 quart saucepan, combine the sugar, half and half, cocoa, salt, and corn syrup. Mix well with a whisk and bring to a boil over medium-low heat. While the fudge is cooking, butter a plate or baking dish for pouring the mixture into later.
• Heat until the mixture reaches 240 degrees. Let the fudge cook until it reaches 240 degrees, checked with a candy thermometer or instant-read thermometer. Don't stir during the cooking process. Once the temperature is reached, immediately remove the pan from the heat.
• Place butter and vanilla on top and allow to cool. Place the butter and vanilla on top of the fudge and allow it to cool. Do not mix or disturb the pan. Let it cool about. 20 minutes until the side of the pan is warm but not hot to the touch.
• Mix with a hand mixer until fudge begins to firm up. Using a hand mixer on medium-low, beat the fudge for 1-3 minutes until it just begins to firm up and lose its shine.
• Quickly pour into a buttered dish, cool, and cut. Once the fudge changes texture, immediately pour it into a dish to set. Work quickly. It if is not pourable, just scoop it out and flatten in the best you can. Allow it to cool for 20 minutes and cut into one-inch squares.

GRANDMA'S CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

Steps:

• Sift sugar through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl.
• Heat butter and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk to combine and cook until bubbles appear on the edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in salt and vanilla extract. Pour over powdered sugar in the bowl. Mix together using a spatula until smooth.
• Spread mixture into an 8x8-inch baking pan lined with plastic wrap. Wrap fully and refrigerate until firm enough to cut but not too hard, 1 to 3 hours.
• Unwrap fudge and cut into small cubes. Let warm up on the counter before cutting if needed.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED FUDGE

Steps:

• 1. In saucepan combine sugar, milk, salt, chocolate squares and corn syrup.
• 2. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.
• 3. Cook until temperature reaches 238* or until the water test is proven (1 tsp. of mixture in a bowl of cold water is dropped in and forms a soft ball and when squeezed by fingers are flattened).
• 4. Remove from heat and drop in butter but do not stir then cool without stirring.
• 5. Add vanilla then with a wooden spoon beat until candy looses sheen then add nuts if desired.
• 6. Pour into a 8 x 8 square pan and cool completely and cut into squares.

GRANDMA'S FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter and chocolate in a pan over low heat.
• Remove from the heat. Add sugar, eggs, corn syrup, and vanilla; stir until well combined. Pour into the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until mostly set but slightly jiggly, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature before serving; filling will thicken as it cools.

MAMA'S MILLION-DOLLAR FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 13-in. x 9-in. pan with foil and grease the foil with 4 teaspoons butter; set aside., In a large bowl, place the marshmallow creme, walnuts, chocolate chips, chopped sweet chocolate in the order listed; top with remaining butter. Set aside., In a heavy saucepan, combine the milk, sugar and salt. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture reaches 235° (soft-ball stage). Pour over mixture in bowl and stir. Immediately spread into prepared pan. Cool., Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in airtight containers.

GRANDMAS HOMEMADE FUDGE

Steps:

• Use 1 tsp butter to coat bottom andd sides of pot.
• Add sugar, cocoa, kayro syrup and milk. Bring to boil stirring constantly.
• Cook till temperature reaches 'soft ball' stage.
• Remove from heat and add remaining butter and vanilla.
• Cool till workable.
• Beat by hand till fudge loses the gloss.
• Pour into container sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

GRANDMA LORI'S OLD-FASHIONED FUDGE

Steps:

• Lightly grease an 8 or 9-inch square pan.
• Combine dry ingredients in heavy 4 quart saucepan.
• Stir in milk.
• Bring to a "bubbly" boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil, without stirring, to 234 degrees (soft ball stage). Remove from heat. Cool at room temperature to 110 degrees.
• Beat with wooden spoon until thickens and loses gloss.
• Quickly spread in prepared pan.

GRANDMA MARGE'S FUDGE

Steps:

• Grease a 8x8 pan. Melt butter in sauce pan and add sugar, salt and milk. Stir over medium heat and add the marshmellow cream. Stir constantely and bring to a full rolling boil. Continue to stir for 5 additional minutes. Take off heat and add vanilla and choc chips. Stir and quickly pour into the greased pan. Cool and cut. Do not put in the frig as it makes it too difficult to cut. Store in a container with a tight lid.