Amazing Fudge

fudgequeen's Note:

This fudge is always soft, not too sweet and always welcome as a gift. Easy and quick to make, it has won prizes at our local fair several years in a row.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 0.75 pound

• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• ¾ cup peanut butter (optional)
• ½ teaspoon almond flavoring (optional)
• ½ teaspoon peppermint extract (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine sugar and milk in heavy saucepan.
2. Bring to rolling boil, cook until soft ball stage.
3. Take off burner, add butter and cocoa and whisk to combine.
4. Add vanilla and one of the three optional flavorings.
5. Add flour and stir to mix thoroughly.
6. Immediately pour onto buttered plate.
7. (Note: peanut butter will hasten setting process).

Reviews

[Miss Annie in Indy]

5 stars for a wonderfully EASY and tasty recipe. I used the peanut butter option and since you didn't specify the kind of flour I used almond flour. I had never heard of flour in fudge and was somewhat skeptical but it was great. It made it a bit less sweet than my usual peanut butter fudge made with marshmallows. I like this recipe better. Thank you for sharing.

[Megohm]

I made this fudge and it was definitely good, the texture was a bit different from what I'm used to (I'm used to the grainy old fashioned break your arm off stirring kind) but it was realllly good. :D I subbed coconut powder for the flour and didn't add any of the peanut butter/almond/peppermint flavour. Easy! Thanks for sharing :)

[bestkid92]

I made this fudge, and it wasn't the greatest. I decided to use Peppermint Extract in mine. I didn't have 1/2 tsp left in the bottle, and am I glad I didn't! It was about 1/4 tsp that I used, and it was still overpoweringly minty. If I make it again, I will either exclude the peppermint extract, or I will put it an extremely small amount.