Weight Watchers Chocolate Marshmallow Fudge

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"This chocolate treat is quick and easy to make. I don't like to sacrifice taste even when I'm watching my weight. This recipe is perfect for those times when I'm craving chocolate, but I don't want all of the extra calories. Update 9/1/08: Despite what one reviewer states, my posting of this recipe was in no way meant to "fool" you. I do cut mine in 36 pieces. It is perfect for those times when I am craving chocolate. If I can't control my cravings then I just better not make them. Weight Watchers, or any diet, is about portion control and nothing is going to be low-fat or good for you if you eat too much of it."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 36

ingredients

• 394.39 ml sugar
• 157.80 ml fat-free evaporated milk
• 29.58 ml reduced-calorie margarine
• 340.19 g semisweet chocolate, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 14 large marshmallows

directions

1. Coat an 8x8-inch pan with cooking spray.
2. Stir together sugar, evaporated milk and margarine. Bring to a boil in sauce pan, reduce heat to medium-low and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Stir in chocolate and marshmallows. Remove from heat and stir until smooth.
4. Pour into pan and refrigerate until firm, about two hours. Cut into 36 squares and serve. (Leave fudge in refrigerator or freezer for a firmer consistency).
5. If you are following Weight Watchers, this has 3 points per serving.

Reviews

[bmcnichol]

Wow this was really good fudge. It was very easy to make- just takes a lot of stirring :) but it is well worth it. I liked it so much, I made another batch using Reese's peanut butter chips. These were just as good. I will definately be making this more often! I did use Splenda instead of sugar as I don't buy sugar but followed the rest of the recipe exactly.

 

[Tankgirl]

I liked this fudge! I've never made fudge and It seemed simple enough, though I may have rushed the process a bit because mine came out a bit grainy but Im sure this is user error and I plan to give it a go again! For the record, I DID cut mine into 36 squares and found them to be the perfect treat size. I froze them in the mini snack size ziplock bags. The whole reason I made these is to satisfy my sweet tooth with a SMALL treat that fits into my WW diet not for a massive dessert gorge :) YUM! Thanks

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Awesome rich chocolaty fudge! I brought these to Thanksgiving dinner they were so good - FIL made sure to grab a small plate full before we left!! I used 140 mini-marshmallows (DS's job was to count them) - I also subbed a little bit of splenda in place of some of the sugar and these babies were just right. Perfect texture for fudge! Very easy to make - definitely doesn't taste like weight watchers! I always cut fudge made in an 8x8 pan into 36 pieces (or even smaller!) and one piece was plenty to satisfy, after all this is FUDGE not a brownie!! LOVED IT and its already on my Christmas cookie list.

 

[martijohnson11]

Womder how it would work with Stevia?

 

[ILove2Cook in Queens]

First off, DO NOT MAKE THIS WITH SPLENDA if you want fudge like consistency!! I made this years ago with real sugar and it was the best thing since sliced bread. :) I have made it twice since with splenda and couldn't figure out why it was gooey and not hardening. It's because you can't always use splenda for candy like desserts. I just made it again today, one day after using splenda and what a difference. The marshmallows melted in less than a minute and it was already hardening by the time I got it in the pan. Yesterday when I made it with splenda, I got a blister from stirring the marshmallows so long. Trust me, use real sugar. They are 3 points on WW if you still do points plus.