Chocolate Almond Fudge
Details
- Time
- 4 hours
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Yields
- 4 pounds or 81 (1 in) pieces
Make sweet and smooth fudge this year and wow everyone on your list. The neighbors will be lining up for this delightful fudge made with HERSHEY'S Chocolate and crushed almonds. It's the quick and easy Christmas gift everyone wants.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- COOK TIME
- 20 minutes
- Cool Time
- 3 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
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4 cupssugar
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1 jarmarshmallow creme (7 oz)
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1 1/2 cupsevaporated milk (12 oz can)
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1 Tbspbutter or margarine
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2 cupsHERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (12 oz pkg.)
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1HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bar (7 oz), broken into pieces
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1 tspvanilla extract
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3/4 cupalmond, toasted and coarsely chopped* slivered (optional)
Directions
Line 9-inch square pan or 13x9x2-inch pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan.
Stir together sugar, marshmallow creme, evaporated milk and butter in heavy 4-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to full rolling boil; boil, stirring constantly, 7 minutes. Remove from heat; immediately add chocolate chips and candy pieces, stirring until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla and almonds, if desired.
To Toast Almonds: Heat oven to 350°F. Spread almonds in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown; cool.
Pour mixture into prepared pan; cool until firm. Use foil to lift fudge from pan; peel off foil. Cut into 1-inch squares. Store in tightly covered container.
For best results, do not double this recipe.
Variation: 1 HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate bar With Almonds (7 oz) may be substituted for HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bar.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 81 servingsServing size 1 square (29g)Amount per servingCalories100% Daily Value*Total Fat 3.5g 4%Saturated Fat 2g 10%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 5mg 2%Sodium 10mg 0%Total Carbohydrates 19g 7%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 17gIncludes 15g Added Sugar 30%Protein 1gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 25mg 2%Iron 1mg 6%Potassium 52mg 2%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
