Description
This Old Fashioned Fudge recipe is a quick and easy treat that comes together in less than 20 minutes! With rich cocoa, creamy butter, and a hint of vanilla, it’s the perfect homemade fudge for satisfying your chocolate cravings. Add nuts for extra texture or enjoy it as is!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 tablespoons Hershey’s cocoa powder
- 1 stick salted butter (1/2 cup)
- 5-ounce can Carnation evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Mix sugar and cocoa: In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups of sugar and 4 tablespoons of Hershey’s cocoa powder. Stir them together until well combined.
- Add butter and evaporated milk: Place the saucepan over medium heat and add the stick of salted butter and the 5-ounce can of evaporated milk. Stir the mixture continuously as it heats up.
- Boil and stir continuously: Once the mixture begins to boil, continue stirring it for about 7 minutes. Keep an eye on it to ensure it doesn’t burn.
- Remove from heat: After 7 minutes, remove the saucepan from the heat.
- Add vanilla and stir: Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and continue stirring for another 3 minutes to allow the mixture to cool and thicken slightly.
- Set the fudge: Pour the fudge mixture into a buttered baking dish. Let it set at room temperature for about 1 hour or until firm.
- Enjoy: Cut the fudge into squares and enjoy your homemade treat!
Notes
- If you prefer your fudge with a little crunch, feel free to add your choice of nuts, such as walnuts or pecans, when stirring in the vanilla.
- Be sure to stir continuously during the boiling process to ensure the fudge doesn’t burn or become too hard.
- Allow the fudge to cool completely before cutting into squares for the best texture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Boiling, Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square (1/16th of the recipe)
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg