Favorite Family Recipes: Mama's Fudge



Ann Gladys Allen Stancil
and her new cocker spaniel puppy.
Honolulu, Hawaii

Mama made this fudge at Thanksgiving and again at Christmas. It was one of her most requested recipes!

 

• 3 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter (margarine just isn't the same!)
• 1 small can (5 oz.) evaporated milk. Don't use sweetened condensed milk!
• 1 (7 oz.) jar marshmallow crème
• I cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 tsp. vanilla (not the fake stuff!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Putting it all together...

1. Measure all your ingredients before starting. Once you get started, you'll need to work fast.
2. Line a 9-in square pan with foil leaving extra over the side to use as handles.
3. Bring sugar, butter, and evaporated milk to a full rolling boil in a 3 qt. saucepan on medium heat. Stir constantly, it will stick to the bottom and burn in a skinny minute!
4. Cook for about 4 minutes until a candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees F.
5. Remove from heat and add chips and marshmallow crème.  Stir like crazy until all is melted. Mama often had Daddy standing by to put some real muscle into the stir!
6. Add nuts and vanilla.
7. Pour into prepared pan and spread to cover bottom of pan.
8. Cool completely. Use foil handled to lift fudge from pan before cutting into small squares.

Has 0 calories if consumed during the holidays!