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Halloween Fudge

Yield
Makes about 64 small squares.
Category
Candy
Course
Desserts
Occasions
Halloween
Preparation Method
Cook
Sources
Yankee Magazine's Great New England Recipes

Halloween Fudge
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This is the real, unadulterated chocolate fudge recipe. The candy corn is not baked into the fudge; it’s just an optional topping for a festive touch. Feel free to omit if you wish.

Kids from miles around would come to our doorstep on Halloween, looking for this luscious fudge that they’ve come to expect. 

See 10 more amazing Halloween recipes.

Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup whole milk
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, or 1 heaping tablespoon peanut butter (optional)
Instructions

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan. Add sugar, milk, and chocolate, and stir constantly until chocolate is melted. Boil for 13 minutes on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and add vanilla (and walnuts or peanut butter) and beat until creamy. Work quickly. Pour at once into a buttered pan, cool slightly, and mark into squares. 

Optional: Add candy corn on top before you let the fudge completely cool.

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Comments

Carol (not verified)

1 year 4 months ago

I followed this recipe to a T and unfortunately it came out hard, granular, and way too sweet. I think maybe there is not enough butter in the recipe. Seems like 1 tablespoon is not enough. Bummer, because I was going to give it out for Halloween tonight.

Hi, Carol. We’re sorry to hear that you didn’t like the fudge. So many of our readers enjoy it. Perhaps you would like this recipe for fudge better.

Kathleen (not verified)

1 year 5 months ago

As for boiling for 13 minutes, is that a slow boil (just barely boiling) or a rolling boiling? The reason I ask is because I've followed many fudge recipes and my fudge rarely turns out right.

Hi, Kathleen. Thanks for your question. You’ll want to bring it to a full boil and then lower the heat to medium-low and boil for 13 minutes.

CAROL HEIM (not verified)

1 year 5 months ago

SOMETIMES FAILURE IS DUE TO THE WEATHER ONTHE DAY YOU MAKE CANDY. YEARS AGO I TRIED DIVINITY FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT ENDED UP LIKE TAFFY INSTEAD OF THE NICE LIGHT AND DRY DIVINITY. SINCE I FELT IT USED A GOOD BIT OF EXPENSE FOR THE INGREDIENTS, I WAS DETEREMINED TO USE IT ANYWAY AND JUST GIVE IN AND SAY IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD TAFFY. THE BEATERS WERE LITERALLY STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL. I COULD HARDLY GET THE BEATERS OUT OF THE BOWL. MY KIDS HAD FUN EATING THE WASTE AND THE CLEAN UP WAS A TASK. HOWEVER, I SAVED A GOOD BIT OF "TAFFY". I PUT INTO TINS WITH EACH PIECE WRAPPED IN WAXED PAPER AND PAPER BETWEEN LAYERS. FOR SOME REASON, WHEN I GOT THE TAFFY OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, IT ENDED UP BEING THE MOST DELICIOUS DIVINITY I EVER ATE. WHEN THINKING BACK ALL I COULD SAY IS THE MOISTURE MUST HAVE DRIED OUT. NO SIGN OF TAFFY.

catherine austin (not verified)

1 year 5 months ago

You might consider Almond Butter for those with The Peanut Allergy. Aldis has a very good one.

Margaret Weinstein (not verified)

2 years 5 months ago

Could canned condensed milk be used in place of whole milk?

Hi, Margaret. Fudge can be fussy, so we wouldn’t recommend using canned condensed milk in place of whole milk.

Jackie (not verified)

2 years 5 months ago

I have used this recipe for 60+ years, with 2 squares (2 oz) of Bakers chocolate. The box now says 4 pieces are 1 oz, so I assume 8 pieces of chocolate should be used.

Hi, Jackie. Normally, as you know, one square of baking chocolate is equal to 1 oz. If you are unsure, perhaps you can try using a kitchen scale to be sure.