الأربعاء، 20 ديسمبر 2017

Make Your Own Gourmet Fudge

By Lisa Clark


When it comes to various desserts, the one called fudge is just perfect for any day, but during Christmas holidays, you simply have to have some on your table. It is so easy to prepare, and brings out so much pleasure. There are probably hundreds of tasty combinations, but gourmet fudge with chocolate is something you just cannot make a mistake with.

Basic ingredients are simple, and once you make a few recipes, you can build up from there, and make your own variations, suited to your personal taste. The simplest choco fudge requires just a few ingredients, chocolate chips, butter, sugar and a little bit of water. So, combine one cup of sugar with three tablespoons water and bring it to boil, to make syrup. Melt three cups chocolate chips in this syrup, on very low heat, and simply add half cup butter in. Pour into the pan and wait until cold.

Previous recipe was made without condensed milk, but most recipes you will find use condensed milk, sweetened or unsweetened. One can condensed milk goes with three cups of chocolate chips, and this makes this basic recipe. You can simply melt these ingredients together in the microwave, and that's it. Now you can add a few spoons of peanut butter in, with some chopped peanuts as well, if you like, and spread the mixture into the pan. Leave it in the fridge until hard enough for serving.

You simply cannot go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter, because they really love each other. Crushed or chopped peanuts will be a nice addition, and another thing you can do is to sprinkle peanuts, or even different choco chips on, once you pour this mixture into the pan. It will make it all even tastier, and it will look nice as well.

Caramel fudge can be easily prepared as well. Pour two cups sugar into the pan and caramelize it over low heat. Pour one cup condensed milk in and stir. Combine this mixture with three cups dark chocolate, melted. You can use this mixture as it is, or add some butter, peanut butter, nuts, vanilla syrup or anything else you can think of.

One can condensed milk should be enough for three cups of chocolate chips. Although, there is a slight difference between dark, milk and white choco chips, and your fudge might be slightly harder when using for example darker chips. In any case, you can simply melt milk and chips in your microwave to make perfectly tasty fudge, and then add other ingredients of your choice.

If you use white chocolate instead, you can also play with different colors, for some special occasions. For example, for Saint Patrick's Day, you could make a basic recipe using white chocolate, and add some mint extract. Another idea for making it all green is to use pistachios instead, both in preparing the mixture, and sprinkling them over.

If you like spicy and unusual desserts, make basic fudge mixture using dark choco chips and condensed milk, and spice it up with chili powder. A little bit of salt will make it all even tastier. Use your imagination and create wonderful, really satisfying desserts everyone will enjoy in.




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