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These delicious homemade fudge recipe, only needs 5 ingredients! The creamy white chocolate blends with alluring swirls of bitter sweet fudge and tangy raspberry puree. Perfect for Valentine’s Day or just as a nice treat!
Every day and every breath is a gift, so why not celebrate and eat fudge?! And with this fudge recipe, making it has never been so easy. There are only 5 ingredients in this raspberry marble fudge… well, not including water. That doesn’t count, right? And it only takes about 10 minutes to make. The combo of white chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate fudge with swirls of raspberry puree is delicious. It’s a perfect recipe to whip up for Valentine’s Day to bring to work for co-workers or a quick dessert for your hunny!
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How To Make This Homemade Fudge Recipe – Step By Step
Add 1/2 cup fresh raspberries in a blender and blend until pureed. Set aside.
Melt the white chocolate, with 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon water in a microwave for about 35-40 seconds on high. Stir and if it needs more melting, microwave it again for a few more seconds. Do the same to the semi-sweet chocolate.
Cover the bottom of an 8×8 pan with parchment paper. Spray the bottom and sides with cooking oil.
Add a layer of melted semi-sweet chocolate, then a small layer of raspberries, then a layer of white. Repeat.
Set in the refrigerator for 30 mins until the chocolate becomes thick. Cut into squares and enjoy!
A Homemade Fudge Recipe That’s Perfect For Valentine’s Day
These homemade fudge recipe is bound to wow your loved one! What doesn’t say love like whipping up a delicious chocolate treat! Rather than go down the gas station box of chocolates or obvious chocolate dipped strawberries, go for this! With it’s vibrant red swirls and creamy, rich chocolate fudge, these are perfect for Valentine’s Day!
A Really Easy Homemade Fudge Recipe
This homemade fudge recipe is a cinch to whip up! Only 5 ingredients, 10 minutes prep, melt the chocolate in the microwave, then freeze. After 20 mins you’ll have a sheet of layered fudge, that serves up to 24! You get a sweet treat that looks store bought and tastes delicious!
Beaujolais, Cabernet Sauvigon, Bordeaux, Merlot, and Zinfandel are very good winesto pair with a fudge. The sweeter thefudge, the sweeter your winechoice should be. Always pair a milk chocolatefudgewith a sweeterwineor thewinemay taste too tart.
Pinot Noir isa shockingly good pairing for white chocolate, especially for chocolate and wine pairing disbelievers. The white chocolate acts as the fat that delivers sweet flavors of red cherries, strawberries, and raspberries found in the Pinot Noir.
Top Tips For This Homemade Fudge Recipe
Stick to using a microwave for melting the chocolate, if possible. The advantage of using a microwave is that the mixture will not stick to the bottom of the pan during cooking.
Ideally, use a candy thermometer to check if the fudge is done.
Spray your baking tray with cooking oil, before pouring in your fudge mixture.
If you want to slice the fudge neatly, use a long knife.
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Raspberry Marble Fudge Recipe
The perfect fudge recipe for Valentine’s Day!
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Chilling time: 30 minutesminutes
Total Time: 10 minutesminutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 213kcal
Author: Eden
Ingredients
12ounceswhite chocolate, either chips or chopped
12ouncessemi-sweet chocolate, either chips or chopped
14ouncecan of sweetened condensed milk
2teaspoonsvanilla
1/4cuppureed raspberries
2tablespoonswater
Instructions
Add 1/2 cup fresh raspberries in a blender and blend until pureed. Set aside.
Melt the white chocolate, with 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon water in a microwave for about 35-40 seconds on high. Stir and if it needs more melting, microwave it again for a few more seconds. Do the same to the semi-sweet chocolate.
Cover the bottom of an 8×8 pan with parchment paper. Spray the bottom and sides with cooking oil.
Add a layer of melted semi-sweet chocolate, then a small layer of raspberries, then a layer of white. Repeat.
Set in the refrigerator for 30 mins until the chocolate becomes thick. Cut into squares and enjoy!
Once the fudge reaches soft-ball stage on the candy thermometer, remove from the heat and let the temperature drop to 110°F. Keep that spoon or spatula out of the pot until this happens. If you stir too early in the process, you'll make the sugar crystals too big and end up with grainy fudge.
The main reason is that your Fudge has not reached the optimum temperature. If your mixture only reaches 110 or 112 degrees Celsius it will always be soft. That's why we recommend investing in a sugar thermometer. Another reason your Fudge is not setting is that the ratio of liquid to sugar is too high.
If there is too much evaporation, when the cooking time is too long, there will not be enough water left in the fudge and it will be too hard. Conversely, if the cooking time is too brief and there is not enough evaporation, too much water will remain and the fudge will be too soft.
Cream of tartar is used in caramel sauces and fudge to help prevent the sugar from crystallizing while cooking. It also prevents cooling sugars from forming brittle crystals, this is why it's the secret ingredient in snickerdoodles!
Another key part of a successful fudge texture is when you stir the mixture. Stirring the sugar and milk during the initial stages of cooking allows the sugar to dissolve. However, once the mixture comes to a boil, it's time to put the spoon down.
Stir the ingredients to dissolve the sugar until the mixture comes to a boil. If your recipe uses milk, stirring will keep the mixture from curdling. But once it reaches about 236–238 degrees F/113–114 degrees C (the "soft-ball" stage), do not stir it or even shake the pan.
Harden the fudge: Place your container or tins in the fridge for 2 hours, which is the time it takes for the fudge to set. Once it's hardened, cut the fudge into 12 pieces or remove it from the muffin tins. Store in the fridge or the freezer (if you don't devour it right away).
By cooling the fudge prior to agitation (like in the recipes included in this article), on the other hand, you'll get much smaller, finer sugar crystals and a finished fudge with a smooth, creamy texture. Cool the mixture until it reads 120° F on the thermometer—no stirring. This can take 1 to 1/2 hours.
Options for what you can do with your unset fudge:
OPTION 1) Depending on how runny it is, you can either use it as a frosting for cakes, or a sauce for ice-cream. OPTION 2) Freeze it overnight. Cut it into squares. Cover each square thickly in melted chocolate, ensuring no part of the fudge is exposed.
If your fudge is soft or runny, it probably didn't come up to a high enough temperature while it was cooking. Put it back into the saucepan and add 1–2 US tbsp (15–30 ml) of 35% fat whipping cream. Stir the fudge as it heats, but only until the sugar in the chocolate is completely melted again.
Whipping the fudge with the electric mixer eliminates the marshmallow-it is just more sugar and air! The mixer takes care of adding the air to your fudge. It's better for you as you are not adding more sugar. I also have added a large Hershey's candy bar-(broken into bits) with the chocolate chips for added richness.
Vanilla extract, often considered an essential ingredient in baking, enhances the flavor complexity of sweet dishes by providing a subtle yet distinct aroma and taste. Its unique properties help to balance the sweetness and add depth to the overall flavor profile.
Butter is an essential ingredient of fudge, hence the term butter fudge, a kind of confection made by boiling sugar, butter and milk together so the sugar is partially caramelised, then beating the mixture as it cools to prevent large crystals from forming so as to obtain a soft consistency.
A lot of big crystals in fudge makes it grainy. By letting the fudge cool without stirring, you avoid creating seed crystals. Stirring would help sucrose molecules "find" one another and start forming crystals.
The key to creamy, luscious fudge is controlling crystal formation. If the sucrose (table sugar) crystals are small, the fudge will feel creamy and smooth on your tongue. But if the crystals are large, the fudge develops a crumbly, dry, or even coarse texture.
Why is my fudge not setting? It sounds like your fudge simply wasn't heated enough. ... If it's overcooked (resulting in grainy fudge) or undercooked (resulting in poor setting) all you really need to do is add a bit of cream, reheat the fudge to the target temperature, and let it set again.
Prevents Crystallization: One of the primary benefits of using corn syrup in candy making is its ability to inhibit the formation of sugar crystals. This is essential for achieving the smooth, clear texture that is characteristic of hard candies, caramels, and other confections.
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