Wednesday 28 February 2018

You Just Have To Love 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.

So, you could start with this one. Take one cup sugar and melt it with a few spoons of water over low heat. It should become syrupy. Now it is the time to add three cups of your selected choco chips, dark, milk or white. When everything is melted and smooth, add some butter in, approximately half of a cup. Pour into previously lined pan and leave it to cool.

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.

This basic peanut butter recipe can be combined with added crushed peanuts, for example, and it will also look really nice if you sprinkle the mixture with crushed peanuts while it is still warm. There are numerous recipes that include peanut butter, and with a good reason. It really tastes great in combination with chocolate.

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.

Basically, one small can of condensed milk is enough for three cups chocolate chips. You can simply melt them together in your microwave, and then combine this mixture with other ingredients. You could also pour one part of it into a pan, and combine the rest of it with butter and crushed peanuts, and pour this mixture over, to make it all more interesting.

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.

Spice up your dessert with chili, this ingredient simply adores dark chocolate. If you use unsweetened milk and bitter dark choco chips, you should add more salt to make your mixture tastier. In any case, adding some salt is always a good idea, this will make all the flavors more intense.




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