Monday, December 20, 2021

Fantasy Fudge

 

PRINTABLE RECIPE

FANTASY FUDGE

Ingredients

3 cups granulated sugar

3/4 cup butter or margarine*

2/3 cup evaporated milk**

12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips***

1 (7 ounce) jar of marshmallow cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped walnuts (OPTIONAL)


Directions

1. Butter a 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Or a big platter, or two pie tins.  

2. Mix sugar, butter, and evaporated milk in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring mixture to a full boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.  

3. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted and thoroughly combined. Beat in marshmallow creme, walnuts, and vanilla extract. Transfer fudge to the prepared pan and let cool before cutting into squares.

 

NOTES

* The original recipe called for Parkay margarine, because it's from Kraft Foods.  Butter makes it a bit creamier,but margarine works fine, too, so use whatever you have. 

** You can use a 5 ounce can.  (NOT sweetened condensed milk)

*** Check your package of chocolate chips, some only have 10 ounces nowadays.  You can also use semi sweet baking chocolate, chopped up.

 

This is from Kraft Foods, I didn't make it up.  Ha, like I'm that creative...  

There are a lot of shortcut fudge recipes out there, but this is the best tasting and worth the effort.

It makes enough to fill a 9 x13 inch cake pan, or a large platter.  (I have made this in pie tins for gifting, one fits into a gallon ziplock bag.)

 

 




Thursday, November 4, 2021

Harvard Beets

 

When I found this recipe it was called "Grandma's Harvard Beets", but my grandma never made it.  Neither did my mom.  I made something similar a long time ago (but not in a Galaxy far, far way) but lost the recipe.   

People who don't like beets will eat this.

Anyway... this is for canned beets.  You could use fresh, but you'd need to cook them first.  And I'm too lazy for that.  *shrug*  

 

1/3 cup sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/3 cup beet liquid (from the can) or water
1 can (15 oz) diced or shoestring beets
3 Tablespoons butter1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

 

Drain the beets, reserving 1/3 cup liquid.

Stir cornstarch and sugar together.

Heat the vinegar and beet liquid in a saucepan, stir in sugar mixture.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook and stir until thickened.  (just a few minutes don't walk away from it).

Add beets, simmer until hot and the sauce is as thick as you want.   Stir in the butter, salt, and pepper.

 I have used sliced beets for this, but it's awkward. LOL