I keep failing at making fudge what causes the fudge?

Question

not to set up?

Answer 1

You arent cooking it long enough hun.Sugar must reach a certain temperature in order to "harden" when cooled.It helps if you have a candy thermometer,but if you do not,i am going to let you in on a little secret and it has been no fail so far.Once your mixture of sugar and butter and canned cream/milk come to a boil.It has to be an actual boil for this to work,not just one bubble,but an actual boil.Set a cup of water in your microwave and set it for 2-2 1/2 minutes,once this comes up a to a boil turn on the microwave.Do not use your microwave without something in it,it will mess it up but that a whole new topic.Once it turns off,then add the rest of your ingredients and pour it into the pan.If your microwave has a timer built in,you could use that as well,but i just put a cup of water in and turn it on,seems easier to me.This has worked for me,and i hope it works for you as well.Good luck hun,and have a good evening!

Answer 2

I haven't ever had luck with fudge setting up either until I watched Rachael Ray on tv the other day with this recipe, then I ran across it again in here a few minutes ago, so I copied & pasted it 4 you:

I've made this before, and everybody liked it. I didn't make it in a wreath with the candied fruit; I just made it lin an 8x8 cake pan like regular fudge and omitted the currants. I also let it sit in the fridge for about an hour so it would really set. I replaced the chocolate chips with peanut butter for one batch (no nuts or currants), and that was just as good.

Five-Minute Fudge Wreath

1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate morsels
9 ounces (3/4 of a 12-ounce bag) butterscotch morsels
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8-ounce) can walnut halves
1/2 cup (a couple of handfuls) currants
8-inch cake pan, lightly greased with softened butter
Candied cherries, red and green, for garnish, optional


Place a heavy pot on the stove and preheat it over low heat. Add chips and milk and stir until chips are melted and milk combined; save the empty condensed milk can. Stir in vanilla and remove fudge from heat. Add nuts and currants and stir in immediately.
Cover empty condensed milk can with plastic food wrap and center it in the greased cake pan. Spoon fudge into pan around can, making sure to recenter can if it drifts.

The fudge will set up almost immediately. Garnish can only be added in the first minute or 2 the fudge is in the pan, so work quickly. Decorate your wreath with "holly" made from cut candied red and green cherries. A wreath left plain can be garnished with a pretty fabric bow when serving. Chill covered in the refrigerator and slice fudge very thin when ready to serve, a little goes a long way.

Answer 3

This is easy fudge try this. Melt three cups of choc. chips with a can of sweeten condensed milk. After it is melted add 1 and 3/4 teaspoons of vanilla. Put in a waxed paper lined 8 x 8 pan in the fridge for about 2 hours.

Answer 4

I love this question!!! First, I am sorry to hear that your fudge is not setting up. Secondly, HUMIDITY!!!! I live in TX so I can sympathize with this problem. If it is humid, you are not going to be able to make fudge. I wish someone would figure out a way to make it without having to worry about the moisture in the air!!!! Good luck and Merry Christmas!!!

Answer 5

Fudge is hard but try not to over stirring and cook it long enough. Paula Dean on the food network has a fool proof recipe.

Answer 6

Well, weather sometimes plays a role...but try fantasy fudge. You can find the recipe on the back of a jar of kraft marshmellow cream. We have never had it fail!!! Good luck

Answer 7

You need to stir it the entire time it cooks in a figure 8 pattern, it sounds so weird, but I used to work at an old fashioned candy shop and that is what we did. Use a wire wisk to stir. Also, try adding a few minutes to your cooking time. Your candy is probably not getting hot enough. Also, I don't know what kind of recipe you're using, but if you're using vanilla in it, wait until you take it off the heat, wait for a few minutes, then add the vanilla. Then pour it in your pan.

Answer 8

check out the recipe on the back of Kraft marshmellow creme (jar)....it is called "fantasy fudge"....it is the BEST fudge recipe...it always sats up...is so creamy 7 good..my mom makes it every year...it's like a no-fail recipe..easy and yummy...everyone always loves it...you can add walnuts or pecans to the recipe if you like nuts...try ir...you will love it!! or you can go to the kraft website....type in fantasy fudge...and you will get the recipe.

Answer 9

Is the weather humid at all? This can be the cause; also make sure that you are boiling the sugar mixture for the correct amount of time. A candy thermometer always helps. Good luck.

Answer 10

It has to heat up to the right temperature