Is it hard to make fudge?

Question

I found a recipe for sour cream fudge that sounds really, really good. People have told me it's difficult, but I'm looking through a cook book with all sorts of different recipes for fudge, and it doesn't look that difficult just as long as I do it on a dry day. So, I don't know. People who have made fudge before, is it a difficult task? Thanks!

Answer 1

I've never made the sour cream kind. I have made 2 different versions of PB fudge. Really all you need is a candy thermometer and patience. Making fudge is not difficult, you just have to know when to remove the saucepan from the burner (that's where the thermo. comes in). If you let the fudge mixture get too hot for too long, it will end up hard as a rock and very chewy, yuk! Not hot enough and it will not "set" and be very oily/greasy. So now you know what not to do, so there is only room left for perfection! Don't know what you mean by a dry day, that shouldn't make any difference.

Good luck on that yummy fudge!

Answer 2

It's not easy to make great fudge. It's really easy to make medicore fudge. Avoid recipes that call for marshmallow fluff. That's not fudge, that's chocolate with marshmallow fluff. Some things should be kept sacred. Like fudge.

Blue Ribbon Fudge

This is authentic fudge and yes, I did win a blue ribbon for it.

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa powder
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/3 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/3 cup chopped pecans, optional
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 - 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Method
Butter a loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3, or 8 x 8 inch square pan. A square pan will make thinner fudge that is easier to cut while the loaf pan will make thicker, harder to cut fudge.

Combine sugar, cocoa, butter, milk, and corn syrup in a heavy-bottomed 2 quart pan. Heat to boiling over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently. Boil and stir for one minute. Remove from heat and let cool without stirring until the bottom of the pan is lukewarm-- 45 minutes to 1 hour. Make sure you don't forget about it, because once it is totally cold, it becomes too hard to mix the powdered sugar in.

Stir in nuts and vanilla. Start with 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar. Sift the powdered sugar into the pan, stirring to blend. As the dough stiffens, it is easiest to continue mixing using your hands, adding more powdered sugar if necessary, or turning the dough out onto the table and kneading it like bread dough. When the fudge is the consistency of smooth bread dough and there aren't any little bits of powdered sugar to be seen, press it into the greased pan.

Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour, then cut into 1 inch squares.

TIP
For even easier removal of the finished fudge, use a 9 x 13 pan with a tin foil divider. Press the fudge into half of the pan, leaving the other half empty. Press the tin foil up against the edge of the fudge so it doesn't creep over into the empty half of the pan. Chill, then remove the tin foil. This will help make the fudge easier to cut and remove from the pan

Answer 3

it's not hard at all.

the most important thing, though, is to make sure you boil the sugar mixture long enough so that it is part of the other ingredients. otherwise, the sugar will separate out when the fudge cools, and nobody will want to eat it.

it's easier than it sounds.

try a couple of batches, you can do it!

and if you want, i can sample it for you.

-and you don't need a double boiler, and you don't need to wait for a dry day.

have a nice day!

Answer 4

When I was little I used to make "Never fail Fudge". It is so easy. Get Fluff. Yes the marshmallow stuff brand name FLUFF. The recipe is on the container. I would post it but you need the Fluff to make it anyways. It never fails I swear by this. I have been making it for 15 years and I have yet to F it up! Oh and if you make it from scratch it really is not all that hard either.

Answer 5

I've made fudge many times before (although I don't know of a sour cream recipe - it does sound good). As long as you follow the directions, very few recipes are *really* difficult. I say go for it - the worst you can do is foul up a few ingredients, and chances are good that you'll get it right!

Answer 6

It IS a bit of work... BUT, -the reward is SOOOO worth it!!! (Just make sure you don't make it around a group of people- or not only will you be lucky if you get one or two pieces out of whatever you make- but they'll always be badgering you with, "Hey!- WHEN are you going to make some more fudge?!"!) And THAT'S when the fighting begins... :)

Answer 7

If the recipe calls for cooking the mixture to a certain temperature, it can be difficult to get it just right. But, to me, that's the kind of recipe that makes the best tasting fudge, so it's worth trying. In my experience, the easier recipes just don't taste right.

Answer 8

Nope not hard but do it on a sunny day because overcast and humid days are not for candy making. Also, get a candy thermometer and save yourself a lot of woes; they cost about $3 at the grocery or Walmart or Target

Answer 9

ABSOLUTELY NOT. There are so many different kinds of fudge to make that are very easy.

Answer 10

No it's not hard to make. I can't understand why it has to be a dry day. That sounds silly.