{Bake} No Fail Gourmet Brown Sugar Fudge
September 16, 2011 in All Posts, Bake
The recipe is from Gourmet, so that’s the obvious reason it’s no fail.
The other reason - well, because it did actually fail for me - is that even if it doesn’t work out exactly as you’d hoped, the scraps are absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp evaporated milk
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 sticks (12 tbsp) unsalted butter cut into tablespoons
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- candy thermometer (if you’re fancy; but if you’re like me, no need)
Recipe
(from The Gourmet Cookbook, 2004)
Happy Confection-ing!
If you’re wondering why the fudge failed for me, I didn’t have enough brown sugar and forgot to reduce the amount of confectioner’s sugar proportionately. Plus, the confectioner’s sugar was old, which you could taste, as well as see, because the sugar clumped together in little white dots.
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I have made this recipe twice and my husband and I both love it! The smell as it boils is amazing, and although very sweet the fudge is smooth and soft.
Oh awesome! That’s so great to hear. It is super sweet, but delish. Even the crumbs
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Thank you SO SO MUCH for this recipe - my fiancé and I had never made fudge before today, and tried a different recipe which failed spectacularly. I searched ‘fudge’ on Pinterest and this came up a couple of times, and your photographs made it look so simple that we gave it a go. MY GOODNESS am I glad we did! It turned out perfectly, and is a hundred times better than my favourite shop-bought fudge. My waistline won’t thank you, but I certainly do. 😀
Thanks so much for this comment! Makes me so happy that it worked out for you and you guys loved it. It’s definitely not good for the waistline, but it’s pretty worth it
And thanks for coming by the blog 
Oh that just looks so delicious. I don’t think I could stop at just one piece. Thanks for linking up to Sweets for a Saturday.
I didn’t, and I didn’t give enough away, which is why I had to throw some out! Thanks for hosting the Sweets for a Saturday party on your blog, Lisa
I have always wanted to make fudge and after seeing this I think I finally feel confident enough to tackle the task!
Thanks for sharing 😀
Biz
Hi Biz! Glad you stopped by because I got the chance to check out your blog and see the scrumptious Banana Nutella Muffin recipe you have up today - wow! Looks so good and it has to be good for you, right? It’s chocolate, but fruit, too! Thanks for stopping by
That looks yummy! Confectioners sugar always gives me trouble. I know I’m supposed to sift it, but I always put the nifty sifter tool back after I cart it around the grocery store and tell myself I have a simple basket sifter that will do- but I hate to use the basket sifter so I never do- and then I have clumps that I have to beat like heck to try to get out.
Never made fudge! Need to try that. 
Try it!! Fudge is lethal. Really. It’s butter, sugar, and more sugar. Not exactly diet-friendly, but if you want to make your house smell like fall and like a sweet sweet home, it’s so yummy to make. I don’t have the patience for sifting the confectioner’s sugar in any recipe most times and especially if the kids are underfoot. If I’m being good, I’ll use a regular strainer (for vegetables/pasta/fruit).