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Homemade Milk Chocolate Fudge

May 24, 2012 by overtimecook 21 Comments

My fudge story starts about two summers ago, when my mother took me and my siblings to Hershey Park. At some point, we went into one of the (seemingly millions of) little shops that line the entire park, begging the tourists, or perhaps quietly enticing them to spend more money they have on pretty much every conceivable gimmick with some animated-looking Hershey’s candy splashed all over it.

Don’t get me wrong. I love souvenirs, so I’m not complaining. I willingly pranced into every store I could. Who needs roller coasters when you have mini slinkies decorated with happy looking chocolate bars? But I digress.

At some point we walked into a little shop, and by the smell of things, it was clear that this store was different. Their products didn’t have pictures of chocolate. They sold chocolate. Most notable, as you can imagine, was the fudge. Trays and trays of perfect little squares. Every color imaginable, and each was as enticing as the next. But alas, we keep kosher, so these weren’t going to work for my family.

And there I was, looking wistfully at the delightful display of confections, when I notice the display of cookbooks. My face lit up, as you, my cookbook loving friend, can surely imagine. Being the very awesome mother that she is, mom bought me the cookbook.

I’ve made loads of the recipes in that book, and enjoyed every one of them, but fudge was probably the highlight.

Had I read about how to make fudge on the internet, I might not have considered trying the fudge recipes in this cookbook. But I didn’t. And so I made the most amazing homemade chocolate fudge. And I discovered that it’s not only an easy task, but people look at you like you’re some kind of a domestic goddess when they hear that you made it.

Don’t believe me that it’s easy? Check out the list of ingredients. Go ahead, scroll down. I can wait….. See? What are you waiting for- make it. Now.

Homemade Milk Chocolate Fudge

Inspired by Hershey’s Incredibly Easy Desserts

Ingredients:

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (or one recipe homemade sweetened condensed milk)

3 (3.5 ounce) bars milk chocolate

Instructions:

Line an 8 inch square pan with foil and grease it well with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.

Fill a small pot halfway with water and bring it to a boil.

Choose a heatproof bowl that fits over the pot (double boiler style) and pour the condensed milk into it. Break the chocolate into squares and add it to the bowl. Place the bowl over the boiling water and turn flame to medium-low. Stir frequently until the chocolate and condensed milk are melted together and smooth.

Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and place in the fridge for a couple of hours until completely set. Remove from pan and cut into small squares (don’t make the squares too big, as the fudge is very rich!). Store in the fridge. Serve cold.

Enjoy!

Wishing all of my Jewish friends and readers a happy shavuos! I hope you enjoy the fudge, and come back next week- I think it’s time for some diet recipes! 😉 -Miriam

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Filed Under: Candy, Chocolate, Dairy, Dessert Tagged With: candy, Chocolate, fudge


Comments

  1. yummy food says

    May 24, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    can you buy cholov israel condensed milk?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      May 24, 2012 at 10:54 pm

      You can, through baker’s choice, but you can also make it. Here’s the recipe I used: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/sweetened-condensed-milk-recipe/index.html

      Reply
  2. frugalfeeding says

    May 25, 2012 at 4:09 am

    That is GORGEOUS fudge. I’ve never actually made fudge with condensed milk – I prefer to make the vanilla version the traditional way with butter, sugar,milk and a little cream (you get really god sugar crystals). However, I get the impression that its far easier to make a flavoured fudge by using condensed milk so I may give it a go at some point. This is clearly a very good recipe indeed 🙂

    Reply
  3. Esther says

    May 25, 2012 at 8:34 am

    In the recipe that you linked for sweetened condensed milk she says to use 1 c condensed milk, where can I buy that plain, and the bakers choice one that you mention would that be found in the baking aisle of say Rockland Kosher?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      May 25, 2012 at 8:46 am

      It calls for powdered milk, not condensed milk. They sell it in rockland kosher, near the coffee and tea, etc.
      The pre-made sweetened condensed milk is sold in a little jar under the name condensed cream. The problem is that the jar is about 10 ounces, and the recipe calls for 14, so it’s hard to figure out exactly how much to use.

      Hope that helps! -m

      Reply
      • Esther G says

        May 29, 2012 at 12:46 pm

        How do you serve this, mine didn’t harden enough in the fridge to cut smoothly and neat like the picture

        Reply
        • overtimecook says

          June 1, 2012 at 1:55 pm

          See your email.

          Reply
  4. mommy says

    May 25, 2012 at 11:26 am

    Thanks for the compliment-
    Your “very awesome mother “

    Reply
  5. Paula Kelly-Bourque (@VanillaBeanBake) says

    May 25, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    This looks so creamy!

    Reply
  6. Melissa @ Bless This Mess says

    May 25, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    Hmmm. That was easy. You might have convinced me to try fudge 🙂 I’m pinning this so I can try it for my Christmas good plates. If it makes the cut, I’ll let you know 🙂 Happy eating.

    Reply
  7. L2Kitchen says

    May 26, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    So easy…I’m definitely making this!! Thanks!

    Reply
  8. bakingbeardy says

    July 9, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    So I blogged about trying this… And it all went wrong: http://bakingbeardy.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/the-great-fudge-debacle/

    Do you have any advice?

    Reply
  9. Devorah says

    May 7, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    It’s on the way into he fridge now, but that was super easy. Looking forward to tasting.

    Reply
  10. Stacey says

    May 8, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    Yum and I cannot wait to try your recipe because my fudge never sets…… Thanks again Miriam for help in my kitchen!

    Reply
  11. B says

    May 9, 2013 at 7:13 am

    Can your fudge recipe be done in the microwave?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      May 9, 2013 at 12:01 pm

      I’ve never tried it so I can’t say for sure.

      Reply
  12. rochel says

    October 19, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    What kind of bowl did you use over the boiling water? Would a metal bowl work?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 21, 2014 at 9:48 am

      Yes

      Reply
  13. Rochel says

    May 21, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    The fudge they sell at that little Shop inside Hershey is actually kosher. And it tastes as good as it looks. Just ask to see the certificate when you go in there next time!

    Reply
  14. yocheved says

    May 14, 2020 at 11:32 am

    can u use a different condensed milk recipe? one that doesn’t call for powdered milk?

    Reply
  15. gitty schwartz says

    November 30, 2022 at 1:28 pm

    can you show a picture of which milk to use that is cholov yisroel

    Reply

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