Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge

Name: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge
Yield: Makes 4 pounds
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 12 ounces, unsweetened chocolate, roughly chopped; 4 1/2 cups, granulated sugar (31 1/2 ounces); 1 1/2 cups, light brown sugar (10 1/2 ounces); 1 teaspoon, table salt; 3 tablespoons, chocolate syrup; 2 1/4 cups, whole milk; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2007

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Make Ahead

Candy

SERVESMakes 4 pounds

TIME2 hours, plus 4 hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We learned several lessons in developing an old-fashioned chocolate fudge recipe with a slightly grainy texture and melt-in-your-mouth creaminess: Add more chocolate than traditional fudge recipes call for; heat it precisely (getting the su...

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