Old-Fashioned Farmhouse Fudge

Square cubes of classic fudge on parchment paper and a red napkin

Simple ingredients mix up to make every bite of Old-Fashioned Farmhouse Fudge smooth, rich and delicious. Anyone can follow the instructions and make this easy chocolate fudge recipe at home!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Old-Fashioned Farmhouse Fudge

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Time to Set-up 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings squares

Calories 154kcal

Author Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Equipment

Sauce Pan
Wooden Spoon
9x13 Baking Dish
Measuring Cups

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
5 cups sugar
12 ounce can evaporated milk
10 ounces mini marshmallows
1 tablespoon vanilla
18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 bags

Instructions

Measure out marshmallows, chocolate chips and vanilla; set aside. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch pan or line with parchment paper.
Over medium heat melt butter in a heavy pan then stir in sugar amd milk.
Turn to medium low and bring mixture to a boil. This will take a while, about 10 minutes. Stir often.
Boil mixture for 7 minutes. Stir gently and stir often.
Remove from heat and add marshmallows, chocolate chips and vanilla. Once this step has begun stir firmly and continuously until the marshmallows and chocolate chips are melted. Then quickly pour into a pan and put the pan in the refrigerator or a cold location until set-up.

Notes

Follow the steps in the recipe very closely
A metal pan with square edges will make more uniform pieces
Using parchment paper makes the fudge much easier to remove from the pan
Fudge will set-up quickest in a cool spot like the refrigerator, garage or an enclosed porch
Use a bench scraper to cut uniform pieces as easily as possible

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