Homemade Chocolate Fudge Recipe

Fudge Recipe I've Made For 20 years

At my house we've always had great homemade fudge for Christmas. My mother made it every year and we couldn't wait. Being rather industrious I took the time to learn how to make her chocolate fudge when I was a kid. It was great, rich and just perfect. When I got to be in my late 20's my wife's family & friends always complimented that I made the best fudge and they wanted the secret. Truly it's just taking the time and the love to make probably the oldest recipe there is. The basic Hershey's recipe using most importantly Hershey's Cocoa and real butter. I truly feel like most mess up using recipes that use pre-manufactured chocolate rather than the from scratch approach with cocoa. Enough! Here is the chocolate fudge recipe that keep's them begging for more.(makes a great christmas gift idea too!)

Fudge Ingredients:

• 3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cups hershey's cocoa
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups of milk
• 1/4 cup of butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Fudge cooking instructions:
You need a 4 quart suace pan to cook this recipe. Mix sugar, cocoa and salt thoroughly with no clumps and then add milk. Stir constantly over a medium heat until you reach a boil and then stop stirring. Using a candy thermometer continue cooking the fudge until it reaches 234 degrees.(soft ball stage) You want to take your time during this phase so the mixture is well cooked. Remove from heat and add the butter and vanilla but do not stir it in. Cool the fudge down until it starts to get a little stiff and glaze over on the top. Hershey's original recipe says 110 degrees but I always continue at around 150 degrees.