Easy Homemade Fudge

EASY HOMEMADE FUDGE
2 cups granulated sugar
1 stick butter (not margarine)
2-4 Tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon genuine vanilla (not imitation)
Makes about 32 small pieces or 20 larger pieces. Store in an airtight container with wax paper between each layer for about a week (although ours never, ever lasts that long!!)
Butter a platter or a shallow baking dish. Place all ingredients in a heavy bottomed pan (we like to use the pan that goes to our pressure cooker) and stir with a wooden spoon. We only use Domino brand sugar because we get the best results with it. However, we have used all other brands successfully as well. Only butter and whole milk should be used for this recipe as well.
This simple recipe makes old fashioned chocolate fudge with a few simple ingredients found in everyone's pantry. My grandmother, aunt, and mom have been making this recipe as long as I can remember. We prefer it over the marshmallow cream fudge and get compliments and recipe requests every time we take it somewhere or serve it at home.
Although it is a three minute timed recipe, it still takes time to learn all the idiosyncrasies of your pan, the heat on your burner etc. to get the recipe right. Sometimes, even the weather might play a role in this recipe. However, once we made it once or twice and got the hang of, it, we never have any trouble anymore. The trick is to time it for EXACTLY three minutes and START timing it the minute bubbles start to form (whether they are in the center of the pan on around the outer edge. The use of the ice bath at the end to help set the fudge makes it much easier to get right. Many people test candy with a cup of cold water and check the stages of the candy, or use a candy thermometer and those methods are great. I am going to be honest and say that we are just too lazy to do all that since we have been making it so long and never have any problems with it at all. But if you want to do that, please do! (If you want to use a candy thermometer, it will need to read 238 degrees F and the candy should form a soft ball in cold water when done if you want to do it this way).
And, even if you find that you have not cooked it for the required three minutes and you come out with fudge that is not set properly, it makes a phenomenally good chocolate syrup for ice cream! We never have any trouble with it as long as you make sure to set your timer, start it immediately when you see the first bubbles and use the ice bath. It tastes delicious!!
BE SURE TO DRY OFF THE BOTTOM of the pan when pulling it out of the ice bath. If you drip water in your fudge platter while you are pouring it, it will definitely ruin at least that area of the fudge or perhaps the whole thing.
I sure hope you enjoy this recipe and it becomes a staple of your household too!!
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