A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Hobbies, Crafts and Creativity Our Favorite Recipes fudge - super easy

1 box (1 pound) confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)
1 stick (1/2 cup) either margarine or butter (NOT LITE)
1/4-1/3 c. cocoa
1/4 cup milk (whole or 2%)

place sugar in microwavable bowl (i use the kind with straight sides like comes with an oster or kitenaid mixer). cut butter into 8 pieces, arrange around edge of bowl on top of sugar. pour cocoa in middle. pour milk over cocoa. microwave 2 1/2-3 minutes on high. mix well with electric mixer on high. pour in 8x8 pan lined with wax paper. cut and eat.

Thank you, Jiffy. It sounds delicious. (and easy)

it is. tastes like the kind you boil on the stove. which i'll never make again since i can do this enjoy!

Im going to go make this right now for my neice so she can have some when she gets home thank you jiffy!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr at Jiffymouse....

I'm trying to go on a diet here

me too but ill restart it next week its easier to start it on mondays, hey hadeda we have a diet forum on here, theres some good tips!

can someone help me?? I usually buy my powdered sugar in a bag. I someoone could tell me how many cups of P.Sugar there is in a 1 pound box, I would surely appreciate it.

caroljean, it is 4 1/2 cups, but what i do is take the bag, lay it flat on the counter, smooth it, then "mark it" by putting a flat something (sometimes a rolling pin) in the middle. then i slide it to the edge of the counter and cut the end and let the half pour in a bowl. then i take a few spoonfuls out of the bag for good measure to make sure i have enough in the fudge.

alternately, i hold the bag and "half" it with my hands and do the same thing. just depends on how persnickety i'm being that day.

the good news on this fudge is that if it doesn't set up, you can put in back in the microwave for 45 seconds with more sugar, beat it again, and it will set without scorching. been there, done that

wow Jiffy--you have answered my DH's prayers. I do not make fudge---I would rather have divinity, and as a result I rarely make Fudge. Rod loves it, and just the other day was commenting on how his mom always made him the best fudge.--so now I can make him fudge when he wants it.

Thanks from us both.

well, supposedly, i am to get a great microwave divinity recipe, and if i do, and it is as easy as this fudge, i'll share. i've eaten the divinity, it is as good as the fudge taste wise, but i've never found one that is easy. i'll let you know when/if i get it!

cool jiffy and it was so good! mine didnt set up all the way but its because i added a little maple syrup to it.... i like my fudge with some maple syrup.... so ive just been eating it like is and i put it over some icecream for my neice and she loves it!

next time, if you are adding syrup and want it to set up, add an extra cup of powdered sugar.

okay thanks will do that

Oh that recipe sounds great!! I was just thinking a week or so ago about fudge that my mom used to make.. awesome taste.. so smooth.. MMM.. she did hers in a pot on the stove.. but I have to try this.. and soon!! Thanks so much!!

it tastes just like the pot on the stove fudge. let me know what you think.

O.k. I tried it except I boiled the marg, milk and cocoa on the stove a minute then added the sugar. Think I boiled it a sec or two too long though, it set up really fast.

DH really liked it but I just can't get used to the taste of chocolate fudge I know I'm weird.

What kind of flavor fudge do you like then Tam? I thought everyone liked chocolate fudge!

I'm a soft peanut butter fudge gal, you know the kind you make with Fluffo. I also like homemade brown sugar fudge but that's a special treat that I only make for Hallowe'en.

chocolate fudge???Hahahaha

I like peanut butter flavored and regular fudge.. I have to say the regular is my favorite... Nothing beats that smooth chocolatety taste.. YUM!

Who's tasted coconut fudge???

all right tam, post the recipe, sounds good

I have never in my life heard of Fluffo! Is that a Canadian thing?

Fluffo is a bottle of pre-melted marshmellows, it's yummy.

Peanut Butter Fudge
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Take 2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/2 cup milk

Boil on medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, remove and stir in 1 cup smooth peanut butter and a small bottle of Fluffo. Spread in pan, cool and cut.

It makes a soft yummy fudge.

sounds like marshmallow cream here. but that's a good peanut butter fudge, what about the brown sugar fudge?

Brown sugar fudge

1 kg bag of brown sugar
2 cups white sugar
1 can evaporated milk
1/3 cup margarine.

Heat to melt then boil and cook until it spins a thread(confusing unless you made fudge before-I never timed it)

Remove and stir a few minutes to cool, add 1 cup chopped peanuts, stir until you see it start to thicken(few minutes). Pour in large greased cookie sheet pan. Score after 10 minutes, cool and braek.

i've measured candy heat that way, but how many cups is in a 1 kg bag of brown sugar? we can't get kg bags, they are pounds here. i know the conversion is 2.2 pounds, but how many cups is that?

Same problem I had with my New Zealand cookbooks. Their cup measurements are the same but the bulk stuff isn't. Two one pound boxes plus a bit (maybe half cup?) should do it, Jiffy. And most of our things also have metric measurements on the packages.

that's what i'm thinking, but if tam knows, then i'm ahead of the game

ooooo...that's all I need an easy fudge recipe

Did anyone get my joke on fudge?I'm so ashamed....