Chocolate Fudge

Nestlé® Toll House® Famous Fudge

 

Marilyn Gielow made this fudge years ago for the Christmas holidays. I remember it was quite good and asked her for the recipe. As written, her recipe makes 5 pounds, a lot of fudge unless you plan to give it as gifts. I then came across the Nestlé Toll House recipe, which seemed very similar. After dividing Marilyn's recipe by 4, I discovered that the Nestlé recipe is almost identical except it does not use the German Sweet Chocolate and uses more chocolate proportionally. Marilyn's recipe uses a total of 24 oz. of chocolate (if you divide by 4, the amount is 6 oz.). Instead of 6 oz., Nestlé's recipe uses 9 oz.


Marilyn's Chocolate Fudge
Recipe from Marilyn Gielow, one of Old Joe's wives

2 1/2 # sugar (5 5/8 cups)
1 can (23 oz.) evaporate milk (or equivalent of cream)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 # marshmallows (2 cups)
1 large pkg. (12 oz.) chocolate chips
3 4-oz. bars German sweet chocolate (12 oz. total)
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 cups nuts

Boil the sugar, milk and butter for 5 minutes. It should reach a temperture of 234° F. on a candy thermometer. Add the marshmallows and mix in. Add the chocolate chips and mix until melted. Add the German sweet chocolate, vanilla and nuts. Beat well and pour on a greased sheet.

Yields 5 pounds

Nestlé® Toll House® Famous Fudge

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup (5 fl.-oz. can) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 1/2 cups (9 oz.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

LINE 8-inch-square baking pan with foil.

COMBINE sugar, evaporated milk, butter and salt in medium, heavy-duty saucepan. Bring to a full rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring constantly, for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

STIR in marshmallows, morsels, nuts and vanilla extract. Stir vigorously for 1 minute or until marshmallows are melted. Pour into prepared baking pan; refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Lift from pan; remove foil. Cut into 48 pieces.

Variations:

For Milk Chocolate Fudge:
Substitute 1 3/4 cups (11.5-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Milk Chocolate Morsels for Semi-Sweet Morsels.

For Butterscotch Fudge:
Substitute 1 2/3 cups (11-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch Flavored Morsels for Semi-Sweet Morsels.

For Peanutty Chocolate Fudge:
Substitute 1 2/3 cups (11-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Morsels for Semi-Sweet Morsels and 1/2 cup chopped peanuts for pecans or walnuts.