Dark Chocolate Mint Fudge

Serves: 3

Fatima Kris

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

51

Sweetness

52

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.5 cups

Sugar

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

Line 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with foil, overlapping sides

2

Place first 4 ingredients in metal bowl

3

Mix sugar, milk, water, cream and butter in heavy 3-quart saucepan

4

Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves

5

Brush down sugar crystals from sides of pan using pastry brush dipped into water

6

Increase heat to high; bring to rolling boil

7

Reduce heat to medium-high; stir slowly with wooden spoon until clip-on candy thermometer registers 232°F, about 9 minutes

8

Pour boiling mixture over ingredients in bowl; do not scrape pan

9

Stir vigorously with wooden spoon until chocolate melts and fudge thickens slightly, about 2 minutes (mixture should still be very soft and glossy)

10

Immediately pour fudge into prepared pan; smooth top with rubber spatula

11

Refrigerate fudge until firm enough to cut, about 2 hours

12

Lift fudge from pan, using foil as aid

13

Fold down foil sides

14

Trim ends of fudge

15

Cut into 24 pieces

16

Press candied violet into center of each, if desired

17

(Can be made 1 week ahead

18

Chill in airtight container

19

Serve at room temperature

20

) Line 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with foil, overlapping sides

21

Place first 4 ingredients in metal bowl

22

Mix sugar, milk, water, cream and butter in heavy 3-quart saucepan

23

Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves

24

Brush down sugar crystals from sides of pan using pastry brush dipped into water

25

Increase heat to high; bring to rolling boil

26

Reduce heat to medium-high; stir slowly with wooden spoon until clip-on candy thermometer registers 232°F, about 9 minutes

27

Pour boiling mixture over ingredients in bowl; do not scrape pan

28

Stir vigorously with wooden spoon until chocolate melts and fudge thickens slightly, about 2 minutes (mixture should still be very soft and glossy)

29

Immediately pour fudge into prepared pan; smooth top with rubber spatula

30

Refrigerate fudge until firm enough to cut, about 2 hours

31

Lift fudge from pan, using foil as aid

32

Fold down foil sides

33

Trim ends of fudge

34

Cut into 24 pieces

35

Press candied violet into center of each, if desired

36

(Can be made 1 week ahead

37

Chill in airtight container

38

Serve at room temperature)