A sweetheart of a double
decker fudge, the bottom layer of white fudge, laced with candied
red cherries, is topped with a chocolate fudge layer, and when
firm, is cut with heart-shaped cookie cutters for Valentine's
Day...or into squares for other occasions.
Here's
my Heart Fudge
- 2 cups (12-ounce package)
HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips - divided use
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 jar (7 ounce) marshmallow creme
1 1/2 cups (12-ounce can) evaporated milk
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1 cup candied red cherries, quartered
Few drops red food color (optional)
- Line 13x9x2-inch pan with
foil.
- Place 1 cup white chips
and almond extract in medium bowl.
- In second medium bowl,
stir together cocoa, 1/4 cup melted butter and vanilla extract
until mixture is smooth; add remaining 1 cup white chips (chips
do not need to melt).
- Combine sugar, marshmallow
creme, evaporated milk and 1/4 cup butter in heavy 4-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes
to full rolling boil (bubbles can't be stirred down); continue
boiling and stirring 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Immediately
add half of hot mixture to bowl with white chips only. Pour remainder
into cocoa mixture; stir to blend.
- Beat white chip mixture
until chips are completely melted; stir in cherries. Add red
food color, if desired. Spread evenly in prepared pan.
- Beat cocoa mixture until
chips are melted and mixture thickens slightly. Spread evenly
over top of white chip layer.
- Cover; refrigerate until
firm. Remove from pan; peel off foil. Cut with heart-shaped cookie
cutters or cut into squares. Cover; store in refrigerator.
Makes about 8 dozen squares.
Note: For best results,
do not double this recipe.
Recipe courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens,
and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. ©
The Hershey Company.