What makes fudge set

It tastes good and it has set. I hope this helps someone. But please help by adding the measurements because I was lost without them and just fumbled my way along. Dec 19, Swearing at fudge by: Jean My fudge is not setting up the way I expected I'm going to go the powdered sugar route If it doesn't shape up, I'm going to swear at it. Thank you guys, for the ideas!!

Dec 14, soft fudge by: bonnie My fudge did not set firm and it happens every year because I do not trust the candy thermometer, and turn off the heat too soon! It tastes wonderful and is soft but can be handled so I plan on shaping it in small balls and coating with chocolate! Voila chocolate truffles. Dec 11, Fudge fixed by: Pam Without my realizing it, my candy thermometer was not working properly.

Consequently, I ended up with a goopy chocolate mess. I usually make really good fudge that I give away for gifts, so this was infuriating. After swearing at the fudge, I put it back in the saucepan not without great difficulty and cooked the life out it. I did add a small amount of confectioner's sugar and half and half. It worked! It's not my usual, but it will do. Good luck and Merry Christmas. I followed the above suggestions I allowed the temp to go a little above soft ball and used my mixer.

It is perfect now. I just cut it and the form is lovely. My Chrisrmas boxes will be happy Thank you. Dec 05, forgot white chocolate chips by: Karen All done-??? THought it was perfect, until I turned around and spotted the bag of white chips- I forgot to stir them in. Fudge has set great, but when cut it is very grainy. Could it be reheated and then stir in the chips until melted?

I tried the Confectioner Sugar fix and Presto! The fudge tasted great still and is "cutable! Happy Thanksgiving!!!! Nov 15, Adding powdered sugar by: Peirock I'm concerned if I add powdered sugar after reheating my soft fudge that crystallization will occur.

Sep 27, Set vanilla fudge but sticky by: Jeannette Could I dust in icing sugar. Apr 01, to harden gudge by: Pam D Make sure you use cane sugar-not beet sugar. I whisk the sugar and cocoa completely together and add the milk very slowly while whisking. Otherwise, the cocoa tends to stay in little lumps and they take forever to break up.

Good luck with your fudge, Kate. Feb 20, Me too. I will definitely try reheating and adding in confectioners sugar. Just wondering what the definition of a "rolling boil" and "cold water test" are, having never heard of these alien terms before.

Explanations would be gratefully received. Also, I did not add marshmallows as I am a vegetarian - Do you think that lack of mashmallows could be a reason the fudge did not set right?

Kind Regards, Brian. Feb 06, Un set fudge by: Hannah Powell Ohmygosh! Thank you so much for posting this. I've tried fudge so many times for it to just turn to goop. I returned it to the stove and let it boil over again without stirring and removed from heat I don't have a Canyon thermometer so I had to guess with a meat thermometer, and the cold water test. I added powdered sugar as I stirred my arm off and yaaay it saved my fudge!!!!

Thanks again, this helped a lot! Dec 23, Salvaging soft fudge by: Phil I guess most of you want fudge to be just fudge. I finally gave up, went to the store and got a block of chocolate coating, or chocolate bark. Then I got messy rolling the soft goods into balls and freezing it.. At least till a little firmer.

I melted the chocolate in the microwave, pulled the near frozen balls out, and coated them with chocolate. I put tinfoil on a cookie sheet, sprayed lightly with veg oil, and dropped them on it. The chocolate solidifies enough you can pick up with fingers.

My wife thinks they are great so I'm satisfied. Dec 18, Fixed my toffee almond fudge!!! I hade my fudge in a 8x11 baking dish. And after it cooled i put the fudge back into the fridge and it turned out great! Dec 12, Peanut Butter Fudge Fix by: Lili Okay, after reading all the comments, I decided that we hadn't beaten the mixture enough. So we, my hubby and I, re-heated the peanut butter taffy that had been sitting in the fridge for four hours and beat that mixture till it died.

I reheated until the mix was pliable and then gave it to my hubby to beat. About 10 minutes later it was matte and held the swirls. Thank goodness Hope this helps! May 13, Too small writing in the directions! I'm getting old. I thought the small print on the directions on the back of the marshmallow jar said 1 cup of sugar! So, I made my fudge and during the stirring it seemed that something was wrong.

I had my friend read the directions and she started out with "3 cups of sugar. She repeated the amount. So, I poured the fudge into the dish and we tasted the remnants of the pan and it's yucky!

That was earlier this evening. Do you think it will work if I try the re-boil part and add the 2 cups sugar back in? Thanks for your thoughts! Dec 23, peanut butter fudge by: Peggy Reid Will these work for peanut butter fudge?

Nov 04, Pumpkin Raisin Fudge by: Geoff So my first time trying to make fudge and I ended up with a very liquidy, delicious sauce. But being the stubborn I prefer calling myself principled man that I am, I did some reading online and decided to reheat it and cook it longer.

Then I put the entire pot into a sink of cold water and began to stir. After what seemed forever, and a very sore forearm, I poured this into a tin foil lined spring-form pan and waited for it to set. In the morning when I checked it there was no difference so decided to try freezing it but this didn't help, so thawed it all out and worked hard to get the tin foil off of this sticky plate of goo.

Now I have a very tasty, dark like toffee, raisin filled pumpkin slime sitting on my counter on a large plate and am contemplating life in the slow lane, or in this case in a lane that is moving nowhere. What to do next? Hmmm, should I refreeze, cut it into squares and dip each one in dark chocolate to make chocolates that I can give out to my diabetic friends at Christmas?

And hope I can dip it all before it thaws. Should I add the icing sugar and see if it will set up this time? And when adding the icing sugar, do I need to reheat it again first? Lastly, perhaps this might work well with the almond bark Whatever I decide, I will not waste any of this and may just have a few spoonfuls with ice cream each night. Mar 26, Mine didn't set either. I'm so impatient. I'm too impatient to reheat it so I'll probably throw it away and make a new one.

Mar 12, Old wives tale by: Mary To frustrated, i made fudge for the first time last week, worked a treat and i was so proud of myself. I am making it for my sons cake and candy this week and it won't set. Now without going into too much information, i think your Granny might be right!!! I was so shocked by your post as whether its coincidence or not it is ringing true here. Dec 11, Fudge won't set!! It will not set and my mother swears by the old wives tales! She says if you are having your period, your fudge will not set!!!!!

This is crazy but I am telling you any time I have ever tried it, it will not!!!!! Oct 20, Easy fix for fudge that won't set by: Victoria Assuming that you cooked the fudge to the soft-ball stage, but possibly for not quite long enough, you really just have to keep beating it with your mixer.

It will go from being a shiny sauce to a matted, thicker mixture. It can take quite a long time i. And it may be less involved than some of the other - albeit very tasty-sounding - solutions presented here. Sep 26, fudge fix by: mary I just fixed my fudge that didn't set last nite. Glad I was able to give you a little inspiration. You'll have to try that chocolate popcorn peppermint candy recipe with the popcorn next time. Thanks for the other ideas you shared, too.

Don't worry about writing too much. I love the interaction. Sure, if you've got more ideas, you can add a new page for each of them using one of the categories on our add your favorites page. I look forward to reading them! Had i remembered them, i would've saved myself a LOT of stress from the too-thick dipping chocolate!! Even easy enough for a midnight snack lol I just read todays ezine for your peppermint popcorn, and decided to use that last bowl of chocolate, add coconut oil to thin, and add candy canes no popcorn in the house.

Dec 29, Fudge Results by: Angie from chocolate-candy-mall. You definitely have tenacity and I admire you for it! So what if they don't look as good as they taste! Fudge can be fiddly at times and the weather plays a part, too, in how it turns out, but it's so delish that it's worth the battle.

Is it possible to get caramel like candy at degrees or so? Any pointers? I do the soft ball stage and all seems to be fine, but I get glossy caramel instead. I'm pretty sure I am over cooking, but not sure? Please help. One easy thing to do seems to be, to harden too-soft fudge, you need to reheat and re-beat the fudge to get it to the right consistency.

Can I throw soft fudge into the oven to get it all to set? By Krissie. I would think that storing it in the refrigerator in a covered vessel would work better at getting it to set up. My son helped me make a batch of fudge. I told him to put the chocolate chips and stick of butter in a large mixing bowl and melt it in the microwave. I then put ten marshmallows and two cups of sugar in a heavy skillet and asked him to open a can of evaporated milk. Since I only had tall cans I told him to only put half of can in there.

I put the sugar in the skillet and turned to get the milk, he had poured it in with the chips and butter. I tolded him we had to have the milk to melt the sugar and marshmallows.

It doesn't take very long to cook the sugar once it starts bubbling. It's the first time I've cooked fudge on an electric stove.

We let it cook about 15 minutes. Usually it cooks in 4 minutes. I told him to go ahead and pour it over the chips and butter. It so happened, I only needed 6ozs of milk, but he poured the whole 12 ozs in the bowl of chips and butter So it runs like syrup. How do I get it to set up?

A recipe is a chemistry formula; changing the formula in any way will produce a different result. Some recipe errors can be corrected to produce a similar result to the original; most cannot. Try your runny fudge over ice cream? Well I accidentally doubled the peanut butter, but not the rest of the ingredients and the fudge is not hardening.

Can I fix it? I made white chocolate fudge and now it is gooey. What can I use to harden it up? I make Creamsicle fudge every year. This year it didn't set up. Can I fix this? It has marshmallow cream and whipping cream in it. After reading some of the comments I realized I had made a couple of mistakes. My fudge came out like taffy, but super delicious. I didn't melt the chips long enough, I used the double pan method with water.

For some reason I have problems melting chocolate in the microwave it gets too hard before completely melting. Also, I added too much Irish cream. Any suggestions what I can do with it? Since this first batch I have made several more and found that if I mix the condensed milk and the alcohol together first then add it to the melted chocolate it doesn't get super stiff and blends better.

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Linda from Bloomington, IL. August 28, 2 found this helpful. Cindy A. Note: If you do not have a candy thermometer, allow the mixture to boil for 7 or 8 minutes but do not exceed 9 minutes.

Stir just until the butter is melted and then discontinue stirring. Pour the hot mixture into the bowl with the chocolate chips, marshmallow creme, and vanilla.

Do not scrape the bottom or sides of the pan when pouring into the bowl. Stir all these ingredients together until the chocolate chips are melted. Add the almonds and still until evenly mixed and the fudge begins to loose its glossiness.

Pour the fudge into the prepared pan and spread out evenly. Allow the fudge to cool completely at room temperature. Once cooled, it is ready to cut. Note: To make the fudge a little easier to cut into squares, chill it in the refrigerator for a while after it has been completely cooled at room temperature. Remove the fudge from the pan by lifting it out using the excess foil on the sides.

Flip the fudge over and place it on a cutting board top side down. The fudge is then ready to enjoy or to be packaged up and given as gifts. When making fudge, be sure to follow whatever recipe you are using very closely. It will make the differance in whether or not you are successful in your efforts. In a heat-proof bowl, place the marshmallow creme, white chocolate chips, and vanilla. Measure out the butter cut up into smaller chunks and set aside to be added later.

Also measure out the pumpkin and add the cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice to it so they are ready to be added when the milk and sugar begin to boil. Over medium high heat, bring the milk and sugar mixture to a full boil, stirring continuously. Use a wooden spoon that has been sprayed lightly with non-stick cooking spray.

Once the mixture comes to a full boil, add the pumpkin, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Bring back to a full boil and turn the heat down to medium; be sure to maintain a rolling boil. Stir occasionally throughout the boiling time. Note: If you do not have a candy thermometer, allow the mixture to boil to the soft-ball stage.

Check after boiling for 10 minutes. Pour the hot mixture into the bowl with the white chocolate chips, marshmallow creme, and vanilla. Stir together until the chips are melted and all the ingredients are evenly mixed. Peel off the foil. Cut the fudge into the desired size squares. Store in an airtight container. How to Store Fudge After making your creamy delicious fudge you are going to want to make sure that you store it properly. Place the cooled fudge in an airtight container.

It can be placed in a plastic container, a tin, or in a plastic sealable bag. If you are going to layer the fudge, be sure to place a piece of waxed paper or parchment paper between the layers.

The fudge can be stored in this manner at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. If stored in the refrigerator it can be kept for up to 3 weeks. For extended storage time, the fudge can be frozen. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap or waxed paper. Then wrap again in aluminum foil. Seal tightly in the foil and then the fudge can then be stored in the freezer for up to 6 months. How to Make Fudge Reviews.

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