Home-made Chocolate Fudge

Memories: My cousin couldn't enjoy too many things bought from the confectionery or bakery due to a skin condition. Even when she was a pre-schooler, she used to give me and my younger sister all the chocolates she got at school. So, to give her something in return, I found his 'Grandma' recipe in an old encyclopaedia (ya really!) and it tastes awesome.

Ingredients

2 cup sugar
8 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup and 2 tbsp of whole milk

Later:
1-2 tablespoons butter
[Use 2 tbsp if you like it silky] (plus more for greasing the dish)
2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Optional:
Walnuts and/or almonds (chopped)- a generous handful

Another delight Dark Chokolate: Black Coffee- 1 tsp

Method:

Heat a heavy-bottomed dish.
Mix the sugar and the milk along with the cocoa powder.
Pour into the heavy bottomed dish and heat on medium flame stirring till sugar dissolves.
Keep on heat and stir till all sugar melts.
Keep cooking till chocolate thickens.
You can see that it is almost done when it simmers down from big bubbles to small 'phut' bubbles and color becomes darker.
[If using coffee, pour in now and thicken a little]
Test- Take Ice Cold water in a cup. take a small spoon with a spoon (metal preferred) and drop into the ice cold water. If it forms soft balls immediately, your fudge is done!
Add the butter, chopped nuts, stir and switch off.
Add vanilla essence and mix.

Grease tray or dish and spread into atleast 1 inch layer. Leave to cool.

Takes about 30-40 minutes generally.

Take a thin, sharp knife and cut.

Relish, it's awesome. We still love it.

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