Mackinac Island Butter Pecan Fudge Recipes

MACKINAC ISLAND FUDGE

Steps:

• Mix milk, butter, sugars and salt in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring, constantly. Boil 6 mins., stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; add vanilla and powdered sugar.
• Beat with mixer until smooth and thick; add nuts.
• Pour into buttered pan and freeze for 20 minutes Cut into pieces once set. Makes 1 pound.
• To make peanut butter fudge: Follow vanilla nut fudge recipe but cut butter to 1/4 cup and add 1/2 cup peanut butter.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Line an 8- by 8-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside. In a large saucepan over medium high heat, combine sugars, cream, butter and salt. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, boil for a full 4 minutes (ROLLING BOIL). Remove from heat. Pour hot mixture into a mixing bowl and add in the vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth (several minutes). Fold in chopped pecans and pour into prepared baking dish. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours until firm. Before cutting into pieces, allow to come to room temperature.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• Sprinkle the pecans on a cookie sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 5-10 minutes. When they're done, you will be able to smell a delicious nutty aroma.
• Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment, or line with aluminum foil and grease with butter.
• Add the butter, brown sugar, white sugar and whipping cream to a medium saucepan. If using a candy thermometer, clip it to the side of the bowl.
• Melt the ingredients together over medium-low heat.
• Once the butter is melted, bring the mixture to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes without stirring, or until the candy thermometer reads 235F degrees.
• Remove from the heat and cool for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the salt and vanilla extract.
• Stir in the sifted powdered sugar, then fold in the toasted pecans.
• Spoon the batter into the lined pan and let set for 2 hours.
• Cut into small squares with a sharp knife.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large saucepan, bring the butter, heavy cream, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Allow to boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, then remove the pan from the heat.
• Stir in the pecans and vanilla.
• Add the confections' sugar and stir until smooth and well combined.
• Spread the mixture into the baking dish.
• Allow to cool to room temperature then cut into 1-inch squares and serve, or store in an airtight container until ready to serve.

MACKINAC ISLAND STYLE FUDGE

Steps:

• Combine the milk, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and salt in a good sized heavy pan.
• Cook at medium heat until boiling; then boil for exactly 6 minutes, stirring.
• constantly.
• Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract and confectioners' sugar.
• Beat with a mixer until smooth and thick, and then add nuts (if desired).
• Pour into a buttered pan (perhaps 9" square) and freeze for 20 minutes.
• Once the fudge is firmed up, cut it into pieces of whatever size you choose.
• Peanut Butter Fudge:.
• Reduce the butter to 1/4 cup and add 1/2 cup of peanut butter.
• Chocolate Fudge.
• Mix 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder with the confectioners sugar before stirring into fudge.

PECAN BALL WITH FUDGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Scoop ice cream into 4 balls (3/4 cup each); place in a small baking pan. Freeze about 1 hour or until firm. Place toasted pecans in a pie plate. Roll each frozen ice cream ball in the pecans. Return coated ice cream balls to pan and freeze about 1 hour more or until firm.
• In a small heavy saucepan, combine chocolate and butter. Cook and stir over very low heat just until melted. Stir in whipping cream and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium-low heat about 3 minutes or just until the mixture boils around edges. Remove from heat. Stir in the creme de cacao and vanilla. Cover and cool to room temperature.
• To serve, place ice cream balls in four chilled dessert dishes. Spoon some of the sauce over each ice cream ball. If you like, garnish each serving with a pecan half. Makes 4 servings.

MACKINAC ISLAND BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, syrup, cocoa, flour, and milk.
• Boil to soft ball.
• Add butter and vanilla.
• Cool and beat.
• Add Pecans.
• Pour on greased dish
• Cut into squares.

MACKINAC ISLAND CHOCOLATE BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, butter and milk in a heavy 2 1/2 quart saucepan;.
• bring to full rolling boil, stirring constantly.
• Continue boiling 5 minutes over medium heat or until candy thermometer reaches 234 degrees, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
• Remove from heat;.
• stir in chips until melted.
• Add marshmallow creme, nuts and vanilla;.
• beat until well blended.
• Pour into greased 9 inch x 13 inch pan.
• Cool at room temperature,.
• cut into squares.

BUTTER PECAN FUDGE

Steps:

• Line an 8-in. square pan with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter., In a large heavy saucepan, combine remaining butter, granulated and brown sugars, cream and salt. Bring to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage). Remove from heat. Add vanilla to pan (do not stir)., Cool, without stirring, to 110°, about 30 minutes. Beat with a spoon until fudge just begins to thicken. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth; add nuts and continue stirring until fudge becomes very thick and just begins to lose its sheen. Immediately spread into prepared pan. Cool., Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container.