Mackinac Island Old Fashioned Chocolate 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.

BEST MACKINAC ISLAND FUDGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine butter, both types of sugar, milk, salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for 6 minutes on low heat, stirring constantly.
• Cool mixture slightly, add vanilla, cocoa, and confectionery sugar. Mix thoroughly until smooth.
• Pour the fudge onto a baking sheet (or silicone mat) and cool. Form a log, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for half an hour.

MACKINAC ISLAND OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Combine milk and chocolate in a medium size heavy saucepan;.
• cook over low heat until chocolate is melted.
• Add sugar, corn syrup and salt,.
• cook, stirring constantly, to boiling.
• Cook, without stirring to 234 degrees F. on a candy thermometer. (A teaspoon of syrup will form a soft ball when dropped into cold water).
• Remove from heat at once.
• Add vanilla and butter but do NOT stir in .
• Cool mixture in pan to 110 degrees F., or until lukewarm.
• Beat with wooden spoon until mixture thickens and begins to lose its gloss. (This will take about 15 minutes.).
• Spread in a buttered 8-inch x 8 inch x 2 inch pan.
• Let stand until set and cool.
• Cut into squares.

MACKINAC ISLAND PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter 8 inch square baking dish.
• In a saucepan, melt together milk, water and chocolate.
• Stir in sugar and salt.
• Over moderate heat, bring to soft ball, about 234 degrees F. on a candy thermometer, stirring frequently. Keep bottom of pan free of lumps.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Add peanut butter, vanilla and nuts.
• DO NOT stir.
• When mixture cools to 150 degrees F, stir until it loses its sheen.
• Turn rapidly into buttered dish.
• When firm, cut into 1-inch 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.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 8 or 9 inch square pan with foil.
• Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in a heavy 4-quart saucepan.
• Stir in whole milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full rolling boil.
• Boil without stirring until mixture reaches 234 degrees on a candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a soft ball.
• Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Do Not Stir. Cool at room temperature to 110 degrees.
• Stir in pecans.
• Beat with a wooden spoon until fudge thickens and just begins to loose some of its gloss.
• Quickly spread into prepared pan.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into square.
• Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature.

MACKINAC FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-in. pan with foil; grease the foil with 2 teaspoons butter. , In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, milk and remaining 1 cup butter. Bring to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring, for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat., Stir in marshmallows until melted. Add all chocolate; stir until melted. Stir in vanilla. Immediately spread into prepared pan; cool for 1 hour., Score into 1-in. squares. Refrigerate, covered, until firm, about 3 hours. Using foil, lift out fudge. Remove foil; cut fudge. Store between layers of waxed paper in airtight containers. Decorate as desired.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Completely mix sugar& cocoa together in large non-stick pan.
• Add milk and stir'til completely mixed in with cocoa mixture.
• Place over medium heat; stirring constantly bring to a boil and continue boiling and stirring until mixture reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Stir in butter and vanilla.
• (If desired stir in nuts, now).
• Pour into greased 9x9x2-inch pan.
• Chill'til hardened, cut into desired size pieces.

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.