Do you drink coffee religiously? Is coffee ice cream your go-to flavor at an ice cream stand? If so, this coffee fudge is a must-try. It captures the flavors of a good cup of Joe perfectly, while retaining the sweet creaminess we all know and love of fudge. Let's take a look at this great recipe.
Ingredients:
3 cups sugar
3/4 cup milk
2 Tbsp. instant coffee
1/2 cup liquid non-dairy creamer
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
2 Tbsp. butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup (6 oz.) chopped chocolate
1/4 cup finely chopped nuts
Directions:
1. Combine sugar, milk, instant coffee, non-dairy creamer, and corn syrup in a 3-quart saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil.
2. Uncover and place thermometer in pan; cook without stirring to 236 degrees F.
3. Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla without stirring. Cool to lukewarm. Beat until fudge begins to thicken; pour into a buttered 8-inch square pan.
4. Melt the chocolate over hot (not boiling) water in a double boiler. Spread evenly over fudge, sprinkle nuts over chocolate.
5. Cut into squares before fudge becomes firm. Makes about 48 pieces.
Other Fudge Flavors to Try
Coffee fudge is a great fudge flavor that we're sure you'll love. Once you've had your fill of it, give these other great fudge flavors a try:
- Three chocolate. You've more than likely made chocolate fudge in the past, so it's time to kick it up a notch. Throwing in two extra types of chocolate will take this popular flavor to all-new heights.
- Cookies and cream. Do you adore cookies and cream ice cream? Are Oreos your favorite cookie? If so, you need to try cookies and cream fudge. The creaminess of fudge is captured brilliantly by this flavor.
- Sugar cookie. Tired of making plain old sugar cookies for Christmas? Switch it up and make sugar cookie fudge! This is a great way to change things up for the holidays without going too crazy.
- Snickerdoodle. Like sugar cookie fudge, snickerdoodle fudge makes for a great holiday treat. Your family will certainly love this if you make it any time of the year, but especially around Christmastime!
- Chocolate chip. Who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies? Chocolate chip fudge is reminiscent of chocolate chip cookie dough, but it's safe to eat!
- Chocolate mint. Love yourself a good scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream? Then you've got to try this flavor of fudge! It has a nip to it while retaining the sweetness we all know and love of fudge.
- Orange creamsicle. Are you craving fudge during the summertime? If so, this orange creamsicle fudge flavor is for you. There's no better fudge flavor for hot days.
- Turtle. This is such a popular flavor for desserts. There's Turtle pie, Turtle cookies, and Turtle cake! Now, you can throw Turtle fudge into that list.
- Salted caramel. The saltiness of this flavor really adds a whole new dimension to fudge. We love fudge for being sweet, but sweet-and-salty fudge is worth our consideration, too!
- Banana cream. This is definitely a rarer fudge flavor! Banana cream fudge is perfect for those who love a good banana cream pie or banana split. It's another great summer fudge flavor.
- Chocolate peanut butter. If you haven't tried combining two of the world's most popular fudge flavors yet, what are you waiting for? This fudge is a favorite flavor of many, and for good reason.
- Lemon. Maybe some of these flavors are just too sweet for you. If that's the case, give lemon fudge a try. Lemon fudge is still sweet, but it has a more subtle flavor than a lot of the other flavors on this list.