Mint Layer Fudge Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Milk | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Unsweetened chocolate square | 2 | |
| Light corn syrup | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 3 Tablespoon | |
| 4 teaspoons creme de menthe | ||
| Powdered sugar | 1 3/4 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Walnuts | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
Directions
• Line an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Butter the foil; set pan aside.
• Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan. In the saucepan combine sugar, milk, chocolate, and corn syrup. Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. This should take about 5 minutes. Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan. Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of pan.
• Cook mixture over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, till thermometer registers 234°, soft-ball stage. Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. Reaching soft-ball stage should take 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat. Add the 2 tablespoons butter or margarine and vanilla, but do not stir. Cool, without stirring, to lukewarm (110°). This should take about 55 minutes.
• While the fudge is cooling, prepare the mint mixture. Place the 3 tablespoons butter or margarine and the creme de menthe into a small mixer bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed till fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and beat till smooth. Cover and set aside.
• Remove candy thermometer from saucepan. Beat vigorously with the wooden spoon till fudge becomes very thick and just starts to lose its gloss. This should take about 7 minutes. Quickly turn fudge into prepared pan. Dollop mint mixture over fudge; press mint mixture evenly over fudge. Sprinkle nuts over mint mixture; press in lightly. While fudge is warm, score it into 1-inch squares. When candy is firm, use the foil to lift it out of the pan; cut candy into squares. Store tightly covered.
• Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan. In the saucepan combine sugar, milk, chocolate, and corn syrup. Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. This should take about 5 minutes. Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan. Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of pan.
• Cook mixture over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, till thermometer registers 234°, soft-ball stage. Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. Reaching soft-ball stage should take 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat. Add the 2 tablespoons butter or margarine and vanilla, but do not stir. Cool, without stirring, to lukewarm (110°). This should take about 55 minutes.
• While the fudge is cooling, prepare the mint mixture. Place the 3 tablespoons butter or margarine and the creme de menthe into a small mixer bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed till fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and beat till smooth. Cover and set aside.
• Remove candy thermometer from saucepan. Beat vigorously with the wooden spoon till fudge becomes very thick and just starts to lose its gloss. This should take about 7 minutes. Quickly turn fudge into prepared pan. Dollop mint mixture over fudge; press mint mixture evenly over fudge. Sprinkle nuts over mint mixture; press in lightly. While fudge is warm, score it into 1-inch squares. When candy is firm, use the foil to lift it out of the pan; cut candy into squares. Store tightly covered.
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