- 80
- 5 mins
- 9 mins
Ingredients
- 32 ounce bag powdered sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups raw walnuts
- 2 tablespoons vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
Line a baking sheet or casserole dish with foil.
In a large bowl, combine powdered sugar and cocoa powder and stir until they seem reasonably well mixed.
There are two options for heating the dairy. If you prefer to use the microwave, add butter and milk to powdered sugar and cocoa and microwave on high until the butter is completely melted, 2-4 minutes. If you prefer to heat on the stove, heat butter and milk over medium heat, swirling pan occasionally, until melted, about 4 minutes. Then add melted mixture to powdered sugar and cocoa. I've made this fudge both ways - it turns out the same using either method.
Stir hot melted butter and milk into the sugar and cocoa mixture until very well combined. You need to work fast because you want to spread the mixture while its still hot, but you want every spec of sugar to be well incorporated.
Once chocolate mixture is thoroughly mixed, stir in walnuts and vanilla.
Immediately pour warm fudge into prepared dish and spread to desired thickness. I only used about 60% of the surface of my baking sheet and made a 10x10 inch square with my fudge. It will only spread as far as you want, so make it as thick as you'd like the individual pieces to be.
Allow to fully set at room temperature. Our house is always freezing, so it didn't take much time. If you live in a warm house, it may take several hours or even a bit of refrigeration.
Lift foil out of dish and transfer fudge to a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to cut squares.
Store in airtight container.