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3 Ingredient Fudge

3 Ingredient Fudge

Name: 3 Ingredient Fudge
Total time: 54 s
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 0.5 cups Dates Seedless; 0.5 cups Dark Chocolate; 0.5 cups Walnut (diced)

Time2 Hr 13 Min

DifficultyEasy

Serves4

Chocolate fudge is a delicious treat everybody loves. During the gifting season and Christmas, families get together to make homemade fudge for their loved ones. Most modern fudge recipes use a lot of ingredients but what if we told you that you can make these using just three? That's right, this is where our famous 3-ingredient fudge recipe comes in. The texture and layer of creaminess are what m ... ake or break the fudge. Our 3-ingredient fudge video shows you how to make 3-ingredient fudge at home step-by-step. If you'd like to get creative and use more than 3-ingredients, by all means, go ahead. Chopped berries and dried nuts go well with most chocolate fudge bars though. if you're planning to make blocks with the 3-ingredient fudge, you could but these are best served when chopped up into tiny squares. You can sprinkle chocolate chips on top with a dash of mint for a burst of flavour. Or you could stick to the classics and make the 3-ingredient fudge restaurant-style by simply following our recipe.

Ingredients

Dry Grocery

Dates Seedless

0.5 cups

Dark Chocolate

0.5 cups

Walnut (diced)

0.5 cups

Directions

Soak dates in water for 10-15 min, drain and de-seed the dates. Prepare a baking tin by lining foil.

Dry roast the walnuts in a pan, and set aside to cool down.

Roughly chop the dark chocolate.

In a blender jar, add walnut and pulse blend to coarse texture.

Add soaked dates and chocolate. blend again to get a sticky coarse paste.

Transfer the mixture to a baking tray, spread it evenly with a spatula. Keep the baking tray in the freezer for 2 hours or overnight, until the fudge is set.

Remove from the tray, slice the fudge into squares and serve. Store the fudge in an airtight container in the fridge.

Health Benefits of 3-Ingredient Fudge

3-Ingredient fudge benefits extend beyond it just being high in antioxidants. The ingredients used in this fudge boost your serotonin levels which induce feelings of happiness and healthy emotional wellbeing. What we love about this recipe is that the 3-ingredient fudge calories are low. Since the calories are on the lower end, you can help yourself to more than one serving. If you're working out hard, you will notice that this fudge boosts your recovery. It's a good source of protein and healthy fats too which is why it aids in muscle-repair and boosting metabolism. The rich and creamy taste of fudged comes from sweetened condensed milk. Milk is a good source of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin k and several other nutrients. Children consume it while growing up to get strong and healthy bones. This means that our fudge is good for them. Added sugar can be a pesky ingredient in store-bought chocolate fudge. But we use natural sweeteners which makes it very healthy. If your kids are watching what they eat or you're trying to get your family to eat healthier without sacrificing desserts, just try this out. You'll fall in love with it soon enough, promise. :)

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We hope you had fun making it! Enjoy the meal.

What is Fudge?

A sugar candy made by a mix of milk, sugar and butter. It has a smooth and creamy consistency that will melt in the mouth and make you yearn for more.

Origin

Fudge was invented in Baltimore, America, in the year 1886 on Valentine's Day by a confectioner as an accident. There are many versions of fudge in the regions of England and Scotland. The first-ever fudge was caramel flavour, and there are many other fudges available. Chocolate fudge is the most popular one, and fudge is the drier version of fondant.

How is Fudge Different from Brownie?

Fudge is made up of chocolate condensed milk sweetened with some additions into them, namely nuts, cookies, nibs of cocoa, marshmallows, dried fruits, peanut butter, etc. At the same time, brownies contain only cocoa powder with eggs, all-purpose flour, butter, baking powder and walnuts. Fudge is always soft and dense in texture, resembling a cheese cream, but brownies are fluffy and more like a cake.

Why is Dark Chocolate Better than Milk Chocolate?

Both the chocolates have the same number of calories, but dark chocolate is always considered to make healthy recipes as they have less fat and carbohydrates. Dark chocolates have more amounts of cocoa and nutrients when compared to milk chocolate. Besides these, there are also high proportions of iron, dietary fibre, magnesium, copper, potassium, manganese, zinc, phosphorus and selenium. Therefore, a dark chocolate fudge recipe is a type of healthy chocolate fudge.

Other Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Chocolate is an irresistible flavour with which various desserts like chocolate cupcakes are made. Furthermore, a chocolate flavour is super versatile to make a combination of tasty dessert recipes. It goes well with so many sweet, spicy, bitter, rich, salty and fruity ingredients. Given below are a few of the yummy chocolate dessert recipes. Try them at home and have fun.

How to make chocolate fudge? A chocolate fudge recipe is made of half cup of cocoa powder, one cup of milk, two cups of white sugar, four tablespoons of butter and one teaspoon of vanilla extract. A healthy chocolate fudge recipe can be made at home effortlessly, which does not require any special equipment and can be done by everyone. Combine the sugar, cocoa powder and milk in a saucepan and stir them well to blend smoothly in order to make excellent textured chocolate fudge. Please bring them to a boil while stirring them continuously. Keep the flame in medium and simmer for some time. Take care not to stir during this step as this will make the chocolate fudge hard. Keep simmering them until a drop of the above mixture forms a softball in a cup of cold water. Or make use of a thermometer to see whether the temperature reaches 114 degrees Celsius. For a chocolate fudge recipe, this step is significant and has to be necessarily reached to prevent it from being undercooked. Add butter and vanilla extract by removing from the heat and beat the mixture well until the chocolate fudge tends to lose its sheen. Grease a baking pan and pour the contents of the chocolate fudge into it. Allow it to cool, and then cut the chocolate fudge into squares. Choco fudge is ready. This is the old-fashioned method to make the chocolate fudge recipe, and in recent times, Choco fudge is made by no baking or by the 3 ingredient fudge method. Furthermore, the above fudge recipe can be made as a sugar-free chocolate fudge without adding the sugar and as a dark chocolate fudge owing to its health benefits.

Chocolate chip cookies To make chocolate chip cookies, one needs to have one cup of butter that is softened, one cup of white sugar, one cup of brown sugar, two eggs, two teaspoons of vanilla extract, one teaspoon of hot water, half a teaspoon of salt, three cups of all-purpose flour, one cup of chopped walnuts and two cups of chocolate chips. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius. Mix the softened butter with white sugar and brown sugar until they are smooth. Drop one egg at a time, and then add the vanilla extract. Make sure to dissolve the baking soda in hot water and then mix it with the batter. Add a pinch of salt and then stir in the flour, nuts and chocolate chip. Take a scooping spoon and drop them onto greased pans. Bake for ten minutes until the edges of the cookies turn brown.

Chocolate Mousse The ingredients required to make the chocolate mousse are heavy cream, egg yolks, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, bittersweet chocolate and sea salt. Whip the egg yolks with sugar with the help of an electric blender at high speed until they turn pale and fluffy. Heat one portion of the heavy cream in a saucepan over a low flame until they turn warm. Whisk the egg mixture with the warm heavy cream. This will temper the egg yolks in the mix. Cook the contents by constantly whisking over low flame until they thicken. If there are any clumps, then use a sieve and cook until the temperature is 160 degrees. Melt the chocolate and allow it to cool to room temperature by stirring every ten minutes. Then whip the remaining heavy cream until a stiff peak forms and fold the melted chocolate into it. Take small quantities of the mousse and refrigerate for two hours. Top them with sweetened whipped cream and garnish with grated chocolate.

Chocolate cake One needs 250 grams of all-purpose flour, 250 grams of powdered sugar, four beaten eggs, two tablespoons of cocoa powder, one teaspoon of baking powder and one cup of butter. Grease a baking pan and leave it aside for future use. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius. Sieve together the all-purpose flour with the cocoa and baking powder. Mix butter and sugar in a separate bowl. Beat them until the sugar dissolves completely. After this step, beat the eggs into the butter two at a time. Fold the dry mixture into the batter and then pour it into the greased pans. Bake for 30 minutes in an oven. Always check whether the centre of the cake is cooked properly with a sharp knife. Allow the cake to cool to room temperature. Invert the pan, and then once the cake comes off from it, one can do icing or toppings. Chocolate ganache, whipped cream and chocolate chips are some toppings to enhance the look of the cake.