Fantasy fudge is a classic holiday treat made with marshmallow cream, sugar, margarine, evaporated milk, and chocolate chips. It is easy to make and can be customized with different nuts and chocolate flavors. Marshmallow cream prevents sugar crystallization, and evaporated milk has less water content. The fudge is poured into a greased or lined pan and cooled before cutting into pieces and storing in airtight containers.
Fantasy fudge is also known as chocolate marshmallow fudge and is a classic holiday treat. Creamy and smooth, the rich chocolate squares literally melt in your mouth. Normally, fondant is made from cream, sugar, and butter, and the cooking process is slightly complex. Fantasy fondant, on the other hand, is very easy to make and very hard to get wrong. Packed in festive wrapping and colorful ribbons, homemade fancy fondant squares make very popular gifts.
The classic recipe for this delicious dessert calls for marshmallow cream, sugar, margarine and evaporated milk. Chopped walnuts, vanilla extract and semisweet chocolate chips are some of the other main ingredients. Evaporated milk has about 60 percent of its water content removed. It is sugar-free and can usually be found in grocery stores in cans. Marshmallow Creme is made from dried egg whites, sugar syrup, and corn syrup.
Found in tubs or jars, this soft, thick marshmallow creme is extremely sweet and slightly fluffy. Cooks use it in fudge because it prevents the sugar from crystallizing, ultimately saving the fudge from getting a gritty texture. The sugar crystals stay small thanks to the marshmallow coating. Cooks take care to check expiration dates when buying both evaporated milk and marshmallow spread.
Instead of using semisweet chocolate chips, cooks can substitute bittersweet chocolate with a different flavor. Some recipes call for chocolate chunks, but chocolate chips are much easier to work with. Butter can also be used as a substitute for margarine. Before starting the fudge, the cooks toast the nuts for better flavor. They preheat an oven and place the nuts on a baking sheet in the center.
Toast the nuts for about 10 minutes or until they turn light brown. Walnuts and pecans are some of the traditional nuts used in fantasy fudge recipes. Once the nuts have cooled, cooks chop them into coarse chunks. They mix the marshmallow spread, salt, sugar and butter in a saucepan and stir occasionally until it boils over medium heat. They allow it to boil for about five minutes until it caramelizes slightly.
The cooks remove the mixture from the stove and add the chocolate chips. Once the chocolate is completely melted, they are mixed with the vanilla extract and roasted nuts. The fantasy fondant is ready to pour into a greased or aluminum foil lined baking pan. After the cook pours in the fudge, they smooth the top with a wooden spoon and let it cool.
When completely cooled, cooks remove the fantasy fondant by tipping the greased pan or lifting the foil from the edges. They cut the fondant into pieces of the desired shape and size and store it in airtight containers. You need to wait an hour or more before cutting the fondant because it needs some time to harden. They also place tinfoil or waxed paper between the layers of fondant to keep them from sticking to each other or losing their shape.
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