Video:How to Make Irish Cream Fudge

Transcript:How to Make Irish Cream Fudge

Hi. I’m Krystyna Rittichier with About.com Food. Today I’m going to show you how to make Irish cream fudge. This traditional-style chocolate fudge is given the additional depth from the Irish cream in the recipe.

To Make Irish Cream Fudge, You Will Need:

• Cooking spray
• 4 cups granulated sugar
• One cup evaporated milk
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 tablespoons honey.  (Today I’ll be using organic raw honey. That’s why it is a little thicker, but any store bought honey will do.)
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 cup Irish cream liqueur
• 1.5 cups (or nine ounces) of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Bring Fudge Syrup to a Boil

Spray the sides of a large cooking pot with cooking spray. Add the sugar, evaporated mild, corn syrup, butter, honey and salt, and cook over medium-low heat. Stir the mixture constantly, and use a pastry brush dipped in warm water to wash down excess sugar buildup on the sides of the pot. Place your candy thermometer on the side of the pot, making sure that the thermometer does not touch the bottom of the pan. Increase the heat to medium to bring the syrup to a boil. Do not stir the syrup while it is boiling.

Melt the Chocolate

Begin melting your chocolate chips in a double boiler. If you don’t have a double boiler, you can use a heat safe bowl inside an ordinary pot of boiling water. The syrup should reach softball stage at around 234 to 240 degrees Fahrenheit. Test a half a teaspoon of syrup by dropping it into a bowl of ice water. The syrup should easily form a ball in the ice water, but become flat when you hold it in your hand.

Add Irish Cream and Chocolate then Cool Fudge Completely

Remove the pot from the heat, and place it into a kitchen sink with two inches of cold water. Add the liqueur to the syrup. When the syrup reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit, add the melted chocolate. Beat the fudge with an electric mixture on medium speed until the syrup is no longer glossy and it thickens. Pour the fudge into a greased eight by eleven inch dish. Allow the fudge to cool completely, and then cut it into one inch squares.

This is a delicious fudge. To keep it around for a while, you’ll want to place it in a sealable container in your refrigerator. Thanks for watching. For more information, please visit us at Food.About.Com.

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