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15-Minute Chocolate Walnut Fudge

Source of Recipe


From "The Best of America's Test Kitchen"



List of Ingredients



• 1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped fine
  
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
  
• ½ tsp baking soda
  
• 1/8 tsp salt
  
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped coarse
  






Instructions



1. Line 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, allowing extra foil to hang over edges of pan. Lightly coat foil-lined pan with nonstick cooking spray.
   
   
2. Toss chocolates, baking soda and salt in a medium heatproof bowl until baking soda is evenly distributed. Stir in condensed milk and vanilla. Set bowl over 4-quart saucepan containing 2 cups simmering water. Stir with rubber spatula until chocolate is almost fully melted and a few small pieces remain, 2 to 4 minutes.
   
   
3. Remove bowl from heat, and continue to stir until chocolate is fully melted and mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in walnuts. Transfer fudge to prepared pan and spread in an even layer with spatula. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Remove from baking pan by lifting foil extensions. Using chef's knife, cut into squares. Serve.
   
   Makes about 2½ pounds.
   
   






Final Comments


Don't be tempted to make this fudge without the walnuts; they are crucial to the texture. If freezing, do not cut the fudge into squares; freeze in pan, thaw at room temperature, then cut.