Celebrate National Fudge Day Every June 16

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Do you love rich, creamy fudge? Then National Fudge Day is a holiday for you.

We don’t know when or where this day got its start. But who cares? It’s another excuse to eat fudge!

It’s such a simple list of ingredients: just milk, butter and sugar, plus your favorite flavorings. But too delicious to describe.

Now, National Fudge Day is different from Nutty Fudge Day, Penuche Fudge Day or Peanut Butter Fudge Day. These different kinds of fudge also have their own days. But today is about any kind of fudge, these or others.

It’s also different than the eminently silly Yell Fudge At The Cobras in North America Day. There’s no need to yell about fudge today. Unless you want to yell about how good it is. But we plan to keep our mouths so full of the stuff we won’t be able to yell anything at all!

 

Fudge Trivia

Fudge has been around for some 130 years (maybe more). A letter written by a college student in 1886 mentions her cousin making and selling fudge in Baltimore, Maryland. She later used the recipe to make fudge for her college’s senior auction.

Written fudge recipes trace back to the late 19th century, too.

And Mackinac Island fudge (some of the most amazing around) has also been sold since the late 19th century. You’ve really gotta try this stuff! Can’t get to Mackinac? Some of the shops, like Murdick’s Fudge, will ship their mouth-watering creations right to your door! (We have no affiliate relationship with Murdick’s … We just really love their fudge!).

Fudge may be based on the recipe for a harder candy called Scottish Tablet. It also contains milk, butter and sugar, but no chocolate. Other stories are that the first fudge was actually a batch of caramel gone wrong.

Of course, even today fudge doesn’t necessarily contain chocolate. Although chocolate and chocolate nut are some of the most popular flavors, other favorites include peanut butter and maple.

Scroll down for some ideas on celebrating this smooth, creamy unofficial holiday.

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Ideas for How to Celebrate National Fudge Day

Two words: Eat Fudge.

Buy it if you must, but make it if you can.

And pretty much anybody can!

Here’s a super-simple recipe you can adapt to make your own:

Ingredients

3 cups (700 g) chocolate chips (or or chopped pieces of your favorite chocolate)

1 can (14 oz or 396 g) sweetened condensed milk

1/4 cup (30 g) butter (for heaven’s sake don’t use margarine!)

1 cup of your favorite add-ins, like nuts, marshmallows, fruit, cookies, etc. (optional)

Directions

Add the chocolate and butter to the condensed milk in either a heavy-bottomed pot or microwave-safe dish. Warm gently to melt chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally. If microwaving, cook on medium for about 3-5 minutes, stirring two or three times, until melted.

Add your extras, if any. Stir to mix.

Pour into greased 8” x 8” pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.

Now the consistency of this stuff isn’t quite the same as store-bought. Candy-makers pay close attention to the temperature and keep stirring it while it cools down. But the taste is still delicious.

Or try one of these other recipes:

• Candy Cane Fudge
• Chocolate Cheese Fudge
• Orange Creamsicle Fudge
• Peanut Butter Fudge

 

Do you have a favorite fudge recipe?

 

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