Scarlett's Tattoo: *i love you* Fudge

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

i love you Fudge

Barefoot Love!

*I Cook Barefooted!*

I'm not much of a chocolate fiend.

I wouldn't make a very convincing cookie monster.
(Though I do like his style!)

And you pro-bab-ly won't see me high-tailin' it
to catch up with the ice cream man on a hot day.

But wrap some homemade fudge up in a little blanket,

tie a love note to it,

and

address it to me...

and I will follow you around like a fat, sick puppy

because that is what I will be once I'm finished gorging on compliments and candy!

Collect.

Compose.

Seal and Deliver.

"I LOVE...

That you can turn an off handed comment about broccoli

into a three hour discussion about politics in organized sports."

A dear friend gave *i love you* jars as gifts to all us girls a few years ago for Christmas.

I fell in love with her idea and did the same for my Kentucky family.

After collecting mason jars of all sizes, shapes, and colors,

scouting out the best (and idiot proof)
homemade fudge recipes I could find,

and hunkering down with pen and paper,

I continued the gift that kept on giving...

I spread around the LOVE!

*I wonder if she knows just what she's started.*

"I LOVE...

That you get so excited about everything you do.

Nothing half ass for Scarlett."

~ A few of my favorites ~

S'more Fudge

2 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter

2/3 cup evaporated milk

1 (7 oz. jar) marshmallow creme

2 cups chocolate chips

1 tsp. vanilla

Butter a small square pan.

In a large pot, combine sugar, butter and evaporated milk.

Bring to a boil over medium heat;

stirring constantly.

Boil 5 minutes and remove from heat.

Add marshmallow creme and chocolate chips.

Blend till smooth.

Stir in vanilla.

Pour into pan and cool to room temperature.

Score the fudge into small square pieces.

Refrigerate till firm.

Remove fudge from pan and cut rest of way through.

Refrigerate.

"A piece for You. A piece for Me."

Chocolate Mint Fudge

1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

6 oz. white chocolate

2 tsp. vanilla

1 Tbsp. peppermint extract

Add 1 cup milk to chocolate chips. Melt.

Add vanilla.

Pour half of the mixture into an 8x8 in. wax paper-lined pan.

Let cool for 10 minutes.

Melt white chocolate with remaining milk.

Add peppermint and green food coloring.

(Mixture will be very thick.)

Spread on first layer.

Cool another 10 minutes.

Top with other half of chocolate mixture.

Cool.

Remove from pan, remove paper. Cut into squares.

Refrigerate.

"A piece for You. A piece for Me."

Maple Nut Fudge

1 cup maple syrup

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup cream

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup walnuts

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Boil sugar, cream, and butter until soft ball stage is reached.

Add nuts and vanilla.

Beat until ready to pour into wax paper-lined pan.

Cool.

Refrigerate.

"A piece for You. A piece for Me."

***

You want reviews?
How 'bout,
"I Love... This!" ヅ

How 'bout You?
Have a recipe you want to share on
*I Cook Barefooted!*?
Show some Barefoot Love and...

Send it here: scarlettcolleen@yahoo.com
Want to include a photo? Fun!

What's on your table?

“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions.

All life is an experiment.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

*Barefoot Love* Airbrush By, Colleen
2012

15 comments:

Catherine DentonSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:41 AM
You are speaking my fudge-loving language!! Double yummy yum! And I love the love notes jar, her note message to you is perfect. *tucks idea away in pocket*
Catherine Denton
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HappySansGlutenSeptember 26, 2012 at 10:29 AM
My favorite Christmas gift ever :) I still go back and look at them and smile. I made them for my Paris friends last Christmas and put them in Eiffel Tower jars :)
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Johanna GarthSeptember 26, 2012 at 11:18 AM
The I Love You jars are truly inspired. Hmmm...maybe if I can get my WIP finished by Thanksgiving I could take them on as a homemade xmas present with LOVE from my kiddos.
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35jupeSeptember 26, 2012 at 3:55 PM
I have to admit, I love chocolate. And fudge.

Thanks for the recipes! And for the lovely jar idea. I did something like that once, a long time ago. It worked out really well.
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UnknownSeptember 26, 2012 at 6:41 PM
During the holidays, I make fudge for my family, friends, and neighbors (I have been caught falling asleep at the stove while stirring the pot), but I've never added little notes of love or put the fudge in pretty mason jars. What a FABulous idea for gift-giving (even to oneself! hah!)! Your friend is a creative goddess for coming up with it and YOU are a creative goddess for passing it on with your lovely-amazing-Scarlett style.

I will be proud and happy to pick up the mason jar and spread the love (and fudge, same thing in my world).

Btw, really happy to see you've posted a recipe for Maple Nut Fudge. I've always wanted to make it, but wanted a recommendation, soooooo thanks and big smiles to you!
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Elizabeth SeckmanSeptember 27, 2012 at 9:15 AM
I never make fudge. I should, but I never have.
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