Cranberry Fudge Food

CRANBERRY FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. square pan with foil. Coat the foil with cooking spray; set aside., In a heavy saucepan, combine chocolate chips and corn syrup. Cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat with a wooden spoon until thickened and glossy, about 5 minutes. Stir in cranberries and walnuts. Spread into prepared pan; refrigerate until firm. , Using foil, lift fudge out of pan; discard foil. Cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter or spray a 9x9 pan.
• In a 3-4 quart bowl put the white chips, orange extract, and marshmallow cream; set aside.
• In a medium size sauce pan put the milk, sugar and cranberry concentrate; stir. Bring this to a boil and cook to 235°F on candy thermometer (about 9 minutes).
• When mixture reaches 235°F, take off the heat and add butter. Stir and mix it well, and then pour over the white chips, extract, and marshmallow cream. Stir this well till all the chips are melted.
• Put into prepared pan.
• Let it cool and then refrigerate till nice and firm.
• Cut in squares.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil.
• Heat the marshmallows, sugar, cream, butter and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the marshmallows melt and the sugar dissolves. Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the white chocolate chips, vanilla and orange zest and stir until the chips completely melt.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, and scatter the cranberries over the top. Lightly press the fruit into the fudge. Let cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Cut into 1-inch squares.
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PERFECT CRANBERRY CASHEW FUDGE

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil or waxed paper.
• Combine marshmallow creme, sugar, evaporated milk, butter, and salt together in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for exactly 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in milk chocolate chips and semisweet chocolate chips until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Fold cashews and dried cranberries into the chocolate mixture; stir in vanilla extract. Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Cool at room temperature or in the refrigerator until firm, 2 hours. Cut into 1-inch squares.

WHITE CRANBERRY WALNUT NUTMEG FUDGE

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch square pan with 1 teaspoon butter.
• Combine white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and 1/3 cup butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until white chocolate starts to melt, about 3 minutes. Stir until smooth. Continue to microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until chocolate is completely melted.
• Stir rum flavoring, vanilla extract, and nutmeg into the white chocolate mixture. Fold in cranberries and walnut pieces. Pour fudge into the buttered baking pan, spreading it evenly into the corners.
• Let fudge cool until set, 8 hours to overnight.

CRANBERRY NUT FUDGE

Steps:

• Line an 8-in. square dish with foil and grease the foil with butter; set aside. , In a heavy saucepan, combine frosting and chocolate chips. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until chips are melted. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Pour into prepared pan. , Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Discard foil; cut the fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE FUDGE

Steps:

• combine cranberries and orange juice in a small microwave-safe bowl.
• cover and microwave on high 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute.
• allow to stand covered 10 minutes.
• coarsely chop cranberries.
• line and 8" square baking pan with greased foil that extends over on two sides.
• butter sides of a heavy large saucepan.
• combine sugar, whipping cream and corn syrup.
• stirring constantly, cook over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves.
• using a pastry brush dipped in hot water, wash down any sugar crystals on the sides of the pan.
• attach a candy thermometer to pan, make sure it does not touch the bottom of the pan.
• increase heat to medium and bring mixture to a boil.
• cook, without stirring, until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234-240 degrees).
• test 1/2 tsp mixture in ice water (mixture will form a ball in the water but will flatten in your hand).
• place pan in 2" of cold water in the sink.
• add butter and vanilla; do not stir.
• cool to approximately 110 degrees.
• remove from sink.
• using medium speed of and electric mixer, beat until fudge thickens and begins to lose its gloss.
• stir in orange peel and cranberries.
• pour into prepared pan.
• cover and chill two hours.
• cut into 1" pieces.