Triple Chocolate Fudge Food

THREE-CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. pan with foil; grease foil with 1 tablespoon butter., In a heavy large saucepan, combine sugars, milk and cubed butter. Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in marshmallows and vanilla until blended., Gradually stir in chocolate chips and chopped chocolate until melted. Fold in pecans. Immediately spread into prepared pan. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over sides of pan; grease foil. In large saucepan, combine sugar, butter and evaporated milk; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly. Boil uncovered over medium heat without stirring for 5 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Add marshmallows; stir until melted. Add chocolate chips, sweet chocolate and unsweetened chocolate, stirring constantly until all chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla, almond extract and walnuts. Quickly spread mixture in greased foil-lined pan. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.
• Remove fudge from pan by lifting foil; remove foil from sides of fudge. With long knife, cut fudge into squares.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Bake pie shell for 1/2 the baking time directed on package instructions. Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature as you prepare the rest of the pie.
• Blend sugar, cocoa powder, flour, and salt together in a medium bowl until well mixed.
• Stir in evaporated milk, then eggs.
• Add melted butter and vanilla and stir until completely combined.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly into the bottom of the pie crust. Stir chocolate pie mixture and pour on top of chocolate chips.
• Bake at 325F for 55-60 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit 15 minutes.
• Spoon hot fudge over pie and carefully spread until even.
• Refrigerate several hours before serving. Keep refrigerated.
• Serve topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. Yum!

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE FUDGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Put chopped chocolates and butter (first three ingredients) into a sauce pan over low heat and melt.
• Once melted, remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
• Mix eggs, sugar, espresso powder, and vanilla.
• Add the melted chocolate to the egg/sugar batter. Mix well.
• Next add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the batter. Mix well.
• Lastly, add chocolate chips and pecans.
• Chill dough for approximately 60 minutes or until it can hold a shape.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and scoop dough in small balls on paper - space about 1 inch apart from each other.
• Press dough to flatten.
• Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. No not overbake!
• When cookies are cool, drizzle melted chocolate over top of cookies if you wish!

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Line two 13x9-in. pans with foil and grease the foil with 4 teaspoons butter. In a heavy Dutch oven, combine sugar, milk, salt and the remaining butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage)., Remove from the heat. Stir in chopped German chocolate and the chocolate chips until smooth. Fold in the marshmallow creme, pecans and vanilla. Spread into prepared pans., Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Using foil, lift fudge out of pans. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in airtight containers.

TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter an 8-inch square cake pan; line with parchment, leaving a 1-inch overhang on two sides. Butter parchment. Place butter in a large heatproof glass bowl set on a wire rack.
• Heat cream, sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa powder, corn syrup, and salt in a heavy saucepan over medium, stirring, until sugar is dissolved and chocolate is melted, about 10 minutes. Attach a candy thermometer to pan; bring mixture to a boil, washing down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming. Boil, without stirring, until mixture reaches 238 degrees, about 15 minutes.
• Pour chocolate mixture into glass bowl (do not scrape saucepan). Attach thermometer to bowl; let stand (without stirring) until mixture reaches 110 degrees, about 1 hour, 30 minutes. Stir in peppermint extract with a wooden spoon; continue stirring and folding until mixture starts to thicken, lightens slightly in color, and begins to lose its sheen, about 5 minutes.
• Pour mixture into prepared cake pan (do not scrape bowl); press evenly with your hands, then smooth top with a spatula. Sprinkle evenly with candies, pressing to adhere. Let cool 1 hour. Spread white chocolate over candies. Refrigerate until firm, at least 15 minutes and up to 3 days.
• Run a sharp knife around edges of fudge to loosen; remove using parchment. Cut into 1-inch squares. Fudge can be stored in refrigerator, between layers of parchment, up to 1 week; bring to room temperature before serving.

TRIPLE-FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and lightly flour bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave condensed milk and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips uncovered on Medium (50%) about 1 minute or until chocolate is softened; stir until smooth, and set aside.
• In large bowl, beat dry cake mix and oil with electric mixer on low speed about 15 seconds or until crumbly; reserve 3/4 cup. Add applesauce and eggs to remaining mixture; beat on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally (batter will be thick and grainy). Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread batter in pan.
• Drop melted chocolate mixture by teaspoonfuls over batter, dropping more around edge than in center. Stir remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips and the pecans into reserved cake mixture; crumble over batter.
• Bake 37 to 43 minutes or until center is set. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Store covered.

TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt the bittersweet chocolate and the unsweetened chocolate with the butter, stirring until the mixture is smooth, remove the bowl from the heat, and let the mixture cool until it is lukewarm. Stir in the sugar and the vanilla and add the eggs, 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir in the salt and the flour, stirring until the mixture is just combined, and stir in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into a well-buttered and floured 13- by 9-inch baking pan, smooth the top, and bake the mixture in the middle of a preheated 350°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it. Let the mixture cool completely in the pan on a rack and cut it into 24 bars.