White Chocolate Pistachio Cherry Fudge Food

FIVE MINUTE WHITE CHOCOLATE FUDGE WITH PISTACHIO AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Pour the chips, condensed milk and vanilla into a medium saucepan. Put the pan on the stove and turn the heat to low. (Stir occasionally while you prepare pan).
• Butter an 8-inch round cake pan with softened butter. (I found it easier to remove from the pan if you lined bottom with parchment paper and buttered the sides).
• Cover the empty condensed milk can with plastic wrap and put it in the center of the round cake pan.
• Stir the chips and milk until they melt together, about 3 minutes. Stir in pistachios and dried cranberries. Scoop the fudge into the cake pan all around the plastic-covered can in the center to form a wreath or ring shape. Let it be all bumpy on top. If the fudge moves the can off center, move it back in place.
• Cut the red cherries in half with scissors and the green cherries into quarters. Use the green pieces to make leaves and the red to make holly berries. Decorate the fudge with several groups of holly berry sprigs made from the cherries and garnish with pistachios between the sprigs.
• Put the fudge in the refrigerator and chill until firm (about a half hour). Remove the can from the center, then loosen the sides and bottom of the fudge with a spatula (you won't need to do this if you took my advice about the parchment paper!). Cut the fudge into thin slices to serve.

PISTACHIO WHITE CHOCOLATES

Steps:

• For the pistachio white chocolate butter: Combine the pistachios, white chocolate chips, sugar, salt, almond extract and vanilla in a food processor and blend, scraping the sides occasionally, until very creamy and spreadable, about 10 minutes.
• For the white hot chocolate: Gently heat the milk in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk in 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pistachio butter (4 tablespoons for a nice, light, not-too-sweet situation, or 6 for a very rich desserty sitch!). Save the remaining pistachio butter for another use.

TART CHERRY AND PISTACHIO FUDGE

Steps:

• Microwave semi-sweet chocolate and 3/4 cup of the sweetened condensed milk in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 minute. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in pistachios, vanilla and cayenne pepper. Spread in foil-lined 8-inch square pan. Set aside.
• Microwave white chocolate and remaining sweetened condensed milk in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 1/2 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 minute. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Spread evenly over semi-sweet chocolate layer. Sprinkle cherries evenly over top, pressing cherries lightly into the fudge.
• Refrigerate 2 hours or until fudge is set. Use foil to lift out of pan onto cutting board. Cut into 36 pieces.

CHOCOLATE PISTACHIO FUDGE

Steps:

• Melt the chopped chocolate, condensed milk and salt in a heavy based pan on a low heat.
• Put the nuts into a freezer bag and bash them with a rolling pin, until broken up into both big and little pieces.
• Add the nuts to the melted chocolate and condensed milk and stir well to mix.
• Pour this mixture into a 9-inch square foil tray, smoothing the top.
• Let the fudge cool and then refrigerate until set. You can then cut into small pieces approximately 3/4 by 1 3/4 inches or cutting 8 by 8 lines in the tin to give 64 pieces.
• Once cut you can keep it in the freezer, no need to thaw just eat straight away.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PISTACHIO FUDGE

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan, combine sugar, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and salt to a boil over medium heat.
• lower to simmer and cook for 20-30 minutes, (236*).soft ball stage on candy thermometer.
• remove from heat and wipe crystals from sides of pan with wooden spoon.
• add chocolate.DO NOT STIR.
• cool to lukewarm.about 110*.
• when thickened and smooth, add vanilla.
• fold in pistachios.
• pour into 8x8" square buttered pan.
• cool and then cut into squares.
• to roast pistachios.
• spread in an 8"x8" pam and bake at low temperature (250*) for 1 1/2 hours.
• this fudge will keep in an air tight container for some time.

CHOCOLATE-PISTACHIO FUDGE BITES

Steps:

• Line 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Microwave white chocolate, 6 Tbsp. butter and water in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir with whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Add dry pudding mix; stir 2 min. Add sugar, 1 cup at a time, stirring after each addition until well blended. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Microwave semi-sweet chocolate and remaining butter in large microwaveable bowl 1-1/2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended; spread over fudge layer in pan. Sprinkle with nuts. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm before cutting into 36 squares.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BAKEWELL (CHERRY AND ALMOND) FUDGE

Steps:

• Put the white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan and warm over a very low heat, stirring continuously until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat.
• Stir in the almond extract and then the glace cherries.
• Line a loaf pan with cling film (saran wrap) and pour the warm fudge mixture inches.
• Chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours, until completely set (ideally overnight).
• Then turn out of the pan and serve (this is a soft fudge so is best served slightly chilled).
• NB If desired, you can quarter extra glace cherries and scatter them over the top of the fudge before chilling to make it look a little more colourful!