Maple Walnut Fudge

In this Instructable, I will show you how to make old-fashioned Maple Walnut Fudge. If you are a fan of fudge and maple flavor, you will love this recipe!

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Ingredients:

1. 3 cups of Maple Syrup (945g)
2. 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream (357g)
3. 1/4 tsp of salt
4. 6 tbsp (3/4 stick) of butter (85g)
5. 1/3 to 2/3 cup of chopped walnuts (40 to 80g)
6. 1 tsp of vanilla extract (optional)

Tools:

1. Deep Pot
2. Wooden Spoon
3. Thermometer is the one I use for both candy and meat.
4. Spatula
5. 8x8 or 7x11 inch baking pan
6. Foil or parchment paper

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Add the salt to the maple syrup. Start by heating the maple syrup on medium heat until it boils. You don't have to constantly stir, but do stir it occasionally.

Once it starts to boil, pour in the heavy cream. After you pour in the cream, do not stir the mixture at all. Just let it sit and cook until it reaches 234 to 236F or 112 to 114C. This is the softball stage.

*NOTE: If the bubbles start to get too high, which they will, lift the pot off the heat and do a swirling motion and they will subside for a bit. Repeat as necessary. Do NOT walk away from this!

Once you reach the correct temperature, remove the hot mixture from the burner. Add the butter and vanilla extract at this time but do NOT stir. Just let it sit for 30 to 40 minutes so the temperature can come down to between 110 and 115F or 43 to 45C.

Once cooler you can now beat the fudge. You will need to beat it for 5 to 7 minutes until it loses its glossy shine. After about 4 minutes of beating, pour in those walnuts. Once done, pour the hot fudge into a prepared 8x8 inch or 7x11 inch pan lined with parchment paper, buttered foil, or you can just butter the pan itself.

Allow the fudge to cool for about 2 hours before cutting it.

Once the fudge has cooled and set, you can cut it into squares. I use a pizza roller or a knife.

Now time to enjoy it!

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Now watch those steps in action with this video tutorial!