Smoked almonds, dried cherries and sea salt combine with chocolate and sweetened condensed milk to give this traditional fudge a high-end, flavor-foward makeover. A great gift for your nearest and dearest.
Salted Chocolate Almond Fudge
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 can (6 oz) coarsely chopped smoked almonds
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips (6 oz)
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1 cup chopped dried cherries
- 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel sea salt or coarse sea salt, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Line cookie sheet with foil. Line 8-inch square pan with foil.
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Step2In 8-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Stir in brown sugar, and cook until bubbly. Cook 1 minute longer, stirring occasionally. Add almonds; stir to coat. Spread almonds on cookie sheet. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Break into small pieces.
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Step3In large microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave 1 minute longer. Add almonds and dried cherries; stir until blended.
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Step4Spread evenly in 8-inch square pan. Sprinkle with salt. Refrigerate about 2 hours until firm. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
160
Calories
8g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
18g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Piece
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 35mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 18g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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