Caramel Fudge

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 14 oz sweetened condensed milk

  1 can
• ¼ cup unsalted butter

  room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups caramel bites

  1 bag, 11 oz
• ¼ cup heavy cream

Instructions

• 1 Measure all ingredients.
• 2 Fill a cooking pot 1/3 of the way with water, bring to a simmer, turn down to
  low heat, and place a large bowl over the pot, ensuring the bowl doesn't touch
  the water.
• 3 Combine chocolate chips, condensed milk, butter, and vanilla extract together in
  the bowl
• 4 Continuing to mix until everything is combined, about 10 minutes.
• 5 By the end, ensure that your fudge mixture is smooth and free of any chunks.
• 6 Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
• 7 Pour the fudge mixture into the pan and smooth with a silicone spatula. Place
  the pan in the fridge while preparing the caramel layer.
• 8 Now it's time to prepare your caramel layer: Fill the cooking pot 1/3 of the way
  with water again, bring to a simmer, turn down to low heat, and place a large
  bowl over the pot, ensuring the bowl doesn't touch the water.
• 9 Add caramel and heavy cream into the bowl.
• 10 Stir the mixture periodically using a silicone spatula.
• 11 Melt the caramels, stirring for 15 minutes or until smooth.
• 12 Pour the caramel over the chocolate fudge, smoothing gently with a spatula.
• 13 Refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours, or preferably overnight.
• 14 Remove the fudge from the fridge.
• 15 Peel fudge off the parchment paper. Place the fudge on a cutting board. Wear
  disposable gloves to prevent leaving fingerprints on the fudge.
• 16 Using a 5-wheel pastry cutter, score the fudge, then turn the fudge block 90
  degrees and score again.
• 17 The fudge should now be scored into even squares.
• 18 With a large knife, cut the edges of the fudge, wiping the knife with a wet
  kitchen towel after each cut.
• 19 With the edges neatly squared, your fudge block is now ready to be cut into
  smaller pieces.
• 20 Cut the fudge block along the scored lines, wiping the knife with a wet kitchen
  towel after each cut.
• 21 Turn the fudge block 90 degrees and push the pieces back together.
• 22 Finish cutting the fudge using the scored guidelines.
• 23 Enjoy your perfect caramel fudge pieces!

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