Classic Chocolate Fudge

🧂 Ingredients

• water

  to fill cooking pot 1/2 way
• 3 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 14 oz sweetened condensed milk

  1 can
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter

  room temperature

Instructions

• 1 First, gather up all the fudge ingredients. Use the measuring cup and spoons to
  measure everything out.
• 2 Then, fill the saucepan ½ way full of water. Bring the water to a boil over
  medium-high heat.
• 3 Once boiling, carefully position a large glass bowl in the saucepan over the
  boiling water.
• 4 Next, pour the chocolate chips, condensed milk, vanilla, and butter into the
  glass bowl.
• 5 Regularly stir the mixture with a spatula until the chocolate chips have
  completely melted.
• 6 The fudge “batter” is ready once all the ingredients are combined into a smooth
  mixture.
• 7 Next, grab a square glass baking pan or square cheesecake pan if you have one.
• 8 Measure out a piece of parchment paper by placing a parchment sheet flat over
  the top of the dish. Cut the paper, so it is about 1.5- 2 inches wider than the
  baking pan.
• 9 Then, cut one slit in the parchment at each of the 4 corners of the baking dish
  across from each other.
• 10 Push the parchment paper into the pan while folding the corners in so the paper
  fits securely.
  
  If desired, you can lightly spray the pan with cooking oil spray first to make
  the paper extra secure.
• 11 Next, scoop the fudge “batter” into the lined baking pan.
• 12 Spread the fudge around in the pan as evenly and smoothly as you can with a
  spatula to get the best results.
• 13 Refrigerate the chocolate fudge for at least 2 hours, but it’s really best to
  leave them overnight. Then, remove the fudge from the fridge, pan, and parchment
  paper.
• 14 Place the fudge on a cutting board and heat a large knife blade in boiling hot
  water. Wipe it with a paper towel and cut the fudge directly in the middle.
  
  Repeat the knife heating and wiping process before each cut.
• 15 Cut 2 more vertical columns in one half of the fudge about 1.5 inches apart.
• 16 Then, cut several horizontal columns down the fudge, about 1.5 inches apart, to
  create perfect fudge squares.
  
  To make perfect fudge squares with a template, check out How to Cut Fudge into
  Perfect Squares.
• 17 Finally, repeat the cutting process for the other half of the fudge, serve, and
  enjoy!

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