Red Cross Fudge
Red cross fudge is a delicious, easy fudge that works every time and never crystallizes.
Total Time
20 minutes
Servings
~80
4½ cups (1 kg / 2.2 lb) white granulated sugar
0.5 pounds (230 g) butter
1½ cups (375 ml / 12.7 oz) evaporated milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups (120 g / 4.2 oz) miniature marshmallows
12 oz (340 g) real chocolate chips
2 cups (120 g / 4.2 oz) chopped walnuts
Combine sugar, butter, evaporated milk, and vanilla in a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil.
Cook on medium heat for 11 minutes, stirring constantly.
11 minutes
Add marshmallows, chocolate chips, walnuts to fudge and mix well.
Pour into a buttered pan and let cool.
Cut into squares when it cuts without melting back together but before it becomes crumbly.
Store in an air-tight container.
- •Substituting margarine for butter makes the fudge oily. Imitation vanilla affects the aroma.
- •Other varieties of chips (vanilla, butterscotch, etc.) work as well.