Gift For The Gods Fudge

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 ounces dark chocolate
• 3 tablespoons butter, and more for greasing pan
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon candied ginger, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

Recipe

• 1 line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper and grease it with butter.
• 2 in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the sugar, chocolate, 1/2 of the butter, half-and-half, corn syrup, and instant coffee over medium heat. stir with a wooden spoon until the sugar has dissolved and the chocolate has melted.
• 3 increase the heat and bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium, cover and boil for 3 minutes. remove the cover and attach a candy thermoneter to the pot; cook until the thermometer reads 234°f.
• 4 remove from heat. stir in vanilla, candied ginger, cardamom and chili powder, mixing until well-blended and the shiny becomes matte.
• 5 pour the fudge into the prepared pan. let sit in cool, dry area, until firm. cut into 1-inch pieces and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.