Root Beer Float Fudge
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 15 min. + chilling
YIELD: about 3 pounds.
My children have always loved root beer floats, so I came up with this fudgy treat just for them. Sweet and creamy with that familiar root beer flavor, it's always a bestseller at school bake sales. —Jennifer Fisher, Austin, Texas
Ingredients
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1 teaspoon plus 3/4 cup butter, divided
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3 cups sugar
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1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
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1 package (10 to 12 ounces) white baking chips
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1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons root beer concentrate
Directions
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1.
Line a 9-in. square baking pan with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, milk and remaining butter. Bring to a rapid boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 4 minutes.
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2.
Remove from heat. Stir in baking chips and marshmallow creme until melted. Pour one-third of the mixture into a small bowl; stir in vanilla.
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3.
To remaining mixture, stir in root beer concentrate; immediately spread into prepared pan. Spread vanilla mixture over top. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
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4.
Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 74 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 19mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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