Butter Pecan Fudge

  3.5 – 4 reviews  • Pecan Dessert Recipes

A fudge that is smooth and flavorful. Walnuts could be substituted for the pecans. This fantastic recipe was shared with me by a coworker, and the entire office adored it!

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Additional Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 64
Yield: 64 1-inch pieces

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup butter
  2. ½ cup brown sugar
  3. ½ cup white sugar
  4. ⅛ teaspoon salt
  5. ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  6. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  7. 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  8. 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
  2. Combine butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and salt in a saucepan; pour in cream. Bring to a boil, stirring until butter melts and sugar is dissolved. Let mixture boil, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
  3. Remove saucepan from heat; add vanilla extract and mix well. Stir in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Fold pecans into fudge.
  4. Pour fudge into prepared pan and cool until firm, 1 to 2 hours. Cut into 1-inch squares.
  5. Store fudge in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 59 kcal
Carbohydrate 7 g
Cholesterol 6 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 0 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 16 mg
Sugars 7 g
Fat 3 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Susan Thomas
Man, this stuff is soo good! I made a few changes; I toasted my pecans, used only about 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, and upped the salt to just shy of a 1/2 tsp. The result was a buttery, not-to-sweet, delicious fudge! I may try upping the amount of cream and using just 1 cup powdered sugar next time; as it was just a touch crumbly. But it held together well, and set up quickly. And did I mention it’s absolutely delicious??? It’s just sooooo good! Thank you for the recipe!
Sonya Holt
Did not harden…but is a really good topping for icecream!
Nathaniel Jordan
I’ve made this twice and it was great both times. When you are cooking the butterscotch, make sure it boils nicely when you are cooking it for the five minutes. Very easy and delicious.
Danielle Daniel
It was very sweet and tasty, however it kept falling apart. Try putting it in the fridge for 30 minutes longer.

 

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