For many years to come, people will continue to enjoy this traditional and completely fail-safe fudge recipe. Try one of our suggested modifications or make the fudge uniquely yours by incorporating your preferred ingredients into the basic recipe. To share with family and friends, fudge also makes a wonderful handcrafted present.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 55 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 8 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch thick fries
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 1 quart canola oil, or as needed
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Place potatoes in a bowl and cover with water; let sit for 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
- Place potatoes in a bowl and cover with boiling water; add sugar and corn syrup and mix well. Place bowl in the refrigerator and let sit for 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
- Spread potatoes out in a baking dish, cover the dish with plastic wrap, and freeze for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Working in batches, fry potatoes in hot oil for 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to dry and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Working in batches again, fry potatoes in hot oil until browned and crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Season fries with sea salt.
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.
Reviews
We did this and it wasn’t bad.
They did not taste like McDonald’s but the flavor was delicious but it also took way too long to cook but I really liked it
I LOVE MCDONALDS FRIES
It was delicious and super easy to make! And tastes almost like the McDonald’s fries *thumbs up*
we made these yesterday as a snack; they turned out great. it just took so long but well worth it!
I thought I would give this recipe a try because of the Mc Donald’s claim and because in my own recipe I use sugar water so I thought what the heck I’ll give the added corn syrup a try too. I follow the recipe precisely as written. I was disappointed. They were overly sweet.
The name had me. …What if I could have McDonalds at home? I first followed the recipe word for word…which ended in burned fries. ( 5-7 minutes for second cook is way too long) The second batch I watched much closer, cooking only about 2-3 minutes. The taste was a little too sweet for me , but over all a nice change for homemade fries, and did remind me a bit of McD’s fries.