Sour Cream Fudge

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped candied cherries (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• butter an 8-inch square pan.
• butter the sides of a heavy, 2-quart saucepan; add sugar, sour cream, corn syrup, and salt. cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. increase heat to medium and cook until mixture comes to a boil. cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches 239 degrees f (115 degrees c) or until a small amount of sugar mixture dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. remove saucepan from heat.
• stir butter and vanilla extract into sugar mixture and cool to lukewarm, about 110 degrees f (43 degrees c). beat mixture vigorously until fudge is creamy and no longer glossy. fold cherries and walnuts into fudge; pour into the prepared 8-inch pan. allow to cool until hardened, at least 1 hour.