Happy National Penuche Fudge Day!

by Bob Sassone, Posted Jul 22nd 2007 @ 9:20AM

I've had this particular type of fudge many times since I was a kid, but I had no idea it was called "Penuche Fudge."

According to Wikipedia, it's a New England fudge (and parts of the south) made with butter, milk, brown sugar, and vanilla, and tastes a lot like caramel. It's lighter than regular fudge.

Here's a recipe from recipezaar.com made with walnuts, and here's one from AllRecipes made with pecans.

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Tags: dessert, new england food, new england fudge, pecans, penuche fudge, PenucheFudge, southern food, southern fudge, walnuts

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7-22-2007 @7:57PM Dawn S. said... My grandmother made penuche when I was a young child. I like it better than any other fudge except homemade Hershey Cocoa Fudge that my grandfather made. They were both great cooks, especially in the desert department.
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7-22-2007 @10:12PM dracoolya said... Oh yeah, penuche is good. I never thought about it tasting like caramel, but that sounds about right. I hate caramel's texture -- I feel like my teeth are being destroyed immediately by it, for some reason -- but I like the taste. Mmm, penuche. Highly recommended if you've never had it. I also didn't realize it was a New England thing. Kind of like brown sugar fudge.
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7-23-2007 @12:53AM mharges said... Sounds very similar to a pecan praline recipe. The main difference (other than the lack of nuts) is that the fudge is cooled as a block and cut apart and pralines are spooned out as individual dollops while the mixture is still warm and cooled separately.

I can never manage to get a full batch of pralines spooned out before the mixture cools too much - this looks like a good way to sidestep the problem entirely.
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7-23-2007 @11:39AM Buy Fresh Seafood Online said... That picture of the fudge above looks delicious. Where do they have even more recipes Bob?

Fisherman
http://www.allfreshseafood.com/
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