Don't let anyone tell you making fudge is easy and for sure don't let them tell you making GOOD fudge is easy either. Yes, there are a million fudge recipes out there, but getting everything correct takes some patience.

The first time I made Chiammaya Total Chocolate indulgence fudge -- actually I used Chocolate Lovers Blend -- it TASTED delicious, but was as grainy as a spoon of table sugar. One guy even said it was the best fudge he'd ever had, but he was probably drunk -- thanks anyway Blake! :-)

Last month at the Strawberry Festival I met a professional fudge maker  -- Bob Brown from Oh Fudge! -- Who was as nice a guy as you would ever meet. Bob used some of my chocolate to make a small batch of fudge and it for sure was better than the grainy mess I had concocted. He reminded me of something I'd heard from Alton Brown on Food Network;  adding a small amount of corn syrup prevented crystallization.

I came home and revised my recipe and it sure was less grainy, but still had a grit that just wasn't right. Bob had given me a proportion and I recalculated and re-worked my recipe. I can't say it's perfected yet but MAN it's getting close.

Thanks for the help Bob and I hope someday I can re-pay the favor. Try the recipe, I think you'll like it.

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