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Expand2 cups maple syrup (Grade B is best here) Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tablespoon light corn syrup Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 cup heavy cream Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 cup milk Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon vanilla Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 cup coarsely chopped black walnuts, toasted Ask a question about this ingredient
Butter a loaf pan. Combine maple and corn syrups, cream, and milk in a deep saucepan. (The syrup will rises several inches up the sides of the pan.) Cook, without stirring, until the mixture reaches 238 degrees (soft ball stage) on a candy thermometer.
Ask a question about this stepRemove the pan from the heat and set in a cool place until the mixture is lukewarm. You should be able to put your hand comfortably on the bottom of the pan when it is ready.
Ask a question about this stepBeat the mixture using an electric mixer (or a wooden spoon if you're hardy) until the mixture begins to thicken and lose its shine. It will turn lighter. This may take up to ten minutes of mixing. Then, working quickly before it firms up, beat in the vanilla and add the walnuts. Spoon the fudge into the pan, using your fingers to smooth it out.
Ask a question about this stepCut the fudge into the size pieces you'd like, then set it aside for a few hours to firm up more.
Ask a question about this stepI'll keep looking for black walnut recipes! I've got several hundred nuts to shell! I agree, recipes for them are hard to find. Sorry not to post a photo, but uploading is tricky here in rural America, where the broadband is slow to nonexistent. The black walnuts are delectable in this fudge.
oh, please, post more black walnut recipes! i just bought some, hardly ever see them in the store and don't have recipes for them!
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Maple walnut ice cream with black walnuts is fabulous.