Mashed Potato Fudge

Name: Mashed Potato Fudge
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes About 1 1/2 Pounds
Ingredients: 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped; 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more for greasing; 1 (1-lb.) box confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1 ⁄ 2 cup plain mashed potatoes; 2 tsp. milk; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 ⁄ 8 tsp. kosher salt; 1 ⁄ 2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Serves
makes About 1 1/2 Pounds

HELEN ROSNER

The unexpected addition of mashed potatoes adds an exceptional creaminess to dark chocolate fudge in this recipe adapted from Patty Pinner's cookbook Sweets.

Ingredients

3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
4 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
1 (1-lb.) box confectioners' sugar, sifted
¹⁄₂ cup plain mashed potatoes
2 tsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
¹⁄₈ tsp. kosher salt
¹⁄₂ cup finely chopped walnuts

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Instructions

Step 1

Place chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until melted, 3-5 minutes. Remove bowl from pan and let cool slightly. Stir in sugar, potatoes, milk, vanilla, and salt until dough forms. Using hands, knead dough briefly in bowl until smooth. Press into a greased 8” square pan; sprinkle with the chopped walnuts. Chill fudge 1 hour before cutting into squares.

Place chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until melted, 3-5 minutes. Remove bowl from pan and let cool slightly. Stir in sugar, potatoes, milk, vanilla, and salt until dough forms. Using hands, knead dough briefly in bowl until smooth. Press into a greased 8” square pan; sprinkle with the chopped walnuts. Chill fudge 1 hour before cutting into squares.