Coffee Kissed Vanilla Latte Fudge Bites Recipes

COFFEE FUDGE

Steps:

• In a small dish, stir the tablespoon of instant coffee into the hot water and mix to dissolve. Set aside.
• Stir together the white chocolate with sweetened condensed milk in a large microwave-safe mixing bowl. Add a pinch of salt, if desired.
• Heat at 70% power for 90 seconds. Then remove and stir. Heat for an additional 45 seconds at 70% power then let the bowl sit in the microwave for about 3 minutes. Remove the bowl and stir until all of the chocolate melts.
• Mix in the dissolved coffee.
• Pour the fudge into the prepared baking pan, spreading evenly.
• Refrigerate about 3 hours until firm. Cut into 25 squares.

MINI FUDGE BITES

Steps:

• For the fudge: Spray a 9-by-9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides so the fudge can be easily removed.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, butter and salt. Bring to just short of boiling over medium heat, until the mixture is loose and the chocolate chips are melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the walnuts and vanilla using a wooden spoon.
• Pour the hot mixture into the prepared baking dish and refrigerate until cool and set, about 2 hours. Then, using a 1-inch square cookie cutter, cut the fudge into cubes.
• For the cookies: Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the cookie dough from its packaging and transfer to a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/4 inch thick. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and parbake for 10 to 11 minutes.
• Using the 1-inch square cookie cutter, cut the parbaked cookies and return to the prepared baking sheet. Bake the cookies until they are lightly golden around the edges, 5 to 6 minutes. If they have puffed up and lost their shape, use the same cookie cutter to punch out the cookies again while they are still warm, for cleaner edges. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
• For the assembly and decorations: In a medium bowl, combine the royal icing with gel food color and mix until completely incorporated. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a round number 2 tip. Pipe a dab of the royal icing onto the center of each cookie and adhere a cube of fudge on top. Decorate each fudge bite with more royal icing then top with a candied violet. Transfer to a platter to serve.

VANILLA FUDGE LATTE

Steps:

• Combine syrups & coffee in a large mug, top with steamed milk & serve.

COFFEE FUDGE (OR VANILLA OR WHATEVER YOU WANT)

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a medium heavy-based saucepan, with a sugar thermometer attached, and bring slowly to the boil.
• Add the sugar and butter. Heat slowly, stirring continuously, until the sugar dissolves and the butter melts. Bring to the boil, cover and boil for 2 minutes.
• Uncover and continue to boil steadily, stirring occasionally, for 15 - 20 minutes, until the temperature reaches the soft ball stage 116°C (235-240°F), when a little of the mixture, dropped into a cup of cold water, forms a soft ball when rolled between finger and thumb.
• Remove from the heat. Stir in the coffee flavoring (nuts if adding) and leave to cool for 5 minutes.
• Beat the fudge until it just begins to lose its gloss and is thick.
• Transfer to a greased 7 inch square tin.
• Mark into 50 squares when almost set.
• When firm and set, cut along the marked lines.
• Store in an airtight container.

EASY FUDGE BITES

Steps:

• Lightly spray a 9-by-9-inch cake pan with cooking spray. Line with 2 crisscrossed pieces of parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang. Spray parchment. In a saucepan, combine butter, marshmallows, sugar, milk, and salt.
• Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until marshmallows have melted, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate until melted. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Let cool 30 minutes, then refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.
• Using overhang, lift fudge onto a cutting board; cut into 1-inch squares. With rubber-gloved hands, to prevent fudge from becoming too slippery and messy, roll into balls (if mixture is very cold, it may crumble a bit; just let it warm slightly first), then roll in desired toppings as you go. Refrigerate until firm, 1 hour. (To make ahead, place balls in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate up to 3 days.)