I had all intentions of making pumpkin fudge, but when I got to the store…..the pumpkin lover’s nightmare happened! There was no canned pumpkin on the shelf! Are there that many people out there already whipping up pumpkin treats in their kitchens already? I had all the other necessary ingredients in my cart, so I decided that I would just skip the pumpkin step and make a different flavored fudge. I decided on butterscotch, which has always been one of my favorite flavors.
This was my very first attempt to make fudge. Fudge recipes have always intimidated me because I have no experience with candy thermometers and “soft ball stages”. I searched for a recipe that was not difficult and didn’t require any of those “scary” elements. RecipeZaar fulfilled my need with this Easy Butterscotch Fudge recipe. It truly was ready to pour into the pans with only 15 minutes of prep time. It does require a lot of stirring, so be ready to have tired arms….but it is all worth it for these smooth, sweet, buttery candy treats. Enjoy!
Easy Butterscotch Fudge
3 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter
2/3 cup evaporated milk
12 ounces butterscotch chips
7 ounces marshmallow creme
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- Combine sugar, butter (or margarine) and milk in a 2 1/2 quart saucepan.
- Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly.
- Continue boiling 5 minutes over medium/medium-high heat, stirring.
- Remove from heat, stir in butterscotch chips until melted.
- Add marshmallow creme and vanilla; beat until blended.
- Pour into greased 13×9 inch pan.
- Let cool and serve. (Best results if you refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving)
- Store fudge in the refrigerator.
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Who needs pumpkin fudge when you can have BUTTERSCOTCH fudge?!??!! Mmm, love it!
That looks soooo good! My stores haven’t had pumpkin either. They said it some kind of problem with their distributors. Huge bummer!
Oh my goodness! This looks heavenly.
I must figure out how to make dairy-free butterscotch fudge!
Ugh, I had that happen to me too – I wanted to get lots of pumpkin and apples for all sorts of autumn baked goodies, and no canned pumpkin!! This fudge looks so delicious, though, even if there is no pumpkin in it.
Oh man! I always get my fudge from the Jersey Shore but this recipe looks too easy! I may have to try it!
Love butterscotch…sweet!
From what I hear, there is kind of a canned pumpkin shortage right now. It appears to be from the bad weather from last year that ruined a significant portion of the harvest. Of course, there is always the fresh option… just cook it and puree it yourself. It tastes better and you don’t have to eat all the preservatives!
The fudge looks great!
Check out this link.
http://www.5dollardinners.com/2009/09/pumpkin-shortage-of-2009.html
Same thing happened to me – No pumpkin at the store earlier this week
I finally found some today and am happy
Apparently there is a pumpkin shortage this year.
http://blog.easyaspierecipes.com/2009/09/great-pumpkin-shortage-of-09.html
I bought mine on Amazon. Kind of pricey, but I’ve gotta have me some pumpkin.
This fudge looks fantastic! I have to make this. I live in WI and have been having a hard time finding canned pumpkin. It’s like there’s a shortage of it for some reason. I buy it to add to my dog’s food. He needs the fiber and he loves it!
this fudge looks amazing! any flavor would be great!
Looks incredible and easy! What a perfect combo. I’m all over this recipe
I don’t think I actually *need*to know how to bake these in 15 minutes, that’s wayyyy to dangerous!
Looks delish! My grandmother always used to make butterscotch fudge. So Yummy.
SO delicious!! I’ve heard of pumpkin being out in random stores, hahah HUGE problem!
this looks great, and so easy! can someone tell me how this can be made into pumpkin fudge?
I don’t even care about the fudge, I Stumbled upon this site. It’s more about the women! Every girl on this site looks sexy. Keep up the good looks!
This looks like the easiest fudge recipe I’ve seen yet. Will definitely be taking this recipe out for a test drive soon!
I love fudge and I am so glad that fall is here because I feel like I can get away with making it more often!! This recipe sounds delicious!
i just made this and it was absolutely unbelievable. thought i burned it on the first step, but it ended up turning out amazing. also, the chips don’t really melt in, but it worked none the less. i will make this again and again.
this fudge is amazzzzzzing.
Hey, it looks great and i’d love to try it, but is there a substitute for the Marshmallow Creme? mainly because I can’t get it where I am
mmmm…. delicious!
I have to try this I am giving it to people for valentines day thank you so much I finally found an easy recipe:)
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