Mom’s Sour Cream Butterscotch Fudge

Name: Mom’s Sour Cream Butterscotch Fudge
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon butter, divided; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min. + cooling

Yield 3 dozen

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This was one of mom's favorite recipes. It's creamy and nutty, and has lots of old-fashioned flavor. The recipe is well over 100 years old! —Kallee Krong-MCCreery, Escondido, California

Ingredients

1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon butter, divided
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

Line a 8x4-in. loaf pan with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter.
In a large heavy saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add sugars and sour cream; bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue to cook until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage).
Cool, without stirring, to 110°. Beat with a spoon until fudge thickens and just begins to lose its sheen. Add pecans and vanilla. Immediately spread into prepared pan. Cool. Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Remove foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 78 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 14mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

This was one of mom's favorite recipes. It's creamy and nutty, and has lots of old-fashioned flavor. The recipe is well over 100 years old! —Kallee Krong-MCCreery, Escondido, California

Recipe Creator

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