Recipe for cooking orange walnut fudge

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Fudge Recipes

Orange Walnut Fudge

3 c. sugar
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 c. water
12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. grated orange rind
4 c. coarsely chopped walnuts

Combine first 3 ingredients in a lrg. saucepan. Cook over med. heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches soft-ball stage or 234 degrees F.

Remove from heat. Add chocolate chips and orange rind; stir until chocolate melts. Stir in walnuts. Pour into a buttered 13 x 9-in. pan; cool. Cut into 1-in. squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.