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Here's The Reason Your Homemade Fudge Isn't Setting Properly By Dylan Murray Sept. 30, 2025 5:39 pm EST

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While the fact that some fudge recipes have as few as four ingredients might make you think it's easy to whip up, mastering the texture of the dessert is key to making it a great treat. Specifically, ensuring that your fudge cooks evenly throughout your pan is vital to making sure it sets properly. For this reason, it's widely recommended that you use a heavy saucepan to make fudge, as the heat in thicker pans spreads more equally, thus preventing uneven cooking and resulting in an overall better end result.

The reason why cooking fudge evenly is so essential is due to the fact that fudge is incredibly sensitive to heat, so there's a

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