We've had links to fun chocolate recipes that'll remind you of your childhood Trick or Treat pleasures, and sophisticated recipes for adults, but there are always some overachievers in the group, so here is the essential recipe for homemade Halloween chocolate treats:
Old-Fashioned Homemade Fudge
Once you've had this, you'll never again want those modern substitutes made with convenience foods. People will expect you to make this every year, and will pout if you skip a year.2/3 c. half and half
1/3 c. light corn syrup
2 c. sugar
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
4 T butter
1 t. vanilla or pepermint
Combine cream, syrup, and sugar in saucepan. Cook, stirring, till sugar dissolves. Stir in chocolate till melted. Bring to boil, then cook to 238 degrees without stirring. Remove from heat and cool to 100 degrees without touching. Stir in butter and vanilla. Beat till it loses its sheen, or your arm falls off. Pour into buttered pan and let cool slightly. Score. Cool completely before cutting.
You have been warned.
