How to Make Real Lemon Fudge

Fudge made with lemon extract has nothing on homemade fudge that is made with real lemons. When you make it with the superior Meyer lemons it's even better. A simple to make fudge with all the flavor.

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They say when life gives you lemons make lemonade. Very wise counsel.

But I say when Frieda's Specialty Produce gives you Meyer Lemons make fudge.

That's a little different but hey fudge is delicious, and who says it has to be chocolate.

I researched some fudge recipes.

I wanted to use fresh lemon juice and zest and I wanted to use milk. And to have a Meyer lemon taste.

No lemon extract. No artificial lemon flavor.

No milk from a can.

Those recipes are hard to find. I found one lemon fudge recipe from the blog, Through Clouded Glass and changed it up to use fresh lemon juice and zest.

The oil contained in the zest is where you get the most flavor from. I added the juice of just one Meyer lemon enough to add some flavor without screwing the recipe up with excessive liquid.

? Why Meyer Lemons?

What's the big deal abut Meyer lemons? The flavor.

Meyer lemons have a different flavor than regular lemons that I prefer. They are sweeter as well, not sweet like you would peel and eat one, but still sweeter.

? Check out What's the Difference Between Regular & Meyer Lemons?

⚪ White Chocolate Fudge

The recipe is basically a white chocolate fudge that has lemon added to it. White chocolate contains cocoa butter, sugar and milk solids. It doesn't have the cocoa solids that milk or dark chocolate has. The cocoa flavor is gone but we still have the fats we need to produce fudge.

Since white chocolate doesn't have a strong flavor, when you add lemon to it, it will become the dominant flavor.

For the white chocolate is often just use chips, but you could also buy a bar of white chocolate and chop it up.

? How to Make It Yellow

To get that wonderful yellow color you see in my fudge, you have to cheat a little bit and add food coloring. I don't use just regular food coloring, I prefer gel paste food coloring. It has more vivid color and doesn't add any liquid to whatever you adding it to. It easily mixes right in. The stuff will last you a long time.

But you can totally choose to skip it, it's your choice.

? Other Citrus Flavors

I was very excited in how this turned out. It is melting in your mouth good. It's a great way to showcase the wonderful flavor of Meyer Lemons, which once you try, you will never want to go back to the old standby lemon.

Also makes me want to try out other wonderful citrus throughout the winter months - I have visions of Blood Orange, Cara Cara, Sumo mandarin, maybe even Ugli Fruit fudge dancing in my head.

The nice thing about the lemon fudge is that it wasn't as heavy feeling as traditional chocolate fudge. Even if you lost all self control and devoured several pieces, you wouldn't regret it as much later as with the heavier chocolate.

? Great Christmas Gift

Since Meyer lemons can be found around Christmas time this makes a great, easy to make gift. We have given it to our families in the past. Just pack it in a Christmas tin with wax paper in between each layer. We shipped this from Michigan to California without any lose in flavor.

? More Lemon Recipes

Here are some other recipes that utilize the mighty lemon:

• Meyer Lemon Anise Cookies
• Lemon Poppyseed Blueberry Sour Cream Muffins
• Alton Brown's Lemon Meringue Pie

Have you ever made homemade fudge before? Share us your experiences in the comments below.