Many moons ago, I made red, white & blue tie-dye fudge for my boys. I made it to celebrate the Fourth of July with friends. It’s a treat that my children still talk about to this day, even though I haven’t made it in a few years! So I dug the pictures up out of my family “archives” and found my recipe and decided it needed to be put out in the world to share so that your children have fun memories of it too!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 c granulated sugar
• 1/2 c unsalted butter
• 5 oz evaporated milk
• 2 c marshmallow fluff
• 8 oz white chocolate chips
• red & blue food coloring
• parchment paper for lining
• nonstick cooking spray

Instructions

1. Line an 8×8 baking pan with the parchment paper and spray with the nonstick cooking spray.
2. Prepare 3 bowls, 3 spatulas or spoons, the food coloring and a knife. Make sure you have this laid out before you start as this process moves quickly.
3. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter and evaporated milk. Cook over medium heat, continually stirring. Use caution, candy making can be dangerous as the sugar mixture is as hot as lava at this point!
4. When the mixture comes to a boil, stir frequently for about 5 minutes. Add in the marshmallow fluff and the white chocolate chips and mix until smooth.
5. Separate the mixture into the 3 bowls. Add the red food coloring to one bowl and stir. Add the blue food coloring to another bowl and stir. Leave the third mixture as is, white.
6. Pour the red fudge into the prepared baking pan, smoothing with an offset spatula and tap on the counter to smooth out the top.
7. Pour the white fudge on top of the red, smoothing with a clean offset spatula. Lastly, pour the blue fudge on the top and smooth out as directed above.
8. Take a knife, toothpick or skewer and drag it through all three layers, making a marbled pattern.
9. Allow the fudge to cool completely before cutting, 2-3 hours.

Enjoy a safe, social distanced holiday weekend 🇺🇲

Rachel