Fudgy Wudgy was a bear . . .

mmm, fudgy

I just happened to watch that episode of Sex and the City in which Carrie’s friend Stanford says, ‘Judgy Wudgy was a bear’ and I also just happened to make fudge. Thus, this new turn of phrase was born and I can’t help but think it, or even say it to myself quite amusedly, when I encounter fudge now.

Since this is my first post, I suppose I should provide a bit of background about myself. I’ve always loved baking and took a professional course only to find later that baking doesn’t quite get the rent paid. It’s thus been relegated to a hobby or favorite past-time for now. I also became a vegan several months ago and turned to the internet to find recipes for all the things I couldn’t do without – sweets mostly. I was thrilled to find so many wonderful vegan blogs with fabulous recipes. I’d never really followed any blogs before but now I’m hooked on quite a few and want to join in all the fun.

I came across a recipe for Rum Cashew Fudge on Yeah, That “Vegan” Shit, adapted from have cake, will travel’s recipe for whisky peanut fudge.* I had Malibu rum on hand as well as some shredded, sweetened coconut and decided to make yet another version of this recipe which came out quite nice. I substituted 1/4 cup of the coconut for 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar but kept all other ratios the same. I surmise this may have made my fudge a tad bit softer than the others but I haven’t had them yet so I can’t say for sure. At any rate, it’s still darn good fudge and if it happens to get a little melty while you hold it in your fingers, oh well, I guess you’ll have to lick them.

* I hope it’s ok that I mentioned your blogs and recipes. Thank you!

mmm, more fudge