WeightWatchers Buttery Walnut Fudge Recipe

Here’s a sweet treat for you! It’s great if you love fudge, but don’t want all that chocolate.

You can also try to make these with rum and maple flavoring as well. Yummy!

Weight Watchers Buttery Walnut Fudge recipe
Makes 24 pieces

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup half and half milk (you can use whipping cream)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 cup walnuts, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped

Preparation
1. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the butter, sugars, half and half milk and salt.
2. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
3. Once the mixture is boiling good, boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and mix well.
5. Stir in confectioner’s sugar, then fold in walnuts.
6. Spread mixture into a 8″ square dish (or use whatever size you desire to get the thickness you want).
7. Cover with plastic wrap and cool until it gets to room temperature.
8. Cut into 1 inch squares and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

How many Weight Watchers points in buttery walnut fudge recipe?
WW POINTS per piece: 3
Nutritional information per piece: 145 calories, 7.6g fat, 0.3g fiber

Originally posted 2007-11-23 14:02:01.