Doc Burnstein’s Silk Fudge / Southern California + fudge giveaway

*Another lovely joint post! Below portion is written by Maggie.*

The first time I tasted fudge I was hooked. Watched them make it from an outside window at Seaport Village. They poured the hot mixture on a table to cool, and kept mixing it with a long metal instrument. Just couldn’t get over how different it tasted from a plain chocolate bar. 

Ever since that day I’ve held that memory of how the fudge tasted and compared it to each experience I’ve had since. Nobody could come close to the taste or texture of that fudge. It seemed everyone had their own idea of how fudge should taste and I was sorely disappointed.  

Years later, I took of tour of Doc Burnstein’s and had my first sample of motor oil fudge! My taste buds delighted in the complex layers of fudge flavor and I knew this was the one. :>) Greg our gracious tour guide and owner, told us the story of how he found the lady who makes this fudge and how closely she holds the secret recipe. I don’t blame her, I would too. This stuff is legendary. 

We sampled eight different types of fudge, below are my thoughts.

Coconut Almond Love… Reminds me of an almond joy bar! Fresh crunchy almonds, moist coconut surrounded by creamy fudge.

Doc’s Java… Creamy coffee smooth melt in your mouth explosion of flavor!! Tastes a bit like Kona coffee.

Milk Chocolate… Mild milk chocolate with notes of caramel tastes a bit like a milk dud.

Birthday Cake…..Super sweet explosion of birthday cake frosting flavor, spot on. Not my favorite, too strong too sweet for me. I’m sure this is a hit with kids. 

Toasted Almond…Rich fudge flavor with crunchy toasted almonds on top! Favorite so far!

Motor Oil….The perfect fudge, the best I’ve had ever! Deep fudge flavor with layers of Kahlua, dark coffee and vanilla. 

Peanut Butter Cup….Mild milk chocolate flavor on top, thin layer of peanut butter in middle, fudge layer on bottom. All together mixes nicely for a superb peanut butter cup, tastes kinda like those peanut shaped cookies, nutter butters.

Oreo Mint…Tastes like a Girl Scout thin mint cookie surrounded by fudge. Love the pieces of cookie inside and the thin layer of Andes chocolate mint on top.

*Below portion is written by Soo.*

Almond coconut chocolate love has a rich milk chocolate almond and coconut flavors.  A bit like Almond Joy.  Really good.