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December 17, 2010 By Marci 2 Comments

Ohhh Fudge!

Ever year when the Christmas Carols start being played and the decorations get brought out, we pull out our favorite recipes and decide which ones we will make and which new ones we want to attempt.

One year we decided to make peanut butter balls. It was a disaster. The church cookbook had a small typo in the recipe. All I can say is that there is a huge difference between 1 pound and 1 cup of powdered sugar. By the time I cross referenced the recipe with other cookbooks I realized I  needed a ten gallon drum of peanut butter and a small pallet of chocolate chips to even out the fiasco.

The house smelled like a See’s candy store and everything , kids included, needed to be pressure washed after our candy making endeavor. I scooped out half of the mixture and tried to finish my Christmas task. The batch was huge.  I made everyone in my family one chocolate covered peanut butter ball using an ice cream scoop and put the finished treat in a decorated Chinese container. My dad still laughs every time he thinks about those huge peanut butter balls, which I have yet to make again.

One family favorite that always makes the list is Amazing Fudge. We often make two batches, some to give to friends and family and some to leave out for Santa.Ho..Ho.. Ho!

We like to add to this creamy confection wonder are dried cranberries and drizzle the top with melted white chocolate. You can add chopped nuts , coconut or anything else you heart and tummy desires.

Amazing Fudge

  • 3 small bags of Chocolate chips ( 6 cups)
  • 300 mini marshmallows (3 cups)
  • 1 cube of butter (cut  into pieces)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • OPTIONAL- 2 cups chopped walnuts-or- 2 cups Craisins

Mix the above ingredients into a large mixing bowl and set aside.

Butter the bottom of a large baking sheet.

In a sauce pan mix together the following:

  • 1 can of evaporated milk
  • 4 1/2 cups of granulated sugar

Stir over medium heat until mixture begins to boil. Continue to stir over medium heat for 8 minutes.

Pour sugar mixture over ingredients in bowl and stir until fully melted. Pour into prepared pan and let set for 12 hours. Cut into pieces and store in air tight container.

..**.. ENJOY ..**..

Filed Under: Empty Nest: Strategies To Help Your Kids Take Flight Tagged With: candy, chocolate, fudge recipe, gifts, holidays

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Comments

  1. Megan Cherkezian says

    December 17, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    Yum!!!

  2. Kristy says

    December 18, 2010 at 4:38 am

    You just make me laugh so much…..I can picture your chocolate/peanut butter ball disaster. Sort of reminds me of the year my mom and I made 100 lbs. of applesauce. We need to set a hang out sometime and not cook. Love ya, Kristy

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