Fudge
- Source
- Grandma's Notepad (handwritten, pp. 24-25)
- Serves
- 48 pieces
- Cook
- 4-5 min boil, then 2 hr chill
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup (5 fl oz can) Nestle Carnation evaporated milk
- 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 1/2 cups (9 oz) Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- Line an 8-inch square pan with foil.
- Combine the sugar, evaporated milk, butter, and salt in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a full rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring, for 4-5 min.
- Stir in the marshmallows, morsels, nuts, and vanilla. Stir vigorously for 1 min until the marshmallows are melted.
- Pour into the prepared pan. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Cut into 48 pieces.
Notes
- Milk chocolate variation: substitute 1 3/4 cups milk chocolate morsels.
- Butterscotch variation: substitute 1 2/3 cups butterscotch morsels.
- “Peanutty” variation: substitute 1 2/3 cups peanut butter & milk chocolate morsels, plus 1/2 cup chopped peanuts for the pecans/walnuts.
- Recipe spans two notepad pages (24-25) — merged here into one file.
See also: Fudge