Let Them Know That You Love Them Fudge

macaila's Note:

QUICK AND EASY AND FULL OF THOUGHT...GREAT FOR HOLIDAYS AND COMPANY IN GENERAL...GUARANTEEED TO PLEASE... I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS RECIPE IS SIMILAR TO A BETTY CROCKER ORIGINAL...IT IS A LITTLE SOMETHING I CONCOCTED...LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

• Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 2 hrs
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 25 candies

• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (my personal favorite is to replace 1/2 or even the whole amount of choc. chips with peanutbutter chi)
• 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate (I prefer to grate it)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cocoa
• nuts (add nuts or simply top with nuts. Use your own preference in deciding what kind) (optional)

Directions:

1. Either line a casserole dish or any form of kithen container desired with foil-or- grease the bottom and sides of a baking pan with butter.
2. In a saucepan slowly let chocolate chips or substitute chips melt along with the condensed milk.
3. Then add baking chocolate as well as the cocoa and vanilla extract.
4. Make sure that you stir your mixture constantly.
5. Once the mixture appears to have a nice united consistency add nuts if you have chosen to.
6. Then pour the mixture into the pan or container that you have prepared and spread it as even as possible.
7. If you have decided on this presentation top with nuts.
8. Nuts or no nuts your fudge is ready for refridgeration.
9. Dismiss to referidgerator for no less than 2 hours.
10. Note: Firmness will determine when your candies are done.
11. When firm cut and serve.
12. Enjoy!