Colleens Chocolate Fudge

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1. Coat an 8 x 8-inch pan or platter with 4 tablespoons of butter.
2. In a medium saucepan, stir together the sugar, cocoa, and salt.
3. Stir in the milk.
4. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and reduce the heat to medium-low.
5. Attach a candy thermometer to the saucepan and continue to simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the mixture reaches 240F or a drop of the mixture forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water.
6. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in 4 tablespoons butter, the peanut butter, the pecans, and the vanilla.
7. Pour the fudge out onto the buttered pan or platter.
8. Let the fudge cool on the platter for 20 minutes, then cut it into bite-size pieces.
9. Use whole milk in this fudge to make it extra creamy.

butter, sugar, cocoa, salt, milk, smooth peanut butter, pecans, vanilla

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/colleen-s-chocolate-fudge-389130 (may not work)