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
- Coat an 8 x 8-inch pan or platter with 4 tablespoons of butter.
- In a medium saucepan, stir together the sugar, cocoa, and salt.
- Stir in the milk.
- Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and reduce the heat to medium-low.
- 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.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in 4 tablespoons butter, the peanut butter, the pecans, and the vanilla.
- Pour the fudge out onto the buttered pan or platter.
- Let the fudge cool on the platter for 20 minutes, then cut it into bite-size pieces.
- 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)