WAY O.T. - Christmas Fudge

Christmas and fudge go together

Easy Microwave Fudge
(Adjust times for your microwave)

Ingredients:
1 - 11 ½ oz. package of chocolate chips

1 - 16 oz. can of creamy chocolate cake frosting


Put the chocolate chips in a microwavable dish and microwave for 90 seconds or until creamy.

Remove the melted chips and stir in the can of cake frosting.

Microwave for another 90 seconds.

Remove and add nuts, if desired. (or add them on top in the pan)

Stir well and pour into an 8“ X 8” pan that‘s been lightly sprayed with Pam.

Cool well before cutting.

A couple of tips: Place a piece of wax paper, lightly sprayed with Pam, in the bottom of your 8 X 8 pan before pouring in the mixture. Cool it in the fridge. The fudge should lift right out of the pan when cool. Cut it on a cutting board, using a pizza cutter (roller).

For peanut butter fudge, substitute peanut butter chips and white cake frosting.

For white fudge, substitute white chips and cream cheese frosting. Watch closely when microwaving the white ingredients. They’re easy to scorch.

My favorite is semi sweet chips and dark chocolate frosting, but I’m kinda partial to the white fudge, too.

We fixed a batch this morning for the mail carrier and I thought I'd try Larry's photo sequence idea.

Lots easier than starting with melting bakers squares in a double pan LOL

Looks great!

May have to try the peanut butter version (grandma used to make some sort of peanut butter fudge).

I made it last year at my sister's in Fort Collins, CO. Her family loved it and so did I.

Looks Good! I make Peppermint fudge this time of year,,,, does not last long though
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Way OT? Way appreciated! Having a hard time with my wife and gifts this year. She loves Murdicks fudge out of Traverse City. Just ordered her a box. Thanks for the idea!

Hey Sweet Feet , I'm about to make 5 or 6 batches of what you are talking about in a couple days here. I call it "Farmer Fudge" . Made completely from scratch, it is technically a peanut butter fudge but is actually a chocolate fudge with a little peanut butter in it. I also crush salted party peanuts ant put in half the batches and this year I'm going to try some rice crispies in some. It's one of those recipes that basically just gets you in the ballpark with the ingredients but the cooking time is VERY critical to smooth textured fudge and candy thermometer doesn't cut it. I have a time for a guide to start dipping the spoon in and then I watch how it runs off spoon to tell me when all the sugar is melted and then you have about a minute to get the nuts,peanut butter and reg butter stirred in and get it into the pan before it starts setting up. Very hard to master but well worth it. Took us a long time to master what Grandma made look easy. She just gave us the recipe...no lessons...one will waste a few batches before mastering without the "spoon dipping secret". Hardball dropping in glass of cold water almost gets you there but nothing is as accurate time after time as the spoon dripping method. I'll post some pics when in the pan and if you want the recipe I'll get it to ya. There's a reason I have to make so many batches. Lots of family and no one seems to master it. Showed my DIL and she quit just because her first one "alone" failed. Told her someone better get it before I die or Grandma (rest her soul) won't be happy. Making my blueberry pies with honey instead of sugar this year so one can eat healthy. We'll see how that works. They say they are just as good. RB

Looks good, glad to see you use Fisher pecans, my son is a Fisher Nut salesman!!

Never seen fudge made with frosting.

My wife makes some great fudge using Hershey's cocoa. Even though fudge will never go to waste around here I would much rather have Pralines.

not way o/t for me,,,send me some...lol

If I send a stamped-self addressed box, would it come back with fudge in it!?