Five minute fudge

There are many fudge recipes out there. Fudge is not my favorite candy but this version is so easy to make and the walnuts offset the richness enough so that most non-fudge people still like it.




Butter an 8X8 pan.

Place 12 oz of dark chocolate chips, 8 oz of butterscotch chips and one 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high about 2 minutes, stiring every 20 seconds.

When all the chips are melted, add a bag of miniture marshmellos and 1 cup of raw walnuts.

Mix throughly and pour into pan. Let sit until firm and cut.

Today we made caramels, toffee and fudge. I don't really know what I was thinking since we are going to a cookie exchange tomorrow.

However, we wrapped half if everything and put it in the freezer for New Years' company.

Easy Maple Nuts

Last night my skillet and I had a sweet tooth. I put about 2 cups of raw walnuts in my preheated skillet with a tsp of butter. I added about 1/2 cup of fake maple syrup mixed with real maple syrup. (I was trying to get rid of the fake stuff but didn't have enough to coat the nuts with only it.)

I sauteed the nuts about 15 minutes on medium heat until the syrup began to thicken and coat the nuts. I let them cool on a silicone mat.

They were delicious. My husband asked in a Billy Crystal voice "What? You couldn't roast the nuts foi-irst?" But he still ate them. Next time I will.

I thought about doing this because of a recipe in my cookbook that made honey popcorn just by mixing the 2 ingredients and baking it.

I haven't tried that honey popcorn recipe yet but sometimes I browse cookbooks for ideas that always come in handy later.