Rocky Road Fudge
Ok cupcakes, get ready. Hold onto your hats. Fasten your seat-belts. Buckle up buttercups. Shoot, those are all the “get ready” catch phrases we know…anyway! We’re going to go ahead and assume you’re ready. Ready for what you ask? For Christmas, muffins!
Wait, we’re not ready either. Actually we are like at the other end of ready. One blue-eyed is currently moving from one Boston house to another with nary an ornament or wreath in sight and the other is trying to determine how much garland she can strew about one rather small living space without going overboard (FYI, she’s totally going to go overboard).
And gifts?! Well we did have a rather successful shopping excursion last week and bought some glorious new shoes for ourselves. Oh but you mean gifts for others. Yeah, um, no.
You totally don’t have to be ready ready. But you have to be pre-ready. Ready for all the December deliciousness we will be making and baking while we countdown to Christmas.
And lucky ducks, if like us, you haven’t started the shopping for gifts part (unfortunately green patent heels for yourself don’t count hmmph) don’t fret. All month long we will be posting recipes that can be gifts themselves.
That’s right! A month of posts dedicated to goodies to give and treats that travel. So whether you’re heading to a holiday soiree or looking to gift some homemade treats, we’ve got you covered.
And since we know time is precious around the holidays (all that eggnog drinking takes up a LOT of time) we’re keeping it simple to start. Like really simple. Ridiculously simple actually. And ridiculously good. Chocolate, peanuts…um sweetened condensed milk!?!
You’re welcome. Now don’t eat the whole pan. Er and if you maybe already did that (we were hungry!), make some more. You have 5 minutes right? Right. Now make some more and give it away.
See, this gifting thing isn’t so hard.
Rocky Road Fudge
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1 cup salted peanuts
In a glass bowl, combine the chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and butter. Microwave mixture in intervals, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted.
Add marshmallows and peanuts and mix to combine. Pour fudge mixture into a greased 8 x 8 baking dish. Refrigerate until firm, about an hour.
Store fudge in fridge until ready to serve.
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Reader Comments (19)
Ooooh ladies, you've done it again! Looks absolutely delicious! Though you are hardly making it easy for me to stick to a holiday-season diet! :)
Oh yum! And I think even I can make this recipe!
after reading this post and watching nigella make fudge a few days ago, i know what i need to do soon:-)
I was just searching for recipes to make these and then it popped up in my reader. Awesome!
oh myyy, i NEED this. this looks way too good. why must you tempt me like this??
last year i made s'mores bark...which was great, but this is THICK AND DENSE. in other words, its getting added to my holiday treats list!!
oh thank you for this recipe, I am adding it to my Christmas gift giving list! Looks mouth watering good ;)
Awesome, ..... must have it ;)
OMg these look incredible! I cant wait to try these!
Great recipe. I'm definitely trying this today. Perfect gift for co workers. Thanks for sharing
Plan B
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Yummy looking fudge. Perfect for Christmas gift giving!
Yummm, that looks wonderful! I wish my metabolism wasn't so awful, I could finish that!
Mm, fudge is such a wonderful holiday treat! I agree, fudge makes a great gift. :)
Holy fudge overload. That looks mighty fine!
Yum! This has all my favorite ingredients, you can't go wrong with that!
That easy?? Really?? WOW!
Mmmm, this looks delicious! I think I'll give these a try this weekend :)
This looks absolutely wonderful! I am very impressed with this idea, and just might have to make it this year for Christmas. I am your newest follower.
xo