Making fudge!

Tonight I figured was a good night for fudge! That and my sister gave me six bags of mini marshmallows and it was make fudge or rice krispies.. fudge is Sooo much better! So first I made peppermint fudge and then I taught my son to make fudge. With him we made rocky road fudge, cus it is manly fudge heheee :) in our rocky road we used pecans instead of walnuts, mainly cus its all I had.. and pecans are Sooo good and yummy!

Foolproof fudge

Yield: makes 24 two inch pieces

Ingredients:

Vegetable oil, cooking spray
2 cups sugar
1 tsp salt
6 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup heavy cream
3 1/2 cups mini marshmallows, packed
3 cups semi sweet, dark or white chocolate chips
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

* for peppermint fudge 1 cup crushed peppermint candy, sprinkle half cup on bottom of pan and the rest on top of fudge

* for rocky road fudge 3/4 cup of each nuts and marshmallows, sprinkle both on bottom of pan

Directions:
Line a 9-by-13 inch baking pan with two sheets of waxed or parchment paper in a crisscross manner ( one lengthwise, one crosswise ) so ends overhang sides of pan; coat evenly with cooking spray.
In a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat, cook sugar, salt, butter, cream, and marshmallows, stirring, until butter and marshmallows are almost melted, 5 to 6 minutes.
After this the mixture will come to a boil; cook for 5min at this boil, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat. Add the chips and vanilla; stir until chips are melted and mixed in well. Pour mixture into lined pan.
Let fudge cool in pan at room temperate, 3hours. Use edges of paper to lift out fudge; place on cutting board, and remove paper. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters if you want or cut fudge into bars.. enjoy and if you want share :)

I haven't cut mine up yet so I don't have any finished pictures.. once I cut them up, I will share. :) hope you make some fudge and share with friends and loved ones !!