Our Favourite Five Minute Fudge

Basic Recipe

1 ⅔ cups sugar
⅔ cup undiluted evaporated milk
2 tablespoons butter
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups chocolate
½ cup fruit & nuts

• Combine sugar, evaporated milk, butter and salt in medium saucepan.
• Bring to full boil over medium heat.
• Continue to boil for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in marshmallows, chocolate, vanilla and fruit and nuts.
• Stir vigorously until marshmallows melt and blend.
• Pour into buttered 8 inch square cake pan and chill. 
• Cut into squares. 
• Store in refrigerator.

Variations

1. Chocolate - bittersweet chocolate
   Fruit & Nuts – cherries & pecans
2. Chocolate – ½ milk & ½ semisweet
   Fruit & Nuts – sour cherries & cranberries
3. Chocolate - semisweet
   Fruit & Nuts – diced ginger & 1 tsp ginger juice
4. Chocolate – ½ semisweet & ½ cappuccino
   Fruit & Nuts – whole hazelnuts
5. Chocolate – ½ milk & ½ semisweet
   Fruit & Nuts – pistachios & 2 drops of pistachio oil
6. Chocolate – ½ Callebaut cappuccino & ½ semisweet
   Fruit & Nuts – slivered almonds & 2 drops of coffee oil
7. Chocolate – ½ Valrhona Caramel & ½ semisweet
   Fruit & Nuts – whole pecans