Pink peppermint fudge
Pink peppermint fudge recipe in the fudge category
Recipe ingredients:
- 15 Starlight mint candies
- 1, 14 ounces, can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup, 1/2 stick, butter
- 16 ounces white chocolate chips or coarsely chopped bars
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 8 to 10 drops red food color
Recipe method:
- Line an 8 inch square pan with aluminum foil.
- Put mints in a large resealable plastic bag, seal and coarsely crush with a mallet. This should yield a scant 1/2 cup.
- In a medium saucepan, combine sweetened condensed milk and butter over low heat, stirring until butter melts and mixture is simmering.
- Remove from heat. Add white chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
- Add peppermint extract and food color. Stir until blended.
- Stir in all the crushed mint candies, reserving 1 tablespoon.
- Spread in the prepared pan and sprinkle top with the 1 tablespoon crushed mint candies.
- Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
- Invert pan onto a cutting board and peel off foil.
- Turn over and cut fudge into 1 inch squares.
- Place in an airtight container with wax paper between layers and refrigerate.
- May be stored in the refrigerator up to one month.
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