Lea's Rocky Road Candy

1 cube butter
12 oz bag milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 cups marshmallows
nuts

In a large saucepan, melt butter and chips. When completely melted, take off heat and add marshmallows and nuts - stir to coat marshmallows completely. Spread mixture into a buttered 9X13 pan and refrigerate until solid. Cut into squares and enjoy.

New take on "Fantasy Fudge"

Original recipe (from the back of the Kraft Marshmallow Creme bottle)

3 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 can evaporated milk
1 12-oz. package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 7-oz. jar Kraft Marshmallow creme
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine sugar, margarine and milk in heavy 2-1/2 quart saucepan; bring to full rolling bail, stirring constantly. Continue boiling 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring. Remove from heat, stir in chocolate till melted. Add marshmallow creme, nuts & vanilla beat till blended. Pour into greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Let cool and cut into 1-inch squares.

Now, you can make many, many changes to this recipe and make it your own. In place of the semi-sweet chocolate chips, you can use white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, etc. When you add the vanilla, you can add another flavoring (cut the vanilla in half). I've used cherry, almond, raspberry, orange, lemon, the possibilities are endless.

Peanut Brittle (aka Christmas Crack)

½ c water
2 c sugar
1 c white corn syrup
2 t soda
½ t salt
2 T butter
1 t vanilla
1 bag Spanish peanuts


Mix together in heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Set candy thermometer in place. Stir in peanuts and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temp reaches 300F/150C or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads. Remove from heat and immediately stir in butter and baking soda. Pour at once onto greased cookie sheet. With two forks, lift and pull mixture into rectangle about 14x12. Cool. Break into pieces