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Simple Macadamia Nut Fudge
My aunt now lives in Hawaii, and she keeps our family supplied with fresh pineapples, mangos and macadamia nuts...along with recipes like this one. Here on our Mississippi Delta family farm, we grow rice, soybeans and Southern pecans. When I run out of macadamias for candy-making, I substitute pecans. Whichever nuts I use, neighbors like this fudge so much that they have started to call me the "Ca
162 Servings
Prep: 15 min. + chilling
Ingredients
2 teaspoons plus 1/2 cup butter,
divided
4-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
3 cups chopped macadamia nuts,
divided
12 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
Directions
Line two 9-in. square pans with foil; butter the foil with the 2
teaspoons butter. Set aside.
In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, milk and remaining
butter. Bring to a gentle boil. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring
constantly. Remove from the heat; Stir in 2 cups nuts, chopped
chocolate, chocolate chips, marshmallow creme, vanilla and salt if
desired.
Pour fudge into prepared pans; sprinkle remaining nuts over top and
press in lightly. Refrigerate until firm. Using foil, lift fudge out
of pans. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in an
airtight container. Yield: about 5 pounds.
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece equals 72 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013
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Nutrition Facts:
4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 16 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013