Categories: Candy, Christmas

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Combine cocoa, sugar, and salt in a large saucepan (3 qt. size).

2. Add milk gradually and mix thoroughly; bring to a “bubbly boil” on high heat, stirring continuously.

3. Reduce heat to medium and continue to boil the mixture without stirring until it reaches a temperature of 232* F. or until a small amount of mixture forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water.

4. Remove sauce pan from heat, add butter and vanilla to mixture. Do not stir. Allow fudge to cool to room temperature until it reaches 110* F.

5. Beat until fudge thickens and loses some of it’s gloss.

6. Quickly pour and spread fudge in lightly buttered 8×8×2″ pan.

7. Cool; cut into squares.

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