Cooking Thursday

This time of year, I often need to make goodies to bring to different gatherings.  I thought I would share a few easy, but good recipes with you.

The first is this fudge.  When I saw this recipe, it seemed too easy to be good, but I thought I might as well try it.  It worked, and is very good!

Microwave Fudge
3 cups chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
4 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt

Place chocolate chips, condensed milk and butter into bowl and melt in microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute.  Do not overheat.
Once chocolate is smooth and melted, stir in vanilla and salt.  Pour into foil lined 9x9 pan and refrigerate.  Allow to harden, then turn out of pan, remove foil and cut.

This is another one that is very easy, makes quite a bit and is very good.

Cracker Toffee
1 cup brown sugar
2 sticks butter
Ritz crackers
12 ounces chocolate chips
 Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lay crackers out next to each other in a well greased, rimmed cookie sheet.
Place butter and brown sugar into saucepan and bring to boil.  Boil for 3 minutes, then pour over crackers in pan. 
Place in oven for 6 minutes.  Remove, then pour chocolate chips over top.  Allow to soften and spread.
Place pan in refrigerator, once cooled you can break into pieces.

 

 Chewy Peanut Butter Bites

1 cup sugar

1 cup corn syrup

18 ounces peanut butter

6 cups corn flakes

3 ounces chocolate

Combine sugar and corn syrup in medium size saucepan and bring to full boil.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter.

Place corn flakes in large bowl and pour peanut butter mix over top.  Stir to mix, making sure corn flakes are coated.

Scoop out onto wax paper, forming 1"-2" balls.  

Melt chocolate and drizzle over the peanut butter bites.

Allow to cool and enjoy!