Now, as I have spent the past two and a half years painstakingly outlining, I am a woman with a few vices. Health vanity? Check. Leopard print lust? Sure thing. Hairspray? Color me guilty.
Food…where do I even begin? Short ribs and carrot cake and pig in a blanket, oh my. But you know this. You get me. You really do.
One thing that I have never craved is candy. Sure, of course, if it is in the office, I will eat it. I find this to be more representative of my complete lack of impulse control than a true love of candy, though. At CVS or the grocery store, never has a Snickers or Baby Ruth called my name. I am thankful for this; I have enough problems.
Yet, despite my ambivalence regarding candy, I recognize most people love it. Hence, when I bring a treat in to work, it is nice to cart in some fudge. It is easy, cheap, and I won’t be tempted to scarf half a batch. This recipe is on most cans of condensed milk and is so simple, I almost didn’t share. Does this even count as a recipe? All I know is anyone can make this and with holiday parties around the corner, it is a helpful treat to have up your sleeve. Swap in anything you want in here; nuts, dried fruit and other candies would all work. It is tasty, but so sweet; teeth achingly so. If I had a dollar for every time someone said “this is awesome, but it hurts my teeth”, I would a rich woman..or at least able to buy more leopard print.
Reece’s Fudge
Recipe found on condensed milk cans, all over the internet, in your grandma’s recipe file
1 can condensed milk
1 bag high quality semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 stick butter
1 pinch salt
Reece’s pieces
Line an 8×8 pan with wax paper. Over medium heat mix together condensed milk, chocolate. butter and salt until melted. Make sure to stir constantly. Remove melted chocolate mixture from heat. Stir in candy pieces. Pour in to pan. Top with more candy.
6:36 am on November 9th, 2009
When it makes your teeth hurt, you know you have a winner. And I don’t like candy either. Infuriates the masses.
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6:59 am on November 9th, 2009
So simple, yet so, so perfect. I usually lean more toward cookies and brownies when I’m making sweets, but this could definitely make it into the rotation.
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7:19 am on November 9th, 2009
im with you- i hardly ever crave candy, but ill eat if if it’s in front of my face.
this looks good though, fos sure. mmmm.
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7:47 am on November 9th, 2009
Just reading any fudge recipe makes me teeth and my heart hurt.
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8:20 am on November 9th, 2009
fudge is one of those things that most people say that don’t want, but end up sneaking later when no one is looking…and before you know it’s gone.
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8:47 am on November 9th, 2009
Oh dear….I draw the line at fudge. Having made it once, the pure butter content scared me off for good.
Luckily that was not the case when I made Hollandais.
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10:47 am on November 9th, 2009
I would eat all of that. Why yes, I am a pig.
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11:26 am on November 9th, 2009
Oh my gawd. I now have you to thank for the soon to be added ten pounds on my ass and hips. Thanks.
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11:31 am on November 9th, 2009
I wish I didn’t have a candy vice. One time I ate 3 bags of coconut M&Ms in the office. I hated myself for it, but it was SO GOOD.
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11:58 am on November 9th, 2009
I crave savory over sweet. However, in some inexplicable Dr Jekyll Mr. Hyde moment, every couple of months, I’ll grab a Snicker’s bar. That is plain evil.
I also preferred Reese’s pieces over M&M’s. Probably because of the peanut butter.
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12:28 pm on November 9th, 2009
My waist is very angry at you for this.
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1:10 pm on November 9th, 2009
I’m not really a candy eater but reeces are my weakness. Now I have no excuses not to make fudge infused reeces.
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1:18 pm on November 9th, 2009
That pic just gave me food coma.
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1:29 pm on November 9th, 2009
I love sweets of all kinds .. this looks devilishly good
Nom nom nom. Thanks for sharing !
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2:10 pm on November 9th, 2009
I am not a chocolate person but I love fudge and Reese’s were pretty much the only candy I ate growing up.
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2:17 pm on November 9th, 2009
One of the best ways to make friends and influence people is through sweets. Chocolate, better. Add PB, best.
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2:50 pm on November 9th, 2009
I don’t eat a lot of candy at all. Unless I see a package of Now and Laters. Then I have control problems.
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7:36 pm on November 9th, 2009
I’m actually salivating while looking at the recipe and pictures. I want a piece of that…NOW
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9:16 am on November 10th, 2009
You are eeeeevil – now I have to make that.
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