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Recipe courtesy of Trisha Yearwood

Show: Trisha's Southern Kitchen

Episode: Chocolate, Chocolate and More Chocolate

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Colleen's Chocolate Fudge (03:28)

Total:: 1 hr
Active:: 40 min

Yield:: 24 pieces

Level:: Intermediate

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
3 cups sugar
2/3 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

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Coat an 8-by-8-inch pan with 4 tablespoons of the butter. In a medium saucepan, stir together the sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir in the milk. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and reduce the heat to medium-low. Attach a candy thermometer to the saucepan and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the mixture reaches 240 degrees F. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the remaining 4 tablespoons butter, the peanut butter, the pecans and the vanilla. Pour the fudge out onto the buttered pan. Let the fudge cool for 20 minutes, then cut it into bite-size pieces.

My Private Notes

Name: Colleen's Chocolate Fudge
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H0M0.000S
Yield: 24 pieces
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter; 3 cups sugar; 2/3 cup cocoa; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups milk; 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter; 1 cup chopped pecans; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract