Halloween Fudge

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This is the real, unadulterated chocolate fudge recipe. The candy corn is not baked into the fudge; it’s just an optional topping for a festive touch. Feel free to omit if you wish.

Kids from miles around would come to our doorstep on Halloween, looking for this luscious fudge that they’d come to expect. 

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Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup whole milk
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, or 1 heaping tablespoon peanut butter (optional)
candy corn, for topping (optional)
Instructions
  1. Butter a baking dish and set aside.
  2. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan. Add sugar, milk, and chocolate, and stir constantly until chocolate is melted. Boil for 13 minutes on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
  3. Remove from heat, add vanilla (and walnuts or peanut butter, if using), and beat until creamy. Work quickly. Pour at once into a prepared baking dish, cool slightly, and mark into squares. 
  4. Add candy corn (if using) on top before you let the fudge completely cool.
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