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Sunday, November 11, 2012

White Chocolate & Orange Macadamia Nut Fudge


I like milk to medium-dark chocolate best, but this White Chocolate & Orange Macadamia Nut Fudge is really a taste treat.  As with all candy and baking, use the best chocolate you can buy--inferior chocolate will produce inferior (and disappointing) results.  Enjoy!

3 cups white chocolate chips
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup macadamia nuts (coarsely chopped)
2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
1. Line an 8 x 8 x 2 inch or 9x9x2 inch baking pan with foil, extending the foil over edges of pan.
2. Butter foil; set aside.
3. In a 2-quart saucepan, combine white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk; cook and stir over low heat just until chocolate melts; remove from heat.
4. Stir in 1 chopped cup nuts, orange peel, and vanilla.
5. Spread fudge evenly in the prepared pan.
6. If desired, sprinkle with additional nuts and press them lightly into fudge.
7. Score fudge into squares while warm.
8. Cover and chill about 2 hours or until fudge is firm.
9. When fudge is firm, use the edges of the foil to lift it from pan; cut into 64 squares.
10. To store--layer fudge between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover.
11. Store at room temperature for up to 1 week