15-minute Rocky Road Fudge

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 16 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped fine
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon table salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup miniature marshmallow
• 1 cup salted peanuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 cut 12-inch length extra-wide heavy-duty aluminum foil; fold edges back to form 7 1/2-inch width. with folded sides facing down, fit foil securely into bottom and up sides of 8-inch-square baking pan, allowing excess to overhang pan sides. spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 toss chocolates, baking soda, and salt in medium heatproof bowl until baking soda is evenly distributed. stir in sweetened condensed milk and vanilla.
• 3 set bowl over 4-quart saucepan containing 2 cups simmering water. stir with rubber spatula until chocolate is almost fully melted and few small pieces remain, 2 to 4 minutes.
• 4 remove bowl from heat and continue to stir until chocolate is fully melted and mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes.
• 5 stir in marshmallows, peanuts, and chocolate chips.
• 6 transfer fudge to prepared pan and spread in even layer with spatula.
• 7 refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
• 8 remove fudge from pan using foil and cut into squares.
• 9 to make double batch:.
• 10 line 13 by 9-inch pan with two sheets of foil placed perpendicular to each other and double amounts of all ingredients. in step 2, use large heatproof bowl and dutch oven containing 4 cups simmering water.
• 11 step by step:
• 12 three key ingredients to quick, reliable fudge.
• 13 sweetened condensed milk: takes the place of traditional sugar syrup.
• 14 baking soda: increases the ph of the fudge and makes the texture firmer.
• 15 unsweetened chocolate: adds intensity and tames excessive sweetness.