1/2 c Butter
1/3 c Baking cocoa
1/4 c Packed brown sugar
1/4 c Milk
3 1/2 c Confectioner’s sugar
1 ts Vanilla
30 Caramels; unwrapped
1 tb Water
2 c Salted peanuts
1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1/2 c Milk chocolate chips
In a microwabe safe bowl, combine butter, cocoa, brown sugar and milk.
Micorwave on high ’til mixture boils (3 min or longer). Stir in
confectioner’s sugar and vanilla. Pour into a greased 8 inch square baking
pan. In another micro safe bowl, combine unwrapped caramels and water.
Heat on high until caramels melt – about 2 minutes. Stir in peanuts and
spread over fudge layer. Microwave chocolate pieces and chips until melted
(1 1/2 minutes or so). Spread over caramel layer. Chill until firm.
Make 2 3/4 pounds of fudge. Keep refrigerated until eaten.
Yields
1 Servings