MaMaw's Chocolate Fudge

Growing up I had some amazing family members around me. One of the most wonderful individuals I have been blessed to know was my sweet, loving, precious grandmother Maxine. Unfortunately she passed away when I was 15 and I will forever miss her but I was blessed to have some very special moments with her, most of which were spent in the kitchen. She is the reason I can't cook unless I cook for an army and I love to experiment because I grew up watching her throw things together and making the tastiest dishes. She will forever be in my heart and in my recipes and one of the most prized possessions I own is her cooking book. It's tattered and the pages are filled with her loving additions to her favorite recipes, not to mention lots of scrap pieces of paper with her inventions that I remember so well I can taste. So in honor of her strong sweet tooth, which I obviously inherited, I give you her wonderful chocolate fudge. This is a harder fudge and very chocolate-e so if you are not so wild about chocolate I would advise cutting down the amount of cocoa.


MaMaw's Chocolate Fudge
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
3/4 cup Pet milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)


Place all ingredients in a deep pot and bring to rolling bowl. Boil for about 6 minutes stirring frequently, the important thing about fudge is to make sure you don't over cook it, the best way to find out if it's done is to lift the spoon out and drop a few drops in a glass of very cold water, if it forms small balls and hardens up then it is done, if not cook a few seconds longer and try again. When it's done spread in a deep baking dish that has parchment paper in the bottom. Wait till it hardens and cools and cut with sharp knife. 
Enjoy!!!