Holiday Mint M&M Chocolate Fudge #ChristmasWeek #Giveaway

This quick and easy fudge recipe has two layers of both chocolate fudginess and holiday mint M&Ms. Change it up to add the chips or M&Ms of your choice. It's easy to make but hard to give away. You'll want to eat it all yourself.

So, Christmas Week comes to a close with this fifth and final day. Now the actual holiday baking of pecan pies and roast turkeys begins! I told a friend jokingly today that our Christmas dinner was already cooked. All organized! And she took me seriously. Truth is, I don’t have one thing done. Oh, sure! I’ve been making candy and baking cakes and muffins but those are just welcome extras. At our house, there’s got to be turkey and stuffing. Or baked Christmas ham with pineapple, brown-sugar-mustard glaze and those weird cherries that look so cool but that no one eats. Does anybody anywhere eat those?!

The first year I started this blog, I wrote about my grandmother who always made a variety of fudges for presents at Christmas time. It was kind of a competition between her and her sisters to see who made the best.  The two I remember best were a snow white divinity fudge and a chocolate pecan fudge, both of which I’ve tried to replicate.

I think my grandmother would have been thrilled at the ease of the fudge I've made for you today. No thermometers or tricks. Just boil, simmer, mix and pour.

My most grateful thanks go out to our wonderful hosts for Christmas Week, Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Susan of The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen. Putting one of these events together takes a lot of work before and during and I really appreciate your efforts. Wish I could send you both some fudge!

Make sure you scroll on down to see all the Day 5 treats my fellow Christmas Week bloggers have made for you and enter the drawing for a bunch of fabulous prizes!

Ingredients
3 cups or 600g granulated sugar
2/3 cup or 150ml evaporated milk
3/4 cup or 170g butter
7 oz or 200g marshmallow creme
12 oz or 340g semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup or 9.9oz or 280g Holiday Mint M&Ms, divided in half

Method
Line a 9x13 in or 23x33cm pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray, below to help it stay in place and on top to help the fudge turn loose later.

In a large pot, combine your sugar, evaporated milk and butter over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring often.

Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. It’s still going to bubble gently the whole time since that is the nature of sugary candy.

Remove the pot from the heat; add the marshmallow creme and chocolate chips, stirring until the mixture is smooth. Then stir in the vanilla and salt.

Pour half of the mixture into your prepared pan and spread it around.

Scatter half of the M&Ms over the fudge.

Spread the remaining fudge over the top. Shake the pan to help the fudge spread out in the pan.

Sprinkle the remaining M&Ms into the fudge. Shake the pan gently again. The hot fudge will continue to spread. Tap the M&Ms gently to make sure they are stuck into the fudge.

Allow the fudge to cool until firm. Cut into squares.

Store in an airtight container. This stuff makes excellent gifts if you can bear to give it away.

Still looking for Christmas inspiration? We’ve got you covered!

• Biscoff Chocolate Chip Cookies by Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
• Boozy Cherries by Cooking In Stilettos
• Caramel Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies by Mind Over Batter
• Chocolate Dipped Madelines by My Catholic Kitchen
• Chocolate Mint Fudge by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Gingerbread Fudge by Cravings of a Lunatic 
• Holiday Mint M&M Chocolate Fudge by Food Lust People Love
• My Mother's Lefse by Farm Fresh Feasts

And many thanks to our Christmas Week sponsors! 
Anolon is donating a 5-piece Bakeware Set. Swing by their Facebook Page to show them some love. We also have Ball supplying us with 4 sets of Jars in their gorgeous Green Heritage Color. Swing by their Ball Canning and Recipes Facebook Page to say hello. Plus cookies and brownie brittle and loads of beautiful cookbooks! Please be aware before you enter that prizes will only be shipped to US addresses. One winner takes all!

Giveaway Prizes include:

• One 5 piece set of Anolon Bakeware Set
• Two Sets of Ball Heritage Collection Quart Jars (each set includes 6 jars)
• Two Sets of Ball Heritage Collection Pint Jars (each set includes 6 jars)
• One Set of 1 Dozen Assorted Cookie Sampler Box from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen Bake Shop
• Two Sets of Brownie Brittle Snack Sampler (each set includes One 5-ounce bag of each flavor)

Plus 1 Copy of each of these cookbooks:

• One Autographed Copy of Make Ahead Bread by Donna Currie
• One Copy of The Mixer Bible by Meredith Deeds
• One Copy of 175 Best Babycakes Cake Pop Recipes by Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss
• One Copy of 175 Best Mini Pie Recipes by Julie-Anne Hession
• One Copy of The 250 Best Brownies, Bars & Squares by Ester Brody
• One Copy of Oatrageous Oatmeals by Kathy Hester
• One Copy of Adventures in Comfort Food by Kerry Alteiro
• One Copy of Food Truck Road Trip by Kim Pham, Philip Shen and Terri Phillips
• One Copy of Decadent Gluten-Free Vegan Baking by Cara Reed
• One Copy of 100 Juices, Smoothies and Healthy Snacks by Emily von Euw
• One Copy of CopyKat.com's Dining Out at Home Cookbook Recipes by Stephanie Manley
• One Copy of Copykat.com's Dining Out At Home Cookbook 2 by Stephanie Manley

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