Here's my very favorite recipe for Christmas 2012... Meets my criteria of FAST & EASY..
I'm making several for friends and neighbors...... and really does only take minutes to make.
Five-Minute Fudge Wreath
Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 5 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 32 servings (2 pounds)
Ingredients
- 1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate morsels
- 9 ounces (3/4 of a 12-ounce bag) butterscotch morsels
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (8-ounce) can walnut halves
- 1/2 cup (a couple of handfuls) currants
- 8-inch cake pan, lightly greased with softened butter
- Candied cherries, red and green, for garnish, optional
Directions
Place a heavy pot on the stove and preheat it
over low heat. Add chips and milk and stir until chips are melted and
milk combined. Save the empty condensed milk can. Stir in vanilla and
remove fudge from heat. Add nuts and currants and stir in immediately.
Cover empty condensed milk can with plastic food wrap and center it
in the greased cake pan. Spoon fudge into pan around can, making sure
to recenter can if it drifts.
The fudge will set up almost immediately. Garnish can only be added
in the first minute or 2 the fudge is in the pan, so work quickly.
Decorate your wreath with "holly" made from cut candied red and green
cherries. A wreath left plain can be garnished with a pretty fabric bow
when serving. Chill covered in the refrigerator and slice fudge very
thin when ready to serve, a little goes a long way.
