2 Minute Microwave Fudge

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Soy-free, uses cocoa! Delicious, the real deal!

I wouldn't have believed this recipe for fudge could turn out right until I saw it with my own eyes! It's the real deal, real fudge! Smooth rich and creamy!

(I leave out the vanilla, and it tastes just the same without as with!)

2 Minute Microwave Fudge

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

1. Place ingredients (except nuts) into large bowl, do not mix.

2. Microwave on high power for 2 minutes.

3. Remove from microwave and beat with electric mixer until smooth (mixture will thicken nicely)

4. Fold in nuts.

5. Pour into buttered 8x8 inch dish or pan.

6. Refrigerate 20 minutes until set.

7. Cut into 1 inch squares.

8. After set, stores well at room temperature, no need to keep refrigerated.

And here's the microwave recipe for Peanut Butter Fudge, hubby and son love it, I like the chocolate fudge best myself! It's the real deal too, smooth rich and creamy, heavenly delicious!

Be sure to follow the instructions exactly, there are a few more steps than the chocolate fudge. (When I tried a shortcut it turned out good but just a tad crumbly - it was because I used the electric beater after it was microwaved, and the recipe specifically says to mix by hand with a spoon, key here as I found out! And there are two 2-minute microwavings in the peanut butter fudge recipe, as you will see. So easy and delicious!)

Me and son are allergic to soy also, so I use the Skippy Natural Brand Peanut Butter, which has added sugar and palm oil instead of the usual soybean oil, to make it sweet and spreadable like the regular processed peanut butters (we don't like the pure natural peanut butters that are too thick and not sweet enough for us and the oil rises to top requiring lots of stirring each time).

Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge

1 cup butter (2 sticks)

1 cup peanut butter

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1. Microwave butter and peanut butter in large bowl for 2 minutes on high setting, do not mix first.

2. Remove from microwave and stir with spoon until blended well (not with electric mixer, spoon only), then...

3. Microwave for 2 more minutes.

4. Remove from microwave and add powdered sugar to peanut butter mixture, stirring with wooden spoon til well combined. (Mixture thickens up nicely.) Important: Do not use electric mixer - stir with spoon.

5. Pour into buttered 8x8 dish or pan.

6. Refrigerate for 20 minutes until set.

7. Cut into 1 inch squares.

8. Stores nicely at room temperature, no need to keep refrigerated after set.