Christmas Recipes

Every year, I make my grandmother's graham cracker fudge as a gift.  This year was no exception.  For easy finding (and for sharing!), I'm posting it here.

Graham Cracker Fudge

2 C. sugar
1 small can of evaporated milk
1 stick butter
1 package of chocolate chips
1 C. graham cracker crumbs
3/4 C. flour
3/4 C. chopped nuts
1 tsp vanilla

Mix graham cracker crumbs and flour and set aside.  Melt butter in pan.  Add milk and sugar and bring to a boil.  Add chocolate chips.  Stir to melt.  Remove from stove and add flour mixture, nuts, vanilla.  Put in lightly greased 9x9 pan.  Cool and cut.


I also discovered a new recipe this year that couldn't be easier but that I love.  Here it is:

Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark

1 C. brown sugar
2 sticks butter
1/2 bag of thin pretzels
1 package of chocolate chips
sea salt or kosher salt

Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Spread pretzels on pan.  Melt butter.  Add sugar and cook for about 3 minutes until blended.  Do not boil!  Pour over pretzels.  Bake at 400 degrees for 4-5 minutes.  Sprinkle chocolate chips over.  Put back in oven for 45 seconds--not too long or chocolate will burn!  Remove from oven and spread the chocolate over the pretzels.  Sprinkle sea salt on top.  Chill at least 1 hour.

Hard to see it here, but I put it in snowman bags and added it to Yankee Trade gifts.  Yummy!

Enjoy!