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Butterscotch Fudge Recipe"With or Without Nuts" 
This butterscotch fudge recipe is one of those easy candy recipes. (The only UNeasy candy recipe I have on my site is the amaretto truffles). Many of our Italian dessert recipes call for almonds. BUT, we wouldn't use them in this recipe. My kids hate nuts so I usually section off a bit of the recipe for the nut-haters and use walnuts for the rest of us. You can see other options in the section below. This butterscotch fudge recipe is easy - because it has a few ingredients - and only requires 5 minutes of dedicated time to stir. If you are looking for an EASY recipe you can walk away from and do face book while it cooks - this isn't it. Carve out 5 minutes - just a simple 5 minutes to stand and stir it while it cooks. And you should have a decent batch of fudge. Thanks for stopping by - Lisa Italian Dessert Recipes Website Owner and Developer See the FAQs section below - there are a couple of swaps that can be done. Butterscotch Fudge Recipe
YIELD: 2-3 Dozen
INGREDIENTS: * 6 ozs butter scotch chips * 1 stick of butter * 1 cup of nuts * 1 tsp vanilla * 2/3 cup evaporated milk * 2 cups of sugar * 15 large marshmallow Procedure: * Melt the butterscotch chips and butter in a medium size bowl ( I use the microwave on a low setting) * Set aside the butterscotch mixture * Place the milk, sugar and marshmallows in a HEAVY saucepan (heavy, really) over medium heat. * Bring the mixture to a boil slowly. * Once it gets to a boil - then turn it down a bit but enough for it to still boil but not a heavy-duty-get-all-over-the-stove-boil * Stir constantly for 5-6 minutes whiel at the lower-boil-heat * Pour it over the butterscotch mixture (in the bowl you set aside) * Beat until everything is well blended * Add the nuts (if you don't have nut-haters) Pour into a well greased dish, foil lined pan, foil lined box etc.. * Cut when cool (obviously) Substitutions and QuestionsDo I HAVE to use butter?First off I HATE maragarine. The idiot who invented it should get no royalties, recognition and his heirs should have the product taken off the shelf. But yes, if you HAVE to - swap out HALF of the butter for maragarine. What other nuts can I use?We use almonds a lot - but with this butterscotch fudge recipe I fear they might poke out your gums. So, I use walnuts. Pecans would be good also. Americans use them a lot in desserts. (Wait I'm American. I mean, Americanized-cooking uses them a lot)
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Fathers Day
I can already tell you the main recipes that are viewed on Italian Dessert Recipes during the last few weeks before Fathers Day -
CHOCOLATE desserts, CHOCOLATE CAKES, CHOCOLATE cheesecake - basically anything chocolate.Not sure why we think men need chocolate. But, it's a cyclical. I see it every year - all my chocolate dessert recipes get the highest viewings. So, to give you some ideas - here's what most of us cook for our men on Fathers Day: Recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake (I love this because it uses sour cream, and makes the chocolate have the bittersweet deep end flavor Chocolate Walnut Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake (Uses 3 sticks of butter - I make this about 4 times a year!) And if you don't want chocolate? Another great holiday cake, that I make for celebrations: Italian Rum Cake (Give yourself a day ahead of time to make this. It needs to soak about 24 hours to flavor.) Lisa
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