Potato Fudge

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 5 ounces evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup mashed potatoes (approx.)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1 cup)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 line a 9" x 9" pan with waxed paper or foil and set aside.
• 2 (this can also be done in an 8"x8" pan, but your fudge will be thicker, obviously) heat butter and potatoes and mix until potatoes are creamy and well-blended.
• 3 drier potatoes will work better so if you are using mashed potatoes that are a little wet, you may want to heat them to evaporate some of the liquid.
• 4 heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat until warm.
• 5 add sugar, salt, and corn syup.
• 6 bring to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
• 7 continue to boil for about 5 minutes, then add the potatoes and mix.
• 8 bring back to a boil for about 3 minutes or until the boiling temperature reaches 234°f on a candy thermometer.
• 9 remove from heat and stir in remaining butter, chocolate chips and vanilla.
• 10 mix thoroughly and pour into prepared pan.
• 11 chill.
• 12 remove from pan, remove paper or foil, cut into squares.
• 13 decorate with powdered sugar, a blend of powdered sugar and a little cocoa powder, or if you would like, you may melt some chocolate over a double boiler and dip in chocolate and let set on waxed paper.