Mom’s Five-Minute Fudge

1/3 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups marshmallows
dash of salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Lightly butter (or spray with cooking spray) a 4 x8 inch loaf pan and set aside.

In saucepan, combine milk, sugar, marshmallows, and salt on medium heat, stirring continually and gently until the marshmallows are nearly all melted. While continuing to stir, start a timer for 4 1/2 minutes. During this cooking time, the mixture will change to a golden color and will have occasional bubbles come to the surface in a gentle boil, but it should not boil hard (turn hear down if there are too many bubbles escaping).

When the timer beeps, remove pan from heat and immediately add the vanilla, chocolate chips, and nuts stirring gently but thoroughly. When the chips are melted, the mixture should look glossy and creamy. Use a spatula to pour help pour the mixture into the lightly buttered pan and set aside to cool (You have stirred too hard and long if the mixture becomes dull and hard). Drop from the pan when cool and slice into small squares to enjoy!

My tip: You can buy chocolate chips that are swirled with caramel, butterscotch, peanut butter or mint. These make a fun twist on flavor of the fudge.
Just substitute the semi-sweet chips with your choice!