Grammy's Recipe Book Desserts

Rocky Road Fudge

one 13×9 pan

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Rest
2 hrharden
Total
2 hr 20 minstart to eating

Times are our estimates for Grammy's recipe, with unhurried prep.

Grammy's handwritten page for Rocky Road Fudge
Page 20 · full size

As written

Word for word from her page, with her spelling and line breaks. [?] marks a word we couldn't read.

Rocky Road Fudge

Heat
12 oz choc chips
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
2 TBSP butter
melt together

add in 1 pkg mini marshmallows
8 oz jar of walnuts

Stir + spread on waxed paper (buttered)
in 13x9 pan - cut after hard into
squares

Grammy's recipe

Her recipe, typed out to cook from: her amounts and her words, with abbreviations spelled out and the steps numbered.

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces chocolate chips
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 package mini marshmallows
  • 8-ounce jar of walnuts

Method

  1. Heat the chocolate chips, condensed milk and butter, melting them together.
  2. Add the marshmallows and walnuts and stir.
  3. Spread on buttered waxed paper in a 13×9 pan.
  4. Once hard, cut into squares.

Ideas to play with

Twists and variations to try. Suggestions, not hers.

  • Toasted nuts

    Toast the walnuts for 8 minutes at 350°F first for a deeper flavor.

  • Almond rocky road

    Swap the walnuts for toasted almonds and add a pinch of flaky salt on top.

  • Christmas version

    Stir in dried cherries or chopped candied cherries along with the marshmallows.

  • Half batch

    Halve everything in an 8×8 pan lined with buttered waxed paper.