Dangerously Dark Rich Cherry Fudge

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 20 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 13 fluid ounces evaporated milk
• 7 ounces marshmallow cream
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups dark sweet dried cherries
• 1 1/2 cups chopped hazelnuts, toasted

Recipe

• 1 finely chop dried cherries.
• 2 food processor works best for this.
• 3 toss with almond extract.
• 4 weigh out chocolate chips.
• 5 combine evaporated milk, marshmallow cream, sugar,& butter in 4 quart saucepan.
• 6 cook over med.
• 7 heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to full rolling boil; boil& stir 8 minute.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 add chocolate chips beating until completely melted.
• 10 blend in chopped cherriesand toasted nuts.
• 11 pour mixture into a buttered 9x13 cake pan.
• 12 let sit until set.
• 13 cut into 1 inch squares.
• 14 should sit several hours or over night to let the flavor of the cherries permeate the fudge.