Fastest PB Fudge

During the Holidays it is a great time to make food gifts and while some of my cooking and baking at this time of year is quite involved. I like to throw in a couple easy options so that the whole process goes faster. This year I made a selection of 9 cookies and candies for the season but this was definitely one of the fastest.

It is a long time Connor family Christmas tradition so I hope you enjoy it!

12 oz peanut butter chips
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk ( I find that off brands tend to be grainy, so I use Eagle for this)
1/4 cup butter
6 oz semi sweet chocolate chips

Butter an 8in square pan.

Melt peanut butter chips, 1 cup condensed milk and 2tb butter. You can do this over the stove by stirring constantly or by zapping it 30 seconds at a time in the microwave. I don't generally bother with a double boiler because it happens pretty quickly at low heat.

Pour Peanut butter fudge mixture into square pan and spread into an even layer. Then put this layer in the fridge (or out on the back porch in Pittsburgh when it is chilly to start setting ( Just make sure to cover it as I have seen squirrels get very interested by the pan.)

I spend a bit of time cleaning up my original pan and then make the chocolate topping by melting the chocolate chips, remaining condensed milk, and butter over the stove. Once the mixture is smooth remove from heat and pour over the peanutbutter fudge in the pan. Return the mixture to the fridge and let set before attemping to cut it into squares. I usually end up making one pan to give away as gifts. The other batch I cut up and freeze the pieces to take out over the holiday season. At my mom's, we take out an assortment of cookies from the freezer every night before christmas to thaw and eat after dinner. The fudge is a fun addition.