Five Minute Fudge

I know I shouldn't give this any stars because I did change the recipe slightly..but it turned out so great, I can't help myself! I had intended to make the maple walnut fudge, but after combining the basic ingredients, I discovered I was out of maple flavoring! Well, I don't live close to any stores, so what to do? After rummaging around in my pantry, I came up with a bottle of butter flavoring and another of rum extract. Humm, I really do love butter rum, so what did I have to lose? I added one teaspoon of each along with the chopped nuts. It came out beautifully...it almost tastes like a penuche fudge. I think next time I will put a little more rum in than butter, and after I buy some maple extract, I'll try that! This is such an easy, quick recipe, I know I'll be making it often (in many different ways). Thanks Krusty for this great new favorite.

Made the maple stuff. It was fast, easy and super yummy. I nearly ate it all out of the pot. I'd like to tell ya my family loved it too, but can't say they'll be getting any. :)

Quick and easy - made the chocolate version and got the thumbs up from family.

I made the chocolate version of this fudge but it was just a little too sweet for everyone here. Also, the consistency seemed rather grainy but maybe I didn't cook long enough for the sugar to melt completely. This was simple enough, but needs some tweaking.

I made the chocolate fudge version and then added the 2 Tbsp peanut butter too. I reduced the sugar by 1/4 cup as others said it was too sweet. When I put the fudge into the pan it did have some butter/oil on the surface so I blotted that off. (I think it may have been the Skippy peanut butter that made it oily). The next time I make it I am going to reduce the sugar by 1/2 cup as it was still too sweet for us. A nice recipe though, thanks for sharing.