Enjoy a Serious Sugar Rush

Good Morning, Blog Land!

My posts have been kind of

few and far between these past few days.

Busy, busy, busy.

Who isn't?

We are in the

home stretch

and

here is a bit of

sweet inspiration

and some great recipes

for those last-minute

gifts/goodies

of the season.

Have a wonderful day!

Candy Cane Marshmellows.

Need I say more?

I've always been facinated by the whole

idea of homemade marshmellow.

Light, fluffy, gooey, sweet.

Perfection.

Looking for something a little different to give this year?

Over at Skip To My Lou

there is a great recipe for

gummy candy.

Who doesn't love gummies?

What a great tutorial, too!

Nothing says Christmas like

homemade candy canes

Aren't these great?

I may actually

give these a try.

For the ultimate

in

do-it-yourself

sweet treats

this season,

try

these

homemade candy bars.

I mean, come on.

Homemade Snickers.

The freshest ingredients.

Made with love.

Heaven.

And last, but not least,

my fudge recipe.

Now, this is not a picture of the fudge I make.

No.

It never lasts long enough

to get a good picture of it.

Nor have I made any

yet this season

because,

well,

having this stuff laying

around the house

causes me

to loose all self-control

and

I

will

eat the

whole

pan

all

by

myself.

Seriously.

So, I'm waiting until just

before Christmas

when the house is

full of people

to eat it

and leave me

just

enough

to feed

my serious

fudge

addiction.

Seriously.

Five-Minute Fudge

3(6 oz) pkgs of chocolate chips

1(14 oz) Eagle Brand Sweet Condensed Milk

1-1/2 t. vanilla

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Melt morsels and condensed milk in microwave

1 minute on high.

Stir.

Melt 1 more minute on high.

Mix vanilla and nuts.

Pour into a buttered 8" square pan.

Chill 2 hours.

Cut into squares.

Cover and store at room temp.

This only takes about 5 minutes to make.

It is by far the easiest, best fudge

EVER!

Sew Happy,