Christmas Goodies - White Chocolate Surprise Fudge

Caramel Apple Cranberry Pie

On Tuesday of this week, my mom came over and we had a ball making some Christmas goodies. Of course we started out with a huge list of things to make, and my mom had gone to the store and just picked up a bunch of "baking" stuff (cream cheese, butter, chocolate, etc...) without really having a plan. After another trip to the store in the middle of the madness, we ended up making these things:

Clockwise from Left: Trios, Red Velvet Balls, Cranberry Pecan Pretzel Bark

Red Velvet Balls

• Red Velvet Cake Balls - The finished product turned out okay - the cake seemed a bit gooey.
• Cranberry Pecan Pretzel Bark
• Puppy Chow
• Trio Thumbprint Cookies - These are great - just don't use too much jam because it will overflow!
• Caramel Apple Cranberry Pie - This is the BEST Apple Pie ever! I made two of these, and will make two more tomorrow...
• White Chocolate Surprise Fudge

Things I still want to make, but probably won't get to until after Christmas:

• Chex Mix
• Holiday Jewel Bark
• Peppermint Bark

For the White Chocolate Surprise Fudge, I actually took a couple of recipes that I found online, combined them, and made my own. This is not a "traditional" fudge recipe, but boy is it yummy! Enjoy!

White Chocolate Surprise Fudge

3 cups white chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows (or chopped up big marshmallows!)
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 t. orange zest (the surprise!)
1 t. vanilla
1/8 t. salt
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 T butter
6 oz. flaked coconut
1 t. coconut flavoring (optional - I didn't use, but if you want it more coconut-y, go ahead)

Melt chips, marshmallows, milk, and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 10-11 minutes or until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in zest and vanilla until combined. Stir in nuts and coconut. Pour into 9x9 pan lined with greased foil. Chill until firm. Eat, and eat, and eat, and eat until all gone.