Easy Microwave Fudge

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 4 minutes

Makes about 81 one-inch pieces

Dave Maples of Carmichael was looking for easy recipes using three or four ingredients.

Minnesota native Jean Busse of Lexington, N.C., shares this fudge recipe.

Ingredients:

12 ounces Ghirardelli dark chocolate bittersweet chips (or milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate)

½ cup creamy peanut butter

One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

½ cup chopped nuts, optional

Instructions:

Melt chocolate in the microwave for 2½ minutes, stirring during and after. Mix in the peanut butter and condensed milk. Microwave 1½ minutes and stir well. Mix in nuts, if using, and pour into a buttered 8- or 9-inch square pan. Cool. Cut into bite-size pieces.

Per piece: 50 calories; 1 gram protein; 7 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams fat (1 saturated, 1 monounsaturated, 0 poly- unsaturated); 2 milligrams cholesterol; 17 milligrams sodium; 0 fiber; 4 grams sugar; 41 percent calories from fat

This story was originally published March 5, 2008 at 4:22 AM with the headline "Easy Microwave Fudge."