Ingredients
– 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
– 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
– 1 cup chopped pecans
– 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
– 1 teaspoon baking soda
– 1/4 teaspoon salt
– 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
– 1-1/2 cups red & green candy-coated chocolate pieces, divided
– 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
Directions
1. Combine first 6 ingredients and stir well.
2. Add butter and stir at a low speed with an elecrtic mixer untill mixture is crumbly.
3. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture
4. Press remaining crumb mixture into a lightly greased 13×9 inch pan
5. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes
6. Cool on a wire rack
7. Reduce oven temperature to 350
8. Place 1 cup chocolate pieces in a microwave-safe bowl
9. Microwave at HIGH 1 to 1 ½ minutes, stirring after 30 seconds
10. Press chocolate pieces with the back of a spoon to mash them
(the candies will almost be melted with pieces of color coating still visible)
11. Stir in condensed milk
12. Spread mixture evenly over crust in pan, leaving a ½ inch border on all sides
13. Combine reserved 1 ½ cup chocolate pieces
14. Sprinkle evenly over chocolate mixture & press lightly
15. Bake at 350 for 25 to 28 minutes or until golden
16. Cool in pan on a wire rack
17. Cut into bars
Helpful hints for this recipe
This Holiday Fudge can be decorated with different m&m colors depending on the holiday, occasion, or season, or you could just use the regular m&m colors. You can also eat this dessert warm or cold. Just remember to put it in the refrigerator and if you want to eat it warm, just heat it in the microwave.