Recipe time! The start of the holiday season brings on the need to create sweet treats for family and friends. One of my favorite candy recipes is a knock-off of the NUT GOODY recipe from a family owned candy factory in St Paul, Minnesota. If you like flavored fudge and peanuts, you will LOVE this recipe! Great for cookie/candy swap at school, church or work.

 Servings: 150 pieces (1 inch square serving if made on a 10x15" pan)

• 1 (12 oz) pkg. chocolate chips (semi-sweet or your favorite)
  
• 1 (12 oz) pkg. butterscotch chips
• 2 c. creamy peanut butter
• 1 c. butter (unsalted if possible)
  
• 1/3 c. evaporated or 1/2 c. regular milk
• 1/4 c. regular vanilla pudding mix
• 2 lbs. powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. maple flavoring
•  2 cups - 1/2 lb. Spanish peanuts, skinned (depending on how crunchy you like your candy)

In double boiler or microwave, melt chips, peanut butter and chocolate. Spread half of the melted chocolate mixture in a foil-lined buttered 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 inch jelly roll pan. Refrigerate or freeze until set (about 30 minutes in freezer). Reserve remaining chocolate mixture in double boiler.

In heavy saucepan, combine butter, milk and pudding mix. Bring to boil over low heat and cook 1 minute. Remove and let cool. Using a mixer, blend in powdered sugar and flavoring until creamy. Spread mixture over chilled chocolate. Stir Spanish peanuts into remaining chocolate mixture and spread over top. Refrigerate for 3 hours. Peel off foil and cut into 1 inch squares. Keep refrigerated.  

This candy won't last long!  Feel free to tweak this recipe to taste...