Recipe: Chocolate Popcorn Fudge

CHOCOLATE POPCORN FUDGE

2 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup water
1 tbsp butter or butter substitute
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups popped popcorn, chopped

Melt chocolate in saucepan. Add sugar, milk, water, butter, and salt. Boil to soft ball stage (234-238 F).

Remove from heat. Add flavoring and popped corn. Cool to room temperature.

Stir until creamy. Pour into well-buttered, shallow pan. Cut in squares.

Source: Grace Viall Gray, Glen Ellyn, IL.