Grandma's dipped chocolates!

I figured this blog needed some positivity for a change so I wanted to do a recipe post. I am reluctant to post this recipe because its been in my family for years but I am pretty sure my grandma would want me to share in the holiday O-M-G goodness that is this recipe.

Step 1: Melt down 16 ounces of margarine (not butter!)

2. Add 1 can of Eagle brand condensed sweetened milk

3. Add 8 cups of powdered sugar

4. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

I forgot to take a picture of me adding the walnuts but I used a 12oz package of chopped walnuts! (This picture below is a batch I made without walnuts because I wanted different textures) Mix mix mix mix miiiiiiix until it turns into a sticky, thick paste.

5. Spoon onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet and freeze for 2-3 hours.

While its freezing you can melt down your chocolate. 

6. Take 24 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips and 2 bricks or 1/4 pound of Gulf paraffin wax and melt in a double boiler until smooth and creamy. Yes, wax in a candy. Oh come on, when we were kids we ate boogers and dirt and God knows what else! It won't hurt you and it makes the candy have a nice sheen! Do NOT let even a drop of water get into this or everything starts to separate and when you freeze the chocolates they will get really sticky. (I'm using a double handed spatula..I know it looks weird)

7. Take toothpicks and poke them in each little candy piece. Dip into the chocolate and coat all around the candy. I didn't take pictures of this because I forgot to buy toothpicks...and they came out less pretty. But anyway....freeze them for at least one hour even though that will be the hardest thing you'll ever do. Trust me, they are better really cold.

It makes a buttload FYI so these are fabulous Christmas gifts! Although, after you try one of these, I doubt you're going to want to give them up. If you make these please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of them!!

Here is a photo of my grandma's recipe card that she used every year when she made these at Christmas time. I love her handwriting..I miss it.

And here is a picture of my grandma with my grandpa, wasn't she a doll ;) She passed away in 2008 but I think of her every day!

Thank you for reading this blog and thanks for sticking around through my rollercoaster ride ;)