The Best Valentine's Day Candy Recipes

The first Valentine's Day recipe is my absolute favorite; my mom calls it Valentine's Day Fudge. Admittedly, it's not a very creative name, but it tastes amazing!

Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 large can evaporated milk
3/4 cup butter
18 ounces chocolate chips
3 tablespoons vanilla
1 dash salt

Directions:
Use large stainless steel pot; cook sugar and canned milk to rolling boil for 5 to 6 minutes; stirring constantly; remove from heat .Add butter, chocolate chips, vanilla, and dash of salt. Stir until mixed. Pour into buttered pan. Let stand 6 hours before cutting. Will keep a long time in cookie tin or a sealed container in a cool place.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Now, we all loveReese's Peanut Butter Cups, so here's a recipe on how to make your own! Last Valentine's Day me and my Father actually made these to give to my mother and my Valentine!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate Or 1 pkg. chocolate cups and 1/2 lb. chocolate
6 oz. semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 C. creamy peanut butter

Directions:
Melt 1 lb. chocolate and make your own chocolate cups, using mini paper cups that you will cover with chocolate, let set, smooth rims, and then remove paper or you can cheat and buy the ready-made chocolate cups.

Melt the 6 oz. of chocolate, remove from heat and stir until smooth; let cool to warm room temperature. Add 2 cups of peanut butter and stir with wooden spoon until thoroughly blended. Spoon the filling into a sturdy resealable plastic bag and snip off the tip of one corner. Pipe the peanut butter-chocolate filling into the chocolate cups until it almost reaches the rims. Tap the cups lightly to release any air bubbles. Let the peanut butter cups stand in a cool, dry place for about an hour or until set. The filling will be soft and creamy, but still hold its shape.

Melt remaining chocolate. Use a teaspoon and lightly coat the tops of the peanut butter mixture to seal. Tap the cups lightly to smooth chocolate slightly.

These directions come directly from my mother's hand written recipe book! So enjoy!