Nutty Maple Candy

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 12 ounces butterscotch chips
• 12 ounces creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup butter
• 3 cups pecans, chopped, toasted
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 ounces vanilla pudding mix
• 1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
• 2 lbs powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate and butterscotch chips in a double boiler -- add peanut butter, stirring till smooth --
• 2 spread 1 3/4 cup mixture into a buttered jelly roll pan -- refrigerate till firm.
• 3 set remaining mixture aside --
• 4 melt butter in a heavy pan, stir in evaporated milk and pudding mix --
• 5 heat over medium heat till thickened.
• 6 remove from heat, add maple flavoring and vanilla --
• 7 stir in powdered sugar, spread over chilled chocolate mixture.return to refrigerator.remelt if necessary.remaining chocolate mixture in the pan -- stir in nuts --
• 8 carefully spread over pudding mixture --
• 9 refrigerate till firm --
• 10 cut into squares to serve.