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i have been wanting a little chocolate and decided i would make some oatmeal fudge.  we don’t buy very much junk food.  and since i am breast-feeding vincent, i try to watch the sweets.  but i figured just a tad bit of oatmeal fudge would cure my sweet tooth, so i decided to make these divine little treats, since i had everything on hand.

combine the margarine, sugar, milk, and cocoa.

combine the oats, peanut butter, vanilla, and salt in a separate bowl.

bring the margarine, milk, sugar, and cocoa to a full rolling boil for one minute.

immediately pour the hot boiling chocolate mixture over the oats and peanut butter mixture.  i make sure that i cover the peanut butter real good with the hot chocolate mixture, because it helps soften and melt the peanut butter so that it’s a lot easier to stir.

stir together real well.  i sometimes add another spoonful of peanut butter as i am stirring if it needs it.  i can usually taste it and tell if it needs a little more or not.  also, the peanut butter helps to give the fudge their shape and hold it together real good.

i allow the mixture to sit in the bowl and cool down a bit while i’m starting some dishes or something.  then i drop the mixture by the spoonful onto wax paper.  i usually leave the fudge on the wax paper, and store them in a jar.  i shared a few with mom and dad, and along with joe and grayson, we had these eaten up within a few days.  they’re that good!  you should make some! :)