Sweetheart Cherry Nut Fudge

Ingredients

• 3 (6 ounce) packages semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Lightly grease a 9 inch heart shaped cake pan or an 8 or 9 inch square pan; line with wax paper. Set aside.
2. In heavy saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat; stir in nuts, cherries and extract. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Chill for 2 hours or until firm.
3. Remove from pan; peel off wax paper. Garnish as desired. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.
4. To form heart shape without pan, draw 9-inch heart shapes on wax paper; spread mixture to edge.