Dark chocolate peppermint fudge

I saw a recipe for peppermint fudge on Chocolate & Carrots, and my mouth immediately began to water.  I altered the original recipe slightly to match up with what I had in the pantry, and it turned out fantastic.  Smooth, creamy, chocolaty and minty- perfect for Christmas, if I do say so myself! (Full disclosure: I'm eating a piece (or two) of this while I blog.  So good!!)

DARK CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT FUDGE

Ingredients:

1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

1 Tbsp. unsalted butter (plus more for preparing pan)

1 1/2 cups dark chocolate and mint chips (Nestle seasonal)

1 cup dark chocolate chips

1 tsp. vanilla extract

12 soft peppermints, crushed, for topping

Instructions:

Prepare an 8x8 square pan by buttering the bottom, cover with parchment paper, then butter the paper as well.

In a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water, heat the Tbsp butter and sweetened condensed milk until the butter is melted.  Add all of the chocolate chips, stirring until melted.

Mix in the vanilla extract, then pour the fudge into the prepared pan (the batter will be thick).  Top with the crushed peppermints- I recommend pressing them into the fudge so they'll stick better.  Cool the fudge in the refrigerator for 3 hours, or until set.  Cut and serve.