Chocolate Peanut Clusters - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. chocolate pudding mix (not instant)
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. Pet evaporated milk
2 Tbsp. butter
1 c. small, salted peanuts

Preparation

Mix all ingredients, except peanuts, in a heavy saucepan (1 1/2-quart).
Stir and bring to full boil.
Lower heat and keep stirring while mixture boils slowly for 3 minutes.
Take off heat; stir in all at once the peanuts.
Beat until candy starts to thicken.
Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper.
Makes about 24 clusters.
Pecans may be substituted for peanuts.