Can you use chocolate chips to make maple fudge?

White chocolate chips are an important ingredient in the walnut-maple fudge recipe at AllRecipes.com. The fudge recipe also includes white sugar, evaporated milk, butter, walnuts and miniature marshmallows.

To make a 9- by 13-inch pan of walnut-maple fudge, boil 2 cups white sugar, 1 cup evaporated milk and 3 tablespoons butter in a medium-size saucepan for five minutes. Turn off the heat and quickly stir in 3 cups miniature marshmallows, 3 cups white chocolate chips, 2 1/2 teaspoons maple extract and 1 cup chopped walnuts. Spread the mixture in the pan, top it with walnut halves, and chill it for at least eight hours before cutting and serving.