Alabama Chocolate-Pecan Jumbo Christmas Fudge
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Course : Fudge
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1 1/4           cups  chocolate wafer crumbs
     1/3           cup  butter -- melted
     1/2           cup  butter -- softened
     3/4           cup  sugar -- brown
  3                     egg
  12            ounces  semisweet chocolate morsels -- melted
  2          teaspoons  coffee -- instant
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
     1/2           cup  flour
  1                cup  pecans -- coarsely chopped
                        whipped cream -- sweetened
                        chocolate syrup
                        maraschino cherries with -- stems
                        mint sprigs
 

Preparation:

Combine chocolate wafer crumbs and 1/3 cup melted butter; firmly press on bottom and sides of a 9-inch tart pan or pieplate. Bake at 350F for 6 to 8 minutes. Cream 1/2 cup softened butter; gradually add brown sugar with the electric mixer at medium speed until blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in the melted chocolate, instant coffee granules, vanilla extract, flour and chopped pecans. Pour into the prepared crust. Bake at 375F for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Before serving, pipe sweetened whipped cream on each piece and drizzle with chocolate syrup. Garnish with cherries and/or mint if desired.

 

Nutritional Information:

387 Calories (kcal); 30g Total Fat; (68% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 122mg Cholesterol; 216mg Sodium