1 1/4 cup chocolate wafer crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar, brown
3 egg
12 oz semisweet chocolate morsels, melted
2 tsp coffee, instant
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup flour
1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
1 whipped cream, sweetened
1 chocolate syrup
1 maraschino cherries with stems
1 mint sprigs
A Recipe for
Alabama Chocolate-Pecan Jumbo Christmas Fudge
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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.
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Serves: 8
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