Eggnog Fudge

Eggnog Fudge

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 cups miniature marshmallows
• 2/3 cup purchased eggnog
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Procedures

Butter sides of a heavy 3-quart saucepan. Add sugar, marshmallows, eggnog, butter, corn syrup, and salt to the saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Turn heat up to medium and cook until mixture boils.

Continue to cook, stirring constantly, to about 232 degrees . Add chocolate chips and continue to cook for 5 minutes (should be at soft ball stage*), or until chocolate is melted. Stir in chopped nuts. Pour into a buttered 8-inch square pan. Cool to room temperature, then chill and cut into squares.

Makes about 3 dozen pieces of eggnog fudge.

• To Test for Soft Ball Stage

A small amount of syrup dropped into chilled water forms a ball, but flattens when picked up with fingers (234 to 240 degrees).