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

Directions
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.

A small amount of syrup dropped into chilled water forms a ball, but flattens when picked up with fingers (234 to 240 degrees).
 * To Test for Soft Ball Stage

Contributed by:

 * Catsrecipes Y-Group