Shelly's Recipe

EGGNOG FUDGE

Category: Candy

1/2 cup sugar
3 cups miniature marshmallows
2/3 cup purchased eggnog
3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp corn syrup
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup (6 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans

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).