Eggnog Fudge

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup eggnog
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups chocolate baking bar, broken into pieces (10 ounces)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup almonds or 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon rum extract

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, combine butter, eggnog and sugar. bring to a full rolling boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. reduce heat to medium, and continue to boil, stirring frequently, 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture reaches 234°f (use candy thermometer).
• 2 remove from heat; add chocolate and nutmeg; stir until smooth. add marshmallow creme, pecans and rum; mix well. pour mixture into a 9-inch square pan lined with buttered foil. cool completely; cut into 1 1/2-inch squares.
• 3 store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
• 4 microwave instructions:.
• 5 in a 4-quart microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter on high for 1 minute or until melted. add eggnog and sugar; mix well and microwave 6 minutes or until mixture comes to a rolling boil; stirring after 3 minutes.
• 6 scrape sides of bowl and mix well, continue microwaving 9 minutes more, scraping bowl and mixing after each 3 minutes, stir in chocolate until melted; continue as directed above.