CHOCOLATE PECAN CHRISTMAS FUDGE PIE

By Fleur de lis

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups choc. Wafer crumbs
• 1/3 cup butter melted
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups (12 oz) semi sweet choc morsels, melted
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 2 teasp instant coffee granules
• 1 teasp vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Garnishes: vanilla ice cream, fudge topping

Preparation

Step 1

Combine choc crums and 1/3 cup melted butter, mixing well. Press into bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9” pie plate. Bake at 350 for 6 to 8 mins.

Beat ½ cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add brown sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate and next 4 ingredients. Pour filling into prepared crust.

Bake at 375 for 25 minutes; cool completely on a wire rack. Garnish with icecream and fudge topping.