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Would you believe me if I told you that meals in my house, this month, have consisted of sweets and eggnog?  I may or may not be exaggerating.  Probably not cool since this dwelling holds a diabetic and a girl who needs to lose a few {ahem} pounds.  


I’m blaming it on birthday month!  And, I had a good excuse for indulging over the weekend-  my actual birthday and a celebratory get-together with Thom’s fam.  His sister and I share a birth day.  And nothing says Happy! Happy! like a tray of goodies.



Peppermint Biscotti Bites {after the first bake I cut the loaf in half lengthwise and then sliced each half into bites}


Chocolate Marble Cake with Ganache


And…the best find of the week- Eggnog fudge. Two words:  A-mazing.  Seriously.  I thought I was done with the stuff for the month but I came across this recipe clicking through Twitter {Bake With Butter} links.  


Eggnog Fudge

Servings: 2 dozen


Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup eggnog
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) white chocolate bars, broken into pieces
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 7 ounce jar marshmallow crème
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon rum or rum extract

Cooking Directions:

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).
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.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Microwave Instructions:
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.
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.

recipe from Wisconsin Cheese

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About Gina

She's just a crafty girl living in a glitter covered world. She's also a writer, crafter, and cupcake baker who's trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up; one glue stick at a time.

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    GinasThom says

    This was THE best fudge I have ever had the pleasure to eat.

    And this is coming from someone who lived in the "Fudge State"…. ok fudge island (Mackinaw Island) where the formerly till now best fudge in the world was made. 🙂

    Amazing…just amazing fudge.

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