Chocolate-Pecan Jumbo Christmas Fudge Pie

This very rich Chocolate-Pecan Jumbo Christmas Fudge Pie has a wonderful, moist, fudgy filling in a chocolate crumb crust.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• Whipped cream sweetened
• Chocolate syrup
• Maraschino cherry with stems
• Fresh mint leaf

Instructions

1. Combine chocolate wafer crumbs and 1/3 cup melted butter; firmly press on bottom and sides of a 9-inch tart pan or pie plate.
2. Bake at 350 degrees F for 6 to 8 minutes.
3. Cream 1/2 cup softened butter; gradually add brown sugar with the electric mixer at medium speed until blended.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
5. Stir in the melted chocolate, instant coffee granules, vanilla extract, flour and chopped pecans.
6. Pour into the prepared crust.
7. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack.
8. Before serving, pipe sweetened whipped cream on each piece and drizzle with chocolate syrup.
9. Garnish with cherries and/or mint if desired.