Recipe: Caribbean Fudge Pie (using chocolate chips, instant coffee and walnuts)

CARIBBEAN FUDGE PIE

1/4 cup butter or regular margarine, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar; firmly packed
3 large eggs
1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips, melted and cooled
2 tsp. instant coffee powder
1 tsp. rum flavoring
1/4 cup unbleached flour
1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
Walnut Halves

Using an Electric mixer at medium speed , cream the butter and brown sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the cooled chocolate, coffee powder, and rum flavoring, blending well.

Stir in the flour and the chopped walnuts and turn into the unbaked pie shell. Arrange the walnut halves in a circle around the edge of the pie.

Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 25 minutes or until set around the edge. Cool on a wire rack.

Makes 1 (9-inch) pie
From: Kate - 06-28-97