Coffee-Chip Fudge

Mmmmm!! From Southern Living, March 1986.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1  cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup half-and-half cream
• 2  tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2  tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons butter or 3  tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (6 ounce) package  semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans

Directions

1. Combine sugar, milk, half-n-half, corn syrup, coffee granules, and slat in a large heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue cooking, without stirring, to the soft ball stage (234 deg F).
2. Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla; DO NOT STIR! Cool to 110 deg F.
3. Beat fudge until it loses its gloss and begins to thicken. Add chocolate morsels and pecans. Stir just to mix.
4. Pour into a buttered 9-inch square pan. Cool and cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.