Easter Food Recipes: Surprise Chocolate Fudge

INGREDIENTS

* 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
* 1 cup baking cocoa
* 3/4 cup butter or stick margarine, melted
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 7 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

1. In a microwave-safe dish, mash beans with a fork until smooth; cover and microwave for 1-1/2 minutes or until heated through. Add cocoa, butter and vanilla. (Mixture will be thick.) Slowly stir in sugar; add nuts. Press mixture into a 9-in. square pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate until firm. Cut into 1-in. pieces.

FOOTNOTE
Nutritional Analysis: One piece equals 76 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 20 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.