Ingredients:

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup walnut halves

Preparation: Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips with condensed milk in top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water. Stir occasionally until chips melt and mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat. Add chopped nuts and vanilla. Blend well. Chill for about 45 minutes or until mixture thickens.

Line bottom of 9-inch pie pan with a 12-inch square of foil. Place 1/4 cup of nut halves in bottom of pan forming a 2-inch wide flat ring. Spoon chocolate mixture in mounds on top of nuts to form a ring. Decorate with remaining nuts.

Chill in refrigerator until firm enough to slice. Cut into half-inch slices. Makes about 36 slices.

From the kitchen of: Karil Van Boxel