recipe: "best-ever" fudge

ingredients

• cooking spray
• 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup swerve confectioners
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans (optional)

instructions

1. grease an 8x8 inch baking pan with cooking spray. line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on at least 2 sides. do not grease parchment.
2. in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. add the swerve confectioners' sweetener, cocoa powder, and heavy cream and beat until well combined.
3. place the chocolate chips in a medium microwave safe bowl and microwave until just melted, about 1 minute. add melted chocolate chips to fudge mixture and beat until combined.
4. scrape fudge mixture into prepared baking pan. smooth top with a spatula into an even layer. optionally, sprinkle with pecans and gently press top, just to make sure pecans adhre but do not fully submerge them.
5. freeze until set, 20 minutes. slice into squares and serve. keep any extra fudge refridgerated.