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Homemade gifts are great, particularly when they’re food related. Jade Schopman shares her favourite fudge recipe…


Chocolate Fudge


Make this tasty chocolate fudge as a sweet treat or homemade giſt. Make sure to use a sugar thermometer to achieve the perfect melt-in-your-mouth consistency…


Method • Line an 18cm square tin with greaseproof paper.


• Put the milk, sugar and buter in a heavy- based saucepan. Heat gently, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon, until the sugar has dissolved and the buter has melted.


• Bring to the boil for 15 to 20 minutes, still stirring all the time. Te mixture will bubble up – when it does, take it off the heat and keep stirring it until it sinks back down. Ten return it to the heat.


• Take the temperature aſter 15 mins


(continuing to stir or it will burn on the botom). At 115°c on a temperature probe, remove it from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and a pinch of sea salt. Cool for five minutes.


• Stir in the chopped chocolate into the mixture and keep stirring until the chocolate has melted. Quickly pour the mixture into your prepared tin and leave to set at room temperature.


• Before the fudge has completely set, you can add rows of different toppings like nuts, toffees or mini chocolate butons – just scater them over the surface and gently press into the fudge until they stick. Make sure the fudge is only slightly warm when you do this – if it’s too hot the toppings can melt. Once set, cut the fudge into small pieces and store in a sealed jar.


Ingredients for Chocolate Fudge


• 300ml whole milk • 350g caster sugar • 100g unsalted buter • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 100g dark chocolate • Optional toppings: chopped nuts, toffee pieces, mini chocolate butons


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