Our café is open 6 days a week for breakfast & lunch and you can sit down inside or outside and order from our café menu. Recipe reproduced with kind permission from Sam Linsell’s Sweet, published by Struik Lifestyle.ģ KITCH3NS is a vibrant colourful Restaurant and Bar based at the Beautiful Silver Forest, at the foot of the Helderberg Mountain surrounded by Trees. This fudge is also delicious if broken into small chunks and stirred through vanilla ice cream or frozen yoghurt.

For even more caramel flavour, use demerara sugar. This fudge is buttery and smooth, but you could add nuts, vanilla, chocolate pieces or broken-up shortbread at the final stage if you want to create variations. Leave it to cool and set before removing from the tin and cutting it into squares. Take it off the heat and leave to cool slightly for approximately 3 minutes, then beat it vigorously for a further 10–15 minutes until it starts to ‘fudge’ on the sides of the pot and becomes very stiff.Įmpty the still-liquid fudge into the prepared tin, pressing it into the corners and smoothing it out. Bring the mixture to the boil, and stir continuously for 15–20 minutes until it has reached 118 ✬ on a sugar thermometer. To achieve perfect results, every time, we recommend using a sugar thermometer such as this one from Tala so you can accurately read the temperature of the fudge.Add all the ingredients to a pot and stir over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Line the back of the note with a piece of greaseproof paper before you place it in the box. Otherwise, you can add a personalised note inside for when they lift the lid. If you want to personalise the gift, you can add someone's name to the fudge using a chocolate writing pen. Line it with greaseproof paper and add the fudge neatly in a single-layer grid. If you want something a little more extravagant, use a shallow box, about 2cm deep. The easiest way to present it is to pop a handful of fudge pieces into a cellophane bag and tie it with a ribbon. This classic fudge is perfect as a homemade food gift for Christmas - or any time of year. How can I make this into a homemade gift? Following the method as closely as possible and timing everything to perfection will make delicious fudge every time.

You also need to make sure you have the right amount of fat in the fudge mixture too. It could also be down to the fact that the sugar didn’t fully dissolve before boiling the mixture. If your fudge is grainy it may be because you didn’t mix it for long enough. Therefore it’s better to set the fudge at room temperature. The moisture in the fridge will make the fudge sticky and tends to give a more crumbly, brittle texture compared to soft and chewy. Does fudge need to be refrigerated to set?Īlthough it can be tempting to quicken the setting of your fudge by chilling it, we don’t recommend putting fudge in the fridge or freezer. Store in an airtight container either tin or plastic. Storing fudge in the fridge however may dry it out a little so make sure you wrap it in waxed paper. How long does fudge last for?Īs it’ll last 2 weeks at room temperature and 3-4 weeks in the fridge, you can make it in bulk and store it ahead of gifting. Stir gently but continuously until the sugar crystals are all melted, then boil until it reaches 115-116C again. Pour the fudge syrup into a clean pan and add 3-4 tbsp cream. If your fudge is over-temperature or forms a hard ball in the cold water test, it can make the results hard and brittle. If it forms a ball, fish the ball out of the glass and press it between your fingers. Try again with a clean spoon and new water in a couple of minutes. If it dissolves or forms into threads, it's undercooked. As it falls through the water the syrup should form into a ball. Fill a glass with cold water and drop a small amount of the fudge into it from a teaspoon. How do you know when fudge is done without a thermometer? You can use vanilla bean paste if you prefer or scrape the seeds from half to a whole vanilla pod depending on how intense you want the flavour to be. Sugar, butter, milk, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract. Our recipe for vanilla fudge uses five simple ingredients.

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