Fudge Recipe - Originally Posted by Mel

[Rainbow_Mumma]

oh yum ill have to give this a go!

[AnyDream]

How long before christmas can you make this if you're planning on giving them away? Do you have to keep them in the fridge if it's hot or do they hold together ok? Could I package it into cellophane bags and if so, would I need to put it in pieces or just as a (scored) slab?

[Nettie]

How long before christmas can you make this if you're planning on giving them away? Do you have to keep them in the fridge if it's hot or do they hold together ok? Could I package it into cellophane bags and if so, would I need to put it in pieces or just as a (scored) slab?

I've had this stuff in my fridge for a few weeks and it's kept fine (in a sealed container). Even if you cut them up - they stick together a bit.. HTH!

[Raupe]

How long does it take to set in the fridge? Shops are all closed tonight and I want to make them for my Kris Kringle tomorrow at lunch time. If I made them at 8am would they be done by 12? Help please!!

[Rouge]

I would say they would definitely set.

I just made some for DH's christmas morning tea tomorrow, with christmas M&M's and gold cachous. Looks very christmassy.

My advice is to make it in the microwave because it won't get as hot as on the stove top and you can chuck all the ingredients in at once. We didn't have any vanilla so I added a tsp of instant coffee to the condensed milk and nuked that together and beat it in. Also don't fret if it looks like it's not going to combine as you just stir it really well with a wooden spoon and it will. I did 30 second bursts and stirred each time.

[Raupe]

Thanks Rouge!!

I was wondering how I should decorate it! What are Christmas M&M's? Do you just put them on top before it sets? Or do you wait until it is set, then cut it and then decorate the individual pieces?

I was thinking about roasting some crushed nuts (almonds or peanuts) and then adding those on top. But I'm not sure yet I need inspiration!!

[Rouge]

Be careful with nuts & allergies!

Christmas m&m's are out at the moment they are green and red only. I just poured a whole heap in and stirred them into the fudge, then I decorated the top by organising them in a pattern and sprinkled the top with cachous. I pushed them in so they set in the fudge, as the fudge is like playdough when it sets so it can be hard to get stuff to stick to it.