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Easy Chocolate Fudge with Fruit and Nuts

This homemade fudge is the ideal gift! You can make it with milk or plain chocolate - and really go to town on the packaging.

Preparation time:
10 minutes, plus at least 2 chilling
Cooking time:
5 minutes
Total time:
2 hours 15 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes 15 minutes
  • Gluten Free
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 200g bar Waitrose Continental Plain or Belgian Milk chocolate
  • ½ x 397g can sweetened condensed milk
  • 50g chopped pecans (optional)
  • 50g dried cranberries (optional)
  • 100g golden icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Caster sugar, to sprinkle

Method

  1. Line a square tin measuring about 21cm x 21cm with parchment paper, creasing it into the corners.
  2. Break the chocolate into small pieces and place in a heatproof bowl. Add the condensed milk and place the bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water, making sure the base of the bowl is not in contact with the water.
  3. Heat gently, stirring the chocolate until completely melted. Remove from the heat and stir in the pecans, cranberries, if using, icing sugar and vanilla extract until evenly combined.
  4. Spoon the mixture into the tin and level the surface with the back of the spoon. Chill for at least 2 hours until the fudge is firm.
  5. Lift out of the tin and remove the paper. Dust the surface lightly with the sugar. Using a sharp knife cut the fudge into small squares.