
Vanilla Fudge
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Easy
Vanilla Fudge is a sweet confection made with sugar, milk, butter, eggs and pure vanilla extract, studded with chopped almonds. This indulgent treat requires twenty minutes of preparation and thirty five minutes of cooking time. It suits anyone with a taste for classic fudge flavours and makes an excellent homemade gift or dessert accompaniment.
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Ingredients
- 800 gsugar
- 400 mlmilk
- 200 gunsalted butter
- 4large eggs
- 2 mlpure vanilla extract
- 100 gchopped almonds
- 1 tspsalt
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 150°C (300°F). Grease an 18x18cm baking dish and line it with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, milk, and salt. Place the saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved.
- 3
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
- 4
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract until they are fully incorporated.
- 5
Let the mixture cool slightly, then stir in the eggs until they are fully incorporated.
- 6
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top.
- 7
Sprinkle the chopped almonds over the top of the fudge.
- 8
Let the fudge cool to room temperature, then refrigerate it for at least 2 hours.
- 9
Cut the fudge into small squares and serve.
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