Nestlé Carnation - simply scrumptious

+ 25 mins cooking

This yummy fudge is a fail-safe recipe perfected by CARNATION - they taste as good as they look!

Grease and base line a 20cm (8in) square tin with baking parchment.
Heat the milk, sugar and butter in a large, non-stick saucepan over a low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely. Bring to the boil and simmer over a low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring continuously and scraping the base of the pan. Test the fudge at intervals by dropping a little of the mixture into ice-cold water. Press the blob between your fingers (carefully as it will be very hot!). If a soft ball forms then it's ready to beat.
Remove from the heat, cool slightly and beat the fudge until thick and grainy. This usually takes about 10 minutes - see if you can find a couple of eager helpers.
Gently stir in the remaining ingredients. Pour into the prepared tin and leave to cool before cutting into squares.

Once you've mastered the original recipe, try these versions - or get creative and invent your own!

Chocolate - melt 150g (5 ¼ oz) plain chocolate and stir through before beating the fudge.
Rum and raisin - stir through a good dash of rum and 115g (4oz) chopped raisins.
Toasted pecan and cinnamon - toast a large handful of chopped pecan nuts in a dry pan with a sprinkling of cinnamon until the nuts start to smell aromatic. Set aside to cool slightly then stir through the fudge mixture at the end of beating.
Confectionery fudge - chop up your favourite chocolate such as KitKat or Munchies and stir through cooled beaten fudge.

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