With a generous scattering of crunchy maltesers on top, this delicious maltesers chocolate fudge has just 3 ingredients and it couldn't be easier to make for homemade gifts and treats!
Every year for Christmas I make lots of lovely homemade sweets and treats for my family and I've been preparing this week by testing some new flavour variations of my 2 ingredient fudge.
Be sure to check out my recipe video so you can see just how easy these are to make!
This is a great recipe to make with kids - they'll love breaking up the chocolate, helping to smooth the fudge and pressing in the maltesers (and maybe 'helping' you by sampling a few along the way!).
This yummy maltesers fudge is perfect to make as gifts for family, friends and teachers at Christmas and all the year around.
Easy Maltesers Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients:
500g milk chocolate
1 400g tin condensesed milk
100g maltesers
Method:
Line a smallrectangular bakingtrayor cake tin with baking parchment. If you don’t have any, tin foil will also work.
Break or chop the milk chocolate into pieces and place in a large microwavable bowl. Pour over the condensed milk and mix together well.
Pop the bowl into the microwave and heat in short bursts of around 30 seconds, taking it out and stirring in between, until the chocolate has almost melted. Be careful not to overheat.
Once the chocolate is melted, beat well with a wooden spoon until it all comes together smoothly.
Tip into the tin and spread around into an even layer. Use a palette knife or spatula to smooth the top down.
Sprinkle over the maltesers, gently but quickly pushing them into the fudge with your fingertips before it sets.
Pop the tray of fudgeinto the fridge and leave to set. Once it has set hard, take it out andcut into pieces to serve.
Note: I cut mine into 6 mini slabs, scoring lines into the top and packing in cellophane bags to give as gifts.
This recipe is just one of 4 delicious new chocolate fudge flavours that I've created for Christmas this year. Pop over to my 3 Ingredient Chocolate Fudge - 4 Ways blog post or click on the image below to see the other chocolate fudge recipes!
You'll also find more flavours and topping ideas over in my 2 ingredient chocolate fudge post, or for even more fudge ideas, check out these seasonal variations too:
Milk Chocolate Mini Egg Fudgefor Easter
White Chocolate Mini Egg Fudgefor Easter
for Valentines Day
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For more delicious treat ideas and recipes,check out theDesserts and Sweet Treatssectionhere on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow myDesserts and TreatsPinterest board for recipe inspiration all the year around!
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Easy Maltesers Chocolate Fudge
Just 5 minutes to make and with only 3 ingredients, this easy maltesers chocolate fudge is perfect for homemade gifts at Christmas and all the year around!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Chilling Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs5 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Gift
Cuisine: British, Christmas
Servings: 6blocks of fudge
Author: Grace Hall
Ingredients
500gmilk chocolate
1 400gtin condensesed milk
100gmaltesers
Instructions
Line a smallrectangular bakingtrayor cake tin with baking parchment. If you don’t have any, tin foil will also work.
Break or chop the milk chocolate into pieces and place in a large microwavable bowl. Pour over the condensed milk and mix together well.
Pop the bowl into the microwave and heat in short bursts of around 30 seconds, taking it out and stirring in between, until the chocolate has almost melted. Be careful not to overheat.
Once the chocolate is melted, beat well with a wooden spoon until it all comes together smoothly.
Tip into the tin and spread around into an even layer. Use a palette knife or spatula to smooth the top down.
Sprinkle over the maltesers, gently but quickly pushing them into the fudge with your fingertips before it sets.
Pop the tray of fudgeinto the fridge and leave to set. Once it has set hard, take it out andcut into pieces to serve.
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Notes
I like to cut my fudge into 6 mini blocks, scoring lines into the top and packing in cellophane bags to give as gifts.
Want to try this recipe? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again!
The main reason is that your Fudge has not reached the optimum temperature. If your mixture only reaches 110 or 112 degrees Celsius it will always be soft. That's why we recommend investing in a sugar thermometer. Another reason your Fudge is not setting is that the ratio of liquid to sugar is too high.
Monitor the Temperature with a Candy Thermometer. If you end up with soft fudge that turns into a puddle in your hands or hard fudge that is a bit reminiscent of a crunchy candy, improper temperature is likely to blame. ...
Avoid Stirring Once the Mixture Comes to a Simmer. ...
Once a seed crystal forms, it grows bigger and bigger as the fudge cools. A lot of big crystals in fudge makes it grainy. By letting the fudge cool without stirring, you avoid creating seed crystals.
If your fudge turned out super sticky, or it didn't set as it cooled, it probably never got hot enough. This mistake is super easy to avoid if you use a candy thermometer and cook the fudge to the temperature specified in the recipe (usually between 234 and 239°F).
Maltesers are made in two stages. The inner crunchy part is made by making small pellets of a dough like mixture. This is placed in a low pressure container which forces the bubbles in the mixture to expand, making the pellets larger. The pellets are then coated with chocolate and polished.
Maltesers consist of a spheroid malted milk centre surrounded by milk chocolate. Maltesers are sold in a variety of packaging, including plastic bags (ranging in size from small 'fun-size' upwards), larger cardboard boxes and tubes, and plastic buckets (ranging in size from medium to very large).
Use Evaporated Milk- Make sure to use evaporated milk and not sweetened condensed milk. If you accidentally use sweetened condensed milk your fudge will be incredibly over the top sweet. Cut up the Butter– Before adding the butter in make sure to cut it into smaller pieces for faster melting.
It is important to stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture starts to thicken and its surface starts to look dull or matte. Now is the time to stop beating and pour the fudge into a mould. Another tip: Do not scrape the sides of the pan or the spoon used for stirring.
You have to control two temperatures to make successful fudge: the cooking temperature AND the temperature at which the mixture cools before stirring to make it crystallize. Confectionery experiments have shown that the ideal cooking temperature for fudge is around 114 to 115 °C (237 to 239 °F).
Combine the sugar, milk, butter and salt. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the chocolate and stir until melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, nuts and marshmallows until melted; mix well.
According to most recipes, the ingredients of fudge are cooked to what is termed in kitchen parlance the soft ball stage, that point between 234 and 240 °F (112 and 115 °C) at which a small ball of the candy dropped in ice water neither disintegrates nor flattens when picked up with the fingers.
If your fudge is soft or runny, it probably didn't come up to a high enough temperature while it was cooking. Put it back into the saucepan and add 1–2 US tbsp (15–30 ml) of 35% fat whipping cream. Stir the fudge as it heats, but only until the sugar in the chocolate is completely melted again.
How can you fix soft fudge? Put it in a microwave safe bowl that is large enough that it won't boil over.Reheat it to the boiling point and cook for about 3 more minutes. Then you can beat some powdered sugar into it if this doesn't make it set.
If your fudge is soft or runny, it probably didn't come up to a high enough temperature while it was cooking. Put it back into the saucepan and add 1–2 US tbsp (15–30 ml) of 35% fat whipping cream.Stir the fudge as it heats, but only until the sugar in the chocolate is completely melted again.
If the fudge is very soft and slightly chewy then it is possible that it did not quite cook to soft ball stage and next time the mixture should be cooked to a slightly higher temperature (soft ball is 112-116c/235-240F and a sugar or candy thermometer can help).
Don't panic if your fudge is grainy, nothing is lost it just requires some more work. Pop the grainy fudge back into the pan along with some water and a little cream and melt the fudge back down to a liquid and re-boil it to temperature.
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