South African Nestle's Fudge

Name: South African Nestle's Fudge
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (397 g) can condensed milk; 400 g sugar or 500 ml sugar; 25 ml golden syrup; 75 ml water; 60 g butter; 5 ml vanilla

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 24

ingredients

1 (397 g) can condensed milk
400 g sugar or 500 ml sugar
25 ml golden syrup
75 ml water
60 g butter
5 ml vanilla

directions

Put sugar and water into a large heavy saucepan.
Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
Add the butter and syrup and stil until the butter has melted.
Add the condensed milk and stir until it comes to the boil.
Boil very slowly, stirring all the time, until soft ball stage.
Remove from the stove, add the vanilla and beat until it thickens.
Pour into a greased pan and leave to cool.
Cut into squares when cold.

Questions & Replies

Why don't we bake fudge ???

meganwells999
Hi All, Me and my hubby tried making the fudge with the same ingredients as stated..this is the second time it comes out as toffee..pls help. Wht are we doing wrong?

Aneesa M.
Hi, first time today I made the fudge in accordance eith recipe, but mine still has not set, consistency still too soft to cut. What did I do wrong?

ribeiro.chantelle
This is an amazing recipe and we just love it. If I wanted to double this, would any of thw quantities change or can I just double them as is? Thank you

Sonja J.
A colleague brought this in to work last week, her mom made it, it was heaven. I decided to give it a try, and despite being in Canada I was able to source golden syrup (didn't want to use corn syrup) and thought I followed the instructions to a T. After several hours of cooling, though, what I've ended up with are perfect vanilla caramels, not fudge. They're delicious, but not what I was going for, obviously! Any advice on what stage went wrong? I have a candy thermometer and boiled it gently until it was at exactly 238, supposedly softball stage. I may not have beaten it enough after, the recipe doesn't really specific for how long? I also added a bit more water than it called for. I suspect I may have overcooked it to firm ball stage but would love to hear what people think before I attempt it again!

madeleinegirl

Reviews

Stellar recipe. Extremely smooth consistency. I will say that for someone coming across the soft ball stage for the first time, or does not have a kitchen thermometer, stir until it reaches an almost gravy like consistency. And then whisk until the gloss disappears and it’s almost like frozen yoghurt :)

Khatija S.
This became toffee rather than fudge and I followed the directions to the T

gugu s.
I’ve never made fudge before and some of the reviews made me nervous. I did replace sugar with castor sugar as some one suggested and it turned out perfectly. This is now our family fudge recipe. Thank you!

Wendy S.
My fourth time making this recipe and it's been great every time, even when I slightly overcooked it on one occasion. I will be zoooshing it up with a few crazy idea's in my future cooks. Will report back if the results justify ;-)

shoggie2017
This is a fantastic recipe! The thing is -dont take it off the stove when u reach softball stage (115 degrees centigrade)----cook it at this temp for 5-10min then add vanilla and 3 teaspoons black coffee powder mixed with 1 teaspoon of water and mix until slightly dark caramel colour then add chopped walnuts and put in your tray. Try the variation I'm sure you will like it. Its the only way I make it now Enjoy! Take care and try to stay safe Have a sweet one!

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