I have been mentioning recently, that C and I have decided to up our gift giving game. We have been making a few homemade gifts for family and friends. Today I am sharing my Homemade Fudge For Christmas Gifting.
You may think that making fudge is a daunting task. You should all know me by now I like to find easy recipes.
I have been making this fudge for years and it is so easy to make. I use the recipe from the Carnation website.
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Ingredients
1 tin of Condensed Milk
150ml Milk
450g Demerara Sugar
115g Butter
A Couple Of Drops Vanilla Essence
How To Make
- Line a tin or baking dish with parchment paper
- In a large non stick pan add all the ingredients
- Melt over a low heat stirring all the time – until the sugar has dissolved
- Steadily bring to the boil stirring all the time for around 10-15 minutes
- If you have a sugar thermometer keep going until it reaches 113-115C. If you do not have a thermometer. Drop a little mixture into a bowl of ice cold water – if it forms a soft, round ball that doesn’t stick to your fingers then it should be ready.
- Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool for 5 minutes.
- This is also the time you can jazz your fudge up and add other ingredients
- Beat the mixture until it loses its shine and becomes very thick. This is when it gets hard work but worth the results. The longer you beat it once it starts to thicken the more crumbly your fudge will become. Keep beating until it comes away from the sides of the pan and sticks to the spoon
- In your prepared tin tip the fudge in and flatten down and leave to cool
- Then you can cut into squares.
Gifting
I purchased some clear bags and filled with fudge and added to my homemade hampers for family. The fudge tastes great and is such a lovely little personal touch.
I only made vanilla fudge this year but there are so many different variations you can make.
What is your favourite flavour of fudge?
I think fudge is for all year, not just for Christmas! I like traditional vanilla fudge the best. I’m not a fan of the different varieties.
I love vanilla fudge as well, and made some more the other week at my daughters friend requesting some
Think i’ll try doing this,i feel a homemade gift,is always alot nicer to give
We did love making our own gifts this year and they were very well received
yummy id definitely give this a go especially when I have my 2 great neices stay
It is so easy to make and everyone loves it in my house
I love giving homemade gifts at this time of year. Homemade fudge is a great idea.
The homemade fudge has been a great gift this year everyone has loved it
Everyone in this house loves fudge , especially my other half , would make a great gift for him this year
It is so easy to make as well
I have never made homemade fudge before but am going to try as it will be the perfect addition to my various homemade cookie recipes 😉 Love gifting goodies!
It is so easy to make, I hope you enjoy it
I love this. I’m a big sweets lover. I’ll be adding this to my recipe book. Thank you.
I hope you enjoy it
The only time of year that I really indulge in fudge is Christmas. I have liked every flavor so far but peanut butter is probably my favorite.
I do love fudge, I am sadly not a fan of peanut butter but know some who love it so may try making peanut butter fudge
I make fudge all the time using this exact recipe.
It is so easy and makes a lot of fudge as well – do you make variations of it
Chocolate and nut fudge is my favourite flavour!
I have made chocolate fudge with this recipe before and it was lovely
I love the idea of making my own fudge as I love it myself. Then you can add in different flavours etc x
I do love vanilla fudge but have made different types before chocolate always goes down well as well
This recipe brought back so many memories of my mom making fudge every Christmas for everyone.
Maybe you should restart the tradition – we have enjoyed making a few homemade gifts
I had no idea fudge could be done at home omg…I thought it required special equipment. I love fudge and will be making a ton of it this weekend. So excited.
It is so quick and easy to make – I hope you enjoy it
I am going to make this to put in the hampers I am making up for friends
This is what we have been doing, as well as C taking some into college for her friends
This is quite a yummy idea to gift a Homemade fudge on Christmas. I am sure my friends and family would be delighted to receive such a delicious treat.
It is so easy to make and I do love the personal touch to gifts as well
Homemade fudge is such a classic around the holidays! I am a big cookie baker myself.
I love baking cookies but have not made any in a while – thanks for the inspiration
I love making fudge. It really is nice to give out homemade gifts. Vanilla fudge is definitely a favourite, it is so moreish!!
I do have a weakness for vanilla fudge and it is far too moreish
I have never made fudge and doesn’t sound too tricky. I like chocolate and coffee and lots of others. I do not like anything chunky in it.
I go for flavours and not a fan of chunky things in my fudge. I am a huge fan of vanilla fudge though
This is such a lovely idea. Sounds very yummy as well!
It is so easy to make and tastes great
Oh these look so decadent. Would be fun to make this with my kids over the weekend as sweet treats to offer guests and for gifting. The recipe looks so easy to follow! Thank you for sharing.
It is very easy to make and perfect for gifting as well
I LOVE it! Fudge has always had a special place in my heart, especially around the holidays. This is a great idea.
I love fudge as well and we had fun making it
Thank you so much for sharing! This sounds amazing and I’m def going to give it a try.
Like you, I love the simplicity of a vanilla fudge the most. Yum!!
I hope you enjoy the fudge and you can not go wrong with vanilla fudge