Christmas Presents: Chocolate Fudge

So every Christmas I try to cook presents for my boyfriends extended family. This year instead of making individual parcels for each person I decided that a big plate of chocolate fudge and honeycomb (recipe to come later) would be a better way to go that was people could have as much or as little as they wanted. It worked really well! 

I forgot to take a photo in the rush of Christmas preparation which sucks, but I noticed that it was an extremely smooth consistency and ended up looking a bit like a satin finish. This was the first time I had made fudge in an extremely long time and this time it worked much better than the first time. The first time there were lumps, I burnt myself and I burnt the chocolate. 

This time I used the Thermomix (which made it a lot easier) however if you don't have one follow the recipe but instead do it over the stove in a medium sized saucepan and don't stop stirring. I know it gets boring but put a tv show on your laptop and watch it that way or my other favourite way read a book whilst stirring. 

Chocolate Fudge 

Ingredients 

• 500g cooking chocolate (broken into pieces) 
• 400g condensed milk 
• 65g butter 
• if you want: flavoring (essence), lollies, nuts, pretzels 

Method

1. Line a slice pan with baking paper (oil slightly or else it will stick). 
2. Place chocolate in thermomix and grate for 10 seconds speed 9. 
3. Add condensed milk and butter. Mix on speed 3/4 for 3 minutes at 90C or until butter has melted. 
4. Add flavouring mix speed 6 for 10 seconds until the mixture is smooth and glossy.
5. Fold in any lollies/nuts or whatever else you were planning. 
6. Pour into the prepared pan. Refrigerate until set. 
7. Cut into small squares to serve.