Last updated on December 8th, 2024
UPDATE: This is an old recipe – please refer to this fudge recipe instead
Very sweet and extremely rich, fudge is especially popular among kids. Follow this easy recipe, adding cocoa, vanilla or nuts for extra flavour, and make delicious treats for guests or gifts for special occasions.
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Every child’s fave! Delicious, creamy, sweet fudge.
Ingredients
- 1 tin condensed milk
- 2 cups sugar
- 250g butter
Instructions
- Melt the margarine, add sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add condensed milk and stir continuously until it starts boiling.
- Lower the heat and stir for another 20 minutes.
- Pour into a baking tray and allow to set.
I do not want to write a reveiw,I just want to say thank you for the recipe.
The cook time on this recipe is not long enough it has to be at least about a 30 min cook time if you do not want the fudge to come out soft
Help, okay so my fudge looks okay and tastes okay, but is still very soft and when you eat it, you can can feel the sugar granules. How are you supposed to get it hard and should i use castor sugar next time as i followed the recipe to the tea?
I followed this recipe exactly and the fudge never set.
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I MADE THE FUDGE AND IT’S NOT GETTING HARD I DON’T KNOW WHAT I DID WRONG. IT’S GOT THE TASTE OF FUDGE,BUT IT LOOKS LIKE TOFFEE. CAN I MELT IT AGAIN AND ADD SUGAR AND CONDENSED MILK?
I’m not a baker and I always thought fudge is difficult to make, I was so wrong! I made two batches and my kids loved them!!
The fudge s rocking…..
You need to keep stirring until the sugar is dissolved. If it’s toffee like then you didn’t cook it long enough. To test it put some of the fudge in a cup of water to cool it down try it. But generally you can tell by the colour of the fudge. It will be quite a bit darker, caramel like when it’s ready.
But even easier is to get a large microwave glass bowl. Melt the butter. Add the condensed milk and sugar. Put the microware on full for 5 mins. Take out stir. Put back in for 5 mins on full. Take out stir. Put back in the microwave for 3 mins on full. Should be ready. Might have to make it shorter of longer depending on your microwave’s power. Mine’s 900W. You need a large bowl as the fudge will boil and if it’s not large enough you will need to watch that it doesn’t boil over. If it starts to, open the door for a few seconds to let it go down then continue.
Believe me this is a lot easier than stirring for 30mins +
When making fudge you need to be extremely careful. never maske fudge over extreme heat rather keep it at medium temp then lower… and also if you leave it 1 minute too long on the heat you may land up with toffee.. as for the sugar granules that is because the stove was too high and started boiling before it even dissolved. Its very easy to make fudge but also you need to be careful and ptient
They also say drop a little bit of the fudge in a cup of cold water and if it goes into a ball and firm then it is done
I ALSO TRIED THIS RECIPE AND IT CAME OUT LIKE SOFT TOFFEE-FOLLOWED RECIPE TO THE T. ANYONE KNOW WHERE I WENT WRONG??:-(
I made it to the exact step by step instructions and mine too ended up like toffee. Don’t know what I did wrong!!! Why can’t there be a seriously easy recipe!This recipe doesn’t have enough steps and it needs more detailed instructions and maybe some pics would be nice.
I think it is great i made it and my brothers cant stop eating it i just wanna to say thank you for the recipe i cant wait to make more
The whole trick is when it has cooked for approximately 25-30 minutes you take it off the heat and vigoursly start beating it until it becomes lighter in color and then quickly pour into a container to set. Trick is it must be beaten fast and quick. Anita
When making fudge always make sure that the butter doesn’t “burn” or “divide” always use baking margarine or unsalted butter. Makes sure the sugar is dissolved completely. Do not rush the process. The temperature of the local your preparing it in will effect the time duration of the “process”. Make sure you have the fudge at the correct temperature or the soft ball stadium before pouring it in to your “set” dish. Don’t over cook it. That’s when it becomes toffee. Make sure the ingredients’ proportions is correct. A few grams less sugar and it might not work.
N.B.
Remember when at first you don’t succeed try again.
It’s the things we have to work at achieving we become masters at.
Best if Luck
mine is also very sugary and looks like toffee , is there anyway i can correct it ?
It looks and tastes like toffee. So instead i melted it down again, in a baking dish i added fresh raw nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts) topped with the gooyee fudge and let it set in the fridge. My hubby loves it. Cut them into bars, wrapped in tissue paper, tied with pretty little ribbons & we giving them to all the dads in our family tomorrow for fathers day:-D
I am glad I read the reviews first. Now I can proceed cautiously and hopefully succeed.
Made this yesterday and it is delicious! very Moorish! will try it again with some added extras next time I think. It is very easy to follow and a good upper arm work out too!
My very first failure! Mine also does not want to set. Every other recipe I’ve tried, I’ve received rave reviews and nothing but compliments, so I’m a bit disappointed I couldn’t get this one right.
Came out perfectly thanks!!!!
My mixture did not want to thicken up and every time I put it in the microwave it got runny and then thick again, but not very thick. It then set as a runny toffee. What did I do wrong?
I tried this recipe and it was amazing! Tried fudge recipes before and it always flopped! This one was so to the point! My daughter took the batch to sell at a school fair!!!! Amazing!
Hi I was wondering if you wanted to add vanilla essence how much would you need and when would you add it?
Wow! Thanks so much, super easy and turned out perfect enough to not only impress my mother-in-law but my seven year old thinks I’m the best mom ever. Can’t tell you much more – off to make more fudge!
Excellent recipe. I added pecan nuts too. Yumz.
Thanks so much. I attempted a microwave fudge recipe which did not work so so thanks anyway
The fudge came out perfectly. One problem, my 13 year old ate all of it!
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Mine has turned out perfectly but with two small additions.
3 teaspoons vanilla essence
Once finished on gge stove i use an electric beater and beat the creamy caramel liquid .
Thisseems to give a smoother more creamy texture and works everytime
Hi if i want to add cocoa how much do i add?
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Sorry for my language but you waisted my sugar, margarine and condensed milk…
I made it and not setting, even put in fridge nothing….
I’m very disappointed in this…
People want to spoil their families and u gave wrong instructions….
Hi Louis, I am so sorry to hear this – please try this recipe instead https://justeasyrecipes.com/2018/03/08/old-fashioned-creamy-fudge-with-fudge-making-tips/ as it is an updated recipe, tried and tested.