Life on Nanchang Lu: 25 Days of Shanghai Christmas: Dec 21 Rich Creamy Chocolate Fudge

25 Days of Shanghai Christmas: Dec 21 Rich Creamy Chocolate Fudge

Chocolate fudge is one of those essential Christmas sweets that every cook has a favourite recipe for. This fudge gets made every year at around this time and lasts about as long as it takes to put a ribbon around a box of it. The thing I like about this recipe is that it doesn't need fresh cream (which I can't buy in Shanghai), or glucose syrup (even more impossible) and is so simple kids can make it. The fudge is quite soft, and so I have wrapped pieces of it individually so they don't stick to one another. It will take you about 15 minutes to make, from start to finish.

Rich Creamy Chocolate Fudge

Ingredients

400g can sweetened condensed milk
100g unsalted butter, cubed
250g (1 1/4 cups, firmly packed) brown sugar
1 tbs golden syrup
100g good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped

Method

Brush a 20cm square pan with a small amount of melted butter to grease, then line with non-stick baking paper
Place condensed milk, butter, brown sugar and golden syrup in a heavy based suacepan
Heat over low heat until sugar dissolved and buuter melted, and bubbles appear on the surface
Add chocolate and stir until smooth and well combined.
Pour immediately into the prepared pan.
Place in the fridge for 1 hour or until firm.
Cut the fudge into squares and wrap in paper
Keep in a cool place