My Homemade Maple and Nut Fudge Recipe

My Recipe for homemade Maple and Nut Fudge is definitely for those with a very sweet tooth!!

Maple Nut Fudge

I made some variations to several recipes I came across and came up with this fudge which is slightly sticky in texture with a nice nutty crunch.

Boiling the Fudge - Would recommend using a deep pan!!

Ingredients:

350g Caster Sugar
100g Butter (doesn't really matter salted or not)
300ml Milk
100g of mixed nuts crushed (I used a cinnamon nut selection but Pecans would be great also) 
A dash of vanilla extract
A generous swirl of Maple Syrup (the real kind)







Method:

Its basically a very easy method, but you may get a little arm ache!!

Add the Sugar, Butter and Milk to a deep think bottomed pan and stir constantly until melted. Once melted, bring to the boil for around 20 minutes whilst stirring. The fudge will expand massively but don't be scared, just keep stirring! They say to use a sugar thermometer and remove from the heat once it reaches around 115C, however I didn't have one to hand so just stirred on the boil until it reached a light caramel colour.

My fudge in its homemade origami box

Remove from the heat, add the vanilla, syrup and the crushed nuts, and leave for a few minutes, then go back and stir some more! It needs to be stirred until it reaches a thicker consistency and looses some of its shine.

Once you are happy with the mixture, pour it into a greased small tin, either a narrow one for a traditional fudge shape or a small tray bake tin around 18cm square.

Leave to cool and then cut into squares as you would like it.

For Presentation I created my own little origami gift box - there are so many on line demo's for this,

Finally - enjoy the beautiful taste of your hard work!!!

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