Snickers Fudge
Equipment
- 1 Loose bottomed square tin
- 1 Parchment paper
- 1 Digital weighing scales
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 397 g (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 350 g (2 ½ cups + 3 tbsp) dark chocolate
- 300 g (10.5 oz) soft caramel sweets
- 250 g (1 ¾ cups + 1 tbsp) salted peanuts
- 170 g (1 ¼ cups + 1 tbsp) milk chocolate
Instructions
- Line an 8" x 8" tin with parchment paper and set aside whilst making the fudge.
- Melt the condensed milk and dark chocolate together either in a saucepan on the hob or in short bursts in the microwave until melted. Stir until smooth, then transfer to the prepared tin, spreading out evenly and levelling the top. Place in the fridge whilst preparing the caramel layer.
- In a clean bowl or saucepan, melt the caramels down with 1.5 tbsp water until smooth. Tip in the peanuts and fold together to evenly coat the nuts.
- Remove the tin from the fridge and place blobs of the peanut caramel on top of the fudge. Spread out into an even layer, pushing into the corners, then level the top. Return the tin to the fridge.
- In a small microwave safe bowl, melt the milk chocolate in short bursts until smooth. Remove the tin from the fridge and pour the melted chocolate over the caramel peanut layer. Spread out evenly, then shake the tin a little to smooth out the top of the chocolate. Chill again to set for a few hours or ideally overnight. Once set, cut into squares and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
- Always use good quality ingredients when making fudge. Since there are so few ingredients used, this really will make a big difference.
- You can absolutely use milk chocolate when making the fudge too, rather than dark chocolate. However, because of the milk content in dark vs milk chocolate, the fudge does set firmer when using dark. This will make it easier to cut and serve, so I would definitely recommend sticking with dark.
- I chose to make this recipe extra easy by using soft caramels for the peanut caramel layer. However, if you wanted to make your own homemade caramel for this recipe, feel free!
- Using salted peanuts, for me, balances out the sweetness of the fudge and caramel
- Allow the snickers fudge recipes to chill for at least 3-4 hours in order for it to firm up. I prefer to leave it overnight before cutting into squares.