Coconut and Cherry have always been a match made in Heaven, and now they join forces to make a sublime fudge!
Ingredients
- 275g Caster sugar
- 225g Double Cream
- 80g Golden Syrup
- 100g White Chocolate
- 200g Glace Cherries
- 150g Desiccated Coconut
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
First, place your cherries in a bowl and cover with lukewarm water to clean off the syrup, then strain and dry
Now, place your cream, sugar and golden syrup in a heavy bottom pan
Turn your hob onto full power and slowly stir contents (you need to constantly stir as it will burn on the bottom otherwise, so take your phone off the hook!)
The mixture will grow in size as it cooks and as bubbles start to form
You need to bring the temperature up to 116°c (best use a candy thermometer), it will bubble and be larva type consistency
Take off the heat and leave for 5 minutes
After 5 minutes have passed, you will need to give the fudge a good hard beating, then leave again
After 10 minutes add your chocolate and vanilla extract (adding this too early will cause the vanilla to burn and leave a bad taste!)
Repeat the mixing process for the next 30-40 minutes, until you notice the mixture goes from glossy looking to a matt finish
Now add the strained and dried glace cherries and 100g of desiccated coconut
Pour into foil trays and leave to set, best is about 12 hours/overnight, and in the fridge if possible
Once set, remove the foil trays, cut into cubes and coat with remaining desiccated coconut
Enjoy!
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