Mint Chocolate Fudge

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 split your mixture into 2 bowls

Add your Vanilla extract to one bowl (adding this too early will cause the vanilla to burn and leave a bad taste!)

In the other bowl add the chocolate and mint essence

Repeat the mixing process for the next 20-30 minutes, until you notice the mixture goes from glossy looking to a matt finish

Pour one bowl into foil trays then add a layer of mint thins

Now pour over the contents of the second bowl (it does not matter which bowl you pour first)

Leave to set, best is about 12 hours/overnight, and in the fridge if possible

Once set, remove the foil trays, cut and enjoy!