Vanilla Fudge – Jane’s Patisserie

A scrumptious 5 ingredient traditional vanilla fudge recipe that it would be best to make time and again!

So this recipe has been requested time and again, and right here it lastly is. I believed I might begin off the brand new 12 months of my recipes for 2025 with some of the extremely requested recipes EVER. 

Fudge Recipes

Fudge recipes have all the time been considered one of my hottest recipes to write down and produce for you guys as you might be all completely obsessed, and I’m not mad about it. My hottest fudge recipe over 2024 was my biscoff fudge, and I can see why; it’s easy and superb. The kind of condensed milk fudge, which I additionally name ‘cheats fudge’ is straightforward and easy, but it surely’s not likely a traditional fudge. 

There are limitless fudge recipe flavours you would obtain equivalent to cookie dough fudge, mint aero fudge, and even Toblerone fudge. I’ve achieved so many various flavours of the ‘cheats’ fudge now, I wished to supply a recipe that has been requested lots of (fairly actually) or instances; vanilla fudge. 

Traditional Fudge

So, traditional fudge for me is what I might purchase myself once I went to Cornwall on vacation as a child. There are fudge retailers throughout, I’m conscious, however for me it was so synonymous with my Cornish breaks. There’s something in regards to the traditional texture you get from a recipe and a fudge like this that I simply adore and what I’m after.

I’ve had so many requests for a recipe like this, and while a few of you most likely need a vanilla fudge which is the cheats methodology, it will actually nonetheless simply be a chocolate fudge. Condensed milk fudge wants chocolate to set, so I haven’t produced a recipe like this as I actually simply need VANILLA and never a chocolate base with vanilla on high.

My oreo fudge is one other ‘traditional’ type fudge with a barely completely different base, however each recipes work. I wished to do one thing a little bit completely different that jogs my memory extra of a fundamental traditional fudge when it comes to the color, the feel, and flavour, and this recipe it’s.  

Fudge components

There are such a lot of methods to make a ‘traditional’ vanilla fudge, the place the components you employ can differ a lot. Some use glucose, some use a number of varieties of sugar, some use milk and cream, and the probabilities are limitless. I’ve made this fudge so many instances now to good and simplify the recipe for everybody and I like it. 

• Condensed milk – I discovered utilizing this as a base was nonetheless far more profitable in comparison with different recipes. You employ 395g (mainly the whole tin) and it’s good. 
• Sugar – I attempted different sugars, however I did discover gentle brown gentle sugar was the very best for texture, color and in addition flavour. 
• Cream – double cream (or heavy cream) is finest as you want the fats content material of the cream for the fudge to set correctly
• Butter – unsalted block butter, undoubtedly not a margarine. You should utilize salted block butter nevertheless for those who want a salty flavour 
• Vanilla – an important bit right here, after all. I used vanilla bean paste as a result of I just like the flecks of vanilla, however a powerful vanilla extract, or the seeds out of a vanilla pod could be good as effectively. 

Thermometers 

So the making of this fudge is sort of precise, and there may be one factor that’s vital to make it; a thermometer. I personal a thermapen thermometer (which I exploit for savoury cooking as effectively) which I exploit for my baking as effectively and they’re nice. Nonetheless, a easy jam/sugar thermometer is less expensive various and is ideal for the job as effectively. 

As soon as you might be on the melted components stage of the recipe, it is advisable to flip the temperature of the fudge up and stir it continuously, keeping track of the temperature. It wants to succeed in 118ºc (gentle ball stage). If you happen to don’t have a thermometer, you may seize some ice chilly water, and drop a small quantity into the ice chilly water. It ought to seize right into a gentle fudge texture and change into strong. 

Tips on how to make it

To begin, the fudge is straightforward to make the place it is advisable to add the condensed milk, sugar, cream and the butter to a pan and soften on a low warmth to guarantee that the butter melts, and that the sugar dissolves. It’s vital to verify the sugar dissolves in order that there isn’t a grain to the fudge in a while, and to verify it units. 

You then flip the temp as much as excessive and let the combination boil, and you could stir the fudge continuously to stop the fudge catching – that is when the components begin to burn on the underside of the pan. It’s not the top of the world if it occurs a little bit bit, however aesthetically it’s not good. 

As soon as it has reached temp, you may take it off the warmth and depart it to take a seat for 5 minutes. Add within the vanilla, stir by, and you then want arm energy. It’s worthwhile to beat the fudge within the pan, or you should utilize a steel bowl in your mixer, and blend it like mad to thicken it. That is the way you get the feel you might be after. 

It takes about 5 minutes or so, on a medium-high velocity in a mixer, or it takes 8-10+ minutes by arm energy. It must be visibly thickened and cease being pourable to be prepared. You may then unfold it into your lined tin, and set. (It’s price watching my movies on instagram/tiktok for this recipe)

Flavours 

In order that is clearly a ‘vanilla’ based mostly fudge, I used a vanilla flavouring for this recipe. I all the time use the identical model (Nielsen Massey) as a result of I merely adore it, and it’s very top quality. I used the vanilla bean paste for this explicit recipe as I like the flecks of vanilla that it exhibits within the fudge, however the vanilla extract or vanilla pods scraped would additionally work effectively. I might keep away from any essence nevertheless as they’re very artificial and also you want a whole lot of liquid to flavour it appropriately. 

If you happen to wished to make use of one thing else, you would use any top quality and concentrated flavouring equivalent to lemon, and even orange, or you would simply add in some extras to this fudge. Chopped biscuits, sweets, and so forth. It’s finest so as to add in any additions after you may have absolutely overwhelmed the fudge to verify it has cooled down considerably to stop something melting. 

Ideas & Tips 

• This fudge will final for two+ weeks at room temp as soon as made
• This fudge will freeze for 3+ months 
• I exploit a thermapen thermometer when making this
• A easy jam/sugar thermometer works very effectively for this recipe as effectively 
• I exploit vanilla bean extract so I can see the flecks of vanilla within the fudge
• In case your fudge doesn’t set it could not have been boiled to the proper temp, or not overwhelmed for lengthy sufficient – these steps are vitally vital. 

• 395 g condensed milk
• 450 g gentle brown gentle sugar
• 150 ml double cream
• 100 g unsalted butter
• 2 tsp vanilla bean extract

• Add the condensed milk, sugar, cream and butter to a heavy- based mostly pan

• Stir over a low warmth till the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted

• Deliver the combination to the boil, stirring continuously, till it reaches 118ºC on a sugar thermometer (see weblog put up)

• Take away the pan from the warmth and let it sit for 5 minutes. 

• Stir within the vanilla bean extract. 

• Pour the fudge right into a bowl and beat for a couple of minutes till it begins to thicken (5+ minutes utilizing an electrical mixer, 8–10+ minutes by hand

• It’ll visibly thicken by the blending, so be affected person and blend away and belief the method 

• Pour right into a lined 8” sq. tin or 7×10″ tin

• Depart to set at room temperature for a number of hours or within the fridge 

• This fudge will final for two+ weeks at room temp as soon as made
• This fudge will freeze for 3+ months 
• I exploit a thermapen thermometer when making this
• A easy jam/sugar thermometer works very effectively for this recipe as effectively 
• I exploit vanilla bean extract so I can see the flecks of vanilla within the fudge
• In case your fudge does not set it could not have been boiled to the proper temp, or not overwhelmed for lengthy sufficient – these steps are vitally vital. 

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