Vegan Fudge

You may have seen that in my Christmas gifts I made some "fudge". Although really delicious it was more of a sticky chocolate sweet and doesn't quite live up to what I consider to be true fudge- the buttery vanillary light brown crumbly fudge that gets sold at seaside resorts with a postcard on the front!

One day after perusing the Internet for baking inspiration, I came across a recipe that looked exactly like the style of fudge I was after and I just had to try it. For some reason I thought I might be disappointed by the recipe and that it wouldn't be up to scratch but it was AMAZING!!

In this recipe it does recommend a thermometer but I didn't have one to hand but if you follow the instructions of how to tell when it's ready it turns out just great without using one. Although I do think I will be investing in one as it would make it easier! I didn't have any vanilla essence in so I used almond instead.

I found the recipe on viciously delicious here,

I sent this in my food parcel for the Vegan Food Swap to Sarah from Vegan Girl on a Mission who really enjoyed it too!

It would make a great gift and I am looking forward to trying some different variations like rum and raisin which I think would taste awesome!!

Be warned: it is very sweet and very addictive.

Christmas Gift #3- Fudge- Orange & Walnut and Rum & Candy Cane

I was actually looking for a fudge recipe for the type of caramel coloured vanilla fudge you think of when you first think of fudge but when I came across this recipe I had to try it and decided it would be perfect for the Christmas gifts.

The recipe is from Go Dairy Free and can be found here.

The changes I made were orange essence and crushed walnuts in the first flavour instead of vanilla and coconut. On top of the fudge I put one half of a walnut onto each piece that was going to be cut. For the second flavour it was rum flavouring with sprinkled crushed candy canes on top.

I thought the end result looked really impressive and the taste is just phenomenal. Very sweet but perfect for a Christmas indulgence!

Orange and Walnut Fudge

Rum and Candy Cane Fudge