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Easy Guide To Making Slow Cooker Fudge
Making fudge in the slow cooker is easier than you might think! This vanilla and milk chocolate easy slow cooker fudge recipe takes a few hours to cook and makes for a great sweet treat or gift.
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The slow cooker is a must have gadget in my kitchen. Being able to create delicious sweets and desserts, as well as savoury meals makes it an essential bit of kit that’s easy and budget friendly to use. You don’t need to splash the cash on this kitchen addition if you find yourself without a slow cooker, mine is your bog standard £10 slow cooker from Wilko and has lasted me many years. However, if you have a larger family, there are some great deals available like this Morphy Richards 3.5L for £35-£40 or the huge Morphy Richards 6.5L for £33.
Fudge is a childhood favourite for me. Growing up in Cornwall, fudge was a big thing. Cornish fudge is amazing and I’m lucky to have had a childhood where the best sweets were always available. (I’m only slightly biased!)
Since moving away in my early teens, I haven’t really had fudge. Along with my Cornish home, it all just sort of disappeared and I never really thought about it much. One day, I had a real craving and I had to do something about it.
Imagine how happy this little Cornish lady was when she discovered you could make delicious fudge in only a few hours sing a slow cooker and some very basics ingredients!
Versatile
You can top your fudge off with anything you like! I’ve chosen simple hundreds and thousands for this recipe, which make an excellent Christmas gift! What could be cuter than some fudge, made with love, wrapped up in cellophane and added to a little treat hamper?
If you’ve got children or you’re a fan of cooking up some tasty Halloween Treats, you could top off this fudge with some Halloween themed sprinkles. Perfect for a kids Halloween party, don’t forget the games as well!
Inspired?
Are you feeling inspired now? Raring to get into the kitchen and find out what sweet treats your slow cooker can conjure for you? The recipe for this super easy Slow Cooker Fudge is below! If you make it, please tweet me or comment on this post to let me know what you think of it!
- 500g milk chocolate
- 1 table spoon of butter
- 1 table spoon of vanilla essence
- 1 can of condensed milk
- Break the chocolate bars up into chunks and put them in the slow cooker first.
- Pour the condensed milk over the chocolate - make sure to use a spoon or spatula to get all of it out.
- Add the butter and the vanilla essence.
- IMPORTANT: Leave the lid OFF , set slow cooker to LOW and using a METAL spoon, stir every 10 - 15 minutes.
- Just leave the slow cooker to do it's thing and pop back every 15 minutes to give it a stir. Obviously as time goes by, you will need to put a bit more effort into stirring as the mixture gets quite thick.
- You'll know your fudge has had enough time in the slow cooker once a crust like texture has formed on top and the fudge mixture has started to come away from the edges of the slow cooker slightly.
- This takes approximately 90 - 120 minutes, depending on the temperature of the "low" setting on your slow cooker.
- Once it's done, pour onto a lined baking tray and set in the fridge.
- To portion, remove baking paper and cut with a sharp knife, using hot water to help keep the knife clean and create even cuts.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge.
- Adding Extras: If you want to add extras to your fudge (try nuts, sprinkles, raisins etc) stir these in with the mixture before you pour it into the baking tray. Alternatively, once you've poured the fudge into the lined baking tray, sprinkle your extras on top then set in the fridge.
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48 Comments
Sam
I had no idea you can make fudge in a slow cooker! It looks delicious!
Lukeosaurus And Me
It’s amazing what you can make in a slow cooker! I’m finding new things every day. xx
Lima
My husband would love these! He’s a fan of fudge. It’s just another reason for me to purchase a slow cooker – yes, I keep putting off the purchase, urgh. HELP.
Lima
xo
Lukeosaurus And Me
Definitely get one! They’re cheap and make meals cheaply and leaves you so much time to enjoy yourself! Whack it on and then you don’t have to spend any time in the evening cooking! I am SO glad we got ours! It’s a life saver…and I’m a lazy cook! xx
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain
I love fudge and have tried to make it the traditional way a couple of time with disappointing results. I’ve since successfully made some in the microwave but never a slow cooker – sadly it’s a gadget we’ve not got.
Angela x
Lukeosaurus And Me
I really need to try it in the microwave – you’re the third person I’ve heard say that they made it with way. I would like to try the traditional way too. 🙂 xx
Leandra
Sounds amazing and I LOVE your recipe print option!! #cookblogshare xx
Lukeosaurus And Me
Thanks lovely, I spent ages trying to find a decent plugin! I’ve found so many recipes on blogs that I’ve ATTEMPTED to print, but it’s all gone a bit funny and waste a lot of colourful ink, or I just write it down on a scrap of paper and lose it forever. So I thought it’s something that bugs me, maybe it bugs other people too! Thanks for the kind words xx
Mandy
What an awesome idea! I’m still amazed that you can make fudge in a slow cooker. Sadly we don’t have a Wilko near us. I loved that shop when I lived in Nottingham many years ago. Thanks for joining up with #CookBlogShare
Lukeosaurus And Me
It’s an amazing shop but I’m sure they do some nice ones in Argos or similar that aren’t too expensive. Maybe even the supermarket? I’m still finding more and more recipes each day for slow cookers that I’m amazed by! xx
Honest Mum
I am actually drooling. On a train full of people. LUSH! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x
Lukeosaurus And Me
Ahaha, thank you so much for your kind words! It’s really tasty, it didn’t last very long! xx
Sarah - Craft Invaders
I tried making fudge in the microwave at Christmas which tasted delicious, but wasn’t really firm enough to bad up to give away. Will try your method next, but will use the simmer oven of our Aga as that’s what I cook on 🙂
Lukeosaurus And Me
Ah I have never tried to make it in the microwave before, that sounds like you’d be stood next to it for a long time. As long as it tastes great, that’s all the matters. 😉 Thanks, please let me know how you get on with it! xx
Lukeosaurus And Me
I have my fingers crossed for you! Let me know how it goes xx
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins
Oh wow this looks and sounds so good! This is a must try. Thank you for joining in with #CookBlogShare and I hope to see you there again x
Lukeosaurus And Me
Thanks so much, it didn’t last very long over here! Xx
Jenny
This looks amazing! I love the idea for using a slow cooker for sweet recipes. I won a slow cooker years ago, but sold it as I didn’t know what to do with it, regretting that now! Thanks so much for linking up to #howtosunday xx
Lukeosaurus And Me
Oh dear, you can pick them up really cheap some places! Probably even get some at car boots! Thanks for hosting xx
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Louise scholan
This turned out amazing! Thank you for sharing xXx
Paul Sanderson
My wife and I are big slow cooker fans, we have 2 young children we find it makes our lives so much easier. On that note, we have just posted up our slow cooker own fudge recipe, It’s very similar to yours but we would love you to try it out and see what you think.
http://www.diythought.com/slow-cooker-fudge/
Thanks Paul
Lukeosaurus And Me
Thanks, I’ll have a look 🙂 I love the slow cooker, great invention!
Michelle
That fudge looks so good! I didn’t know you could make it in a crock pot though. I love my crock pot. I use it a lot during the Winter months. This is very interesting!
Kate
This would make such a great DIY foodie christmas gift. Slow Cookers are so versatile!
Emma
Oh my goodness, this looks delicious. I’ve never made fudge before, but it looks so easy. I’ll have to give it a try and pop it in some Christmas hampers.
MissPond
Wow! What a great recipe 🙂 So easy and the perfect make for Christmas gifts.
Ana De- Jesus
OOh I adore fudge so I really love the sound of slow cooker fudge! I had no idea that you could make it in a crock pot!
Stephanie Merry
I really need to use my slow cooker more – this looks fab! x
fashionandstylepolice
I love the sound off this recipe. I need to try it.
Rebecca | AAUBlog
Oh yum! What a great and easy idea for gifts this Christmas. I’m all for homemade 🙂
Lisa
Wow this sounds delicious and so easy to make. I would never have thought of using slow cooker for sweet stuff, love it!
Linda Hobbis
I would never have thought of making fudge in a slow cooker. Great idea for Christmas pressies.
Kaz | Ickle Pickles Life and Travels
Oh how delicious does this look? It is absolutely perfect for a Christmas gift. Kaz
Ami
I am 100% going to try this! I love fudge, I love my slow cooker… what’s not to like!
Lukeosaurus And Me
My thinking exactly 😉
Jen
Did someone say fudge? You have my full attention. Homemade fudge reminds me of my Grandmother, and how wonderful it tasted. Have never thought to make it in a slow cooker; such a great idea. I still don’t own a slow cooker, but the more I see about them, the more I know I really need to go get one.
Lukeosaurus And Me
I never used to use mine too much, but I’m finding that it’s invaluable these days!
Rachel PaLmEr
Ok so we killed our slow cooker last year. Somebody (not me) put it in the sink This recipe is making me want to go out and buy a new one
Lukeosaurus And Me
Oh no! I’m surprised I haven’t done anything like that yet to be fair! It’s easily done. 🙂
Helen
I’m a huge fudge fan, especially Cornish fudge. There’s nothing quite like it is there!
I’m planning on giving homemade fudge as Christmas presents this year so this recipe is the perfect timing for me. Even better that I can do it in the slow cooker too.
Amy Deverson
Omg…. I literally bought a slow cooker yesterday! I’m so excited now!! Tomorrow I’m going to get to work making some fudge. Thanks so much for the recipe x
Lukeosaurus And Me
Oh how exciting! 😀 Please let me know how you get on!
Jake Ferrer
Oh. Am dying to eat that fudge. My siblings would def love it too. It’s a very easy recipe. Thanks for sharing us.
Lisa (mummascribbles)
Oh my goodness – I had no idea this was even possible and it looks amazing. Totally bookmarking this post and getting the slow cooker out!! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
Lisa - The Love of a Captain blog
This looks and sounds so good. WOuld never have thought to do something like this in a slow cooker 😛
Lucy
Gonna try this today! Does it have to be cooking chocolate? Thank you!
Lukeosaurus And Me
Hi, I hope you love it. No, any chocolate will do! 🙂