Slow Cooker Christmas Pudding Fudge Recipe
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I love making slow cooker Christmas fudge recipes and we have so many already that it felt only natural to make a Christmas Pudding Slow Cooker Fudge recipe too. It’s such a classic Christmas flavour and one that is always so nostalgic. Plus, Christmas pudding is something people either love or hate but with this fudge I can guarantee the majority of people will absolutely love it!
How long does slow cooker fudge keep for?
This slow cooker fudge keeps well in the fridge, in an airtight container for a couple of weeks. The flavour matures over the first couple of days of it being in the fridge so you get the full flavour after it’s been in the fridge for a few days.
Can you make slow cooker fudge with evaporated milk?
Our slow cooker fudge works because condensed milk has a really high sugar content, needed to create that beautifully rich fudge. Evaporated milk isn’t the same, doesn’t have that sugar content and isn’t thick enough to help the fudge thicken and set. You can’t use evaporated milk in these recipes – so get some condensed milk instead.
Also, a lot of people add vanilla extract or a vanilla essence to fudge but we don’t find it necessary. The fudge has enough flavour without it!
Can you make this fudge in the microwave?
Many people make fudge in the microwave but I much prefer the control I have when I make it in the crock pot or slow cooker. If you don’t have a slow cooker, make it in the microwave by putting the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and heating on short bursts in the microwave, stirring in between. Then follow the instructions as per the recipe below.
You can also make this fudge on the stove top if you wanted. Using a bain marie on a low heat, you just heat the ingredients together, stirring regularly until it’s really thick and well combined. However you make it, it’ll be the perfect Christmas treat.
Do you cook slow cooker fudge high or low temperature?
We always cook fudge on a high slow cooker temperature setting and it takes around 40 minutes in total. You could make it on the low setting but it would take longer and would still need to be stirred regularly. You may as well keep the slow cooker on high and be done in under an hour!
When cooking, is the slow cooker fudge lid on or off?
When making slow cooker fudge, you need to remove the slow cooker lid otherwise excess moisture would be retained in the slow cooker pot and the fudge wouldn’t thicken as it needs to.
This fudge is great to make as a home made Christmas gift through December, presented simply in individual gift bags. The kids love giving this sort of thing to their teachers at the end of term as a homemade gift. It really is our favourite choice when looking for slow cooker desserts and something the whole family love.
If you’re looking to try something a little bit different then our delicious easy chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge, Coffee and Walnut fudge and our favorite creamy Lotus Biscoff Fudge are well worth making too and you can see some of our previous fudge recipes here. You can’t go wrong with a basic Crockpot chocolate fudge either.
What equipment do you need to make slow cooker fudge?
Slow cooker fudge doesn’t need anything special to make it, and you probably already have everything you need at home, but this is the equipment we use:
- A slow cooker
- A wooden spoon
- A spatula
- A square baking tin
- Baking paper sheets
- Food scales
- Good quality knives to cut the fudge into pieces
- Airtight containers for storage
- Food gift bags to package it up and give the fudge as gifts
Once you’ve got everything you need to make the fudge you can just keep making it again and again – in so many different flavours too!
So here’s our Slow Cooker Christmas Pudding Fudge recipe:
Ingredients
- A 397 ml tin condensed milk
- 400g milk chocolate – can be bars or semi sweet milk chocolate chips
- 200g Christmas pudding
Instructions
- Break the chocolate up and add to the slow cooker bowl with the sweetened condensed milk and Christmas pudding.
- Turn the slow cooker on to high and leave to cook for 40 minutes with the lid off, stirring every ten minutes and breaking up the Christmas pudding as it cooks.
- When thick and well combined, pour into a lined tin or silicone baking tray and put in the fridge to set – preferably overnight.
If you’d like to pin or print this Slow Cooker Christmas Pudding Fudge recipe for later you can do so below. Happy baking!
Slow Cooker Christmas Pudding Fudge Recipe
Ingredients
- 397 ml condensed milk
- 400 g milk chocolate can be bars or semi sweet milk chocolate chips
- 200 g Christmas pudding
Instructions
- Break the chocolate up and add to the slow cooker bowl with the sweetened condensed milk and Christmas pudding.
- Turn the slow cooker on to high and leave to cook for 40 minutes with the lid off, stirring every ten minutes and breaking up the Christmas pudding as it cooks.
- When thick and well combined, pour into a lined tin or silicone baking tray and put in the fridge to set – preferably overnight.
*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
Hi there, how long will the fudge last please?
It lasts for at least two weeks – we haven’t left it longer than that to test it!
I just made it tonight! Yum!!! Thank you for the recipe 🙂