Slow Cooker Gin Fudge Recipe
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Gin is our go to drink throughout the year and it’s something that works so well in baking and sweet treats so it felt only right to create a gin fudge. It’s one that is full of gin flavour and has a refreshing quality to it, perfect for the spring and summer.
What do you need to make gin fudge?
For this chocolate gin fudge we use our basic slow cooker fudge ingredients of white chocolate and sweetened condensed milk plus gin to flavour it. You can use any white chocolate for this recipe but we tend to use the cheapest type as it all gives great results and has the same finish regardless of how expensive the chocolate is that you use.
We use gin flavouring for this recipe as it’s alcohol free and means everyone can enjoy it. However, if you want a boozy fudge recipe then you can use your favourite type of gin – whether that’s a standard gin or a pink gin or any other flavour you feel like.
If you do use a different flavour, you could always add a few drops of food colouring to match the gin flavour too – pink to make a pink gin fudge recipe, orange for a seville orange gin or purple for a violet gin. The options are endless!
Can you make gin and tonic fudge?
If you wanted to make gin and tonic fudge you can just use gin and tonic flavouring instead or even make a small G&T using your favourite gin and tonics.
We top this fudge with jelly slices. The sweets go with the gin and tonic fudge theme perfectly but you could use other toppings if you wanted – maybe a sprinkle of lime zest or anything else you’d typically add to a G&T!
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.
What sort of slow cooker or crockpot should I use?
You can use any slow cookers for this home made fudge but if you have an overly large one you may find it doesn’t take quite as long to cook so adjust the cooking time accordingly.
How long does slow cooker fudge keep for?
This slow cooker gin 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.
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 homemade 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.
If you’re looking for more recipes to try here’s our Baileys fudge, rum fudge, Gingerbread Fudge, Baileys Irish Cream Fudge and Amaretto and Cherry Fudge recipes. You can see all our easy fudge recipes to date here and I’ll share more boozy fudge recipes in the future.
What equipment do you need to make slow cooker chocolate 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
- 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 recipe for perfect Gin Fudge made in the slow cooker:
Ingredients
- A 397 ml tin condensed milk
- 600 g white chocolate – can be bars or sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp gin flavouring
To decorate
Instructions
- Break the chocolate up and add to the slow cooker bowl with the sweetened condensed milk and gin flavouring.
- Turn the slow cooker on to high and leave to cook for 40 minutes with the lid off, stirring every ten minutes.
- When melted, thick and well combined, pour the mixture into a tin lined with parchment paper or silicone baking tray, add the jelly slices on top, and put in the fridge to set – preferably overnight.
If you’d like to pin or print this Slow Cooker Gin Fudge recipe for making fudge later you can do so at the bottom of the page. Happy baking!
Slow Cooker Gin Fudge
Ingredients
- 397 ml condensed milk
- 600 g white chocolate – can be bars or sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp gin flavouring
To decorate
- citrus jelly slices
Instructions
- Break the chocolate up and add to the slow cooker bowl with the sweetened condensed milk and gin flavouring.
- Turn the slow cooker on to high and leave to cook for 40 minutes with the lid off, stirring every ten minutes.
- When melted, thick and well combined, pour the mixture into a tin lined with parchment paper or silicone baking tray, add the jelly slices on top, 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.
