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Kick off the Year and Not Feel Guilty About All the Sweets Your Going to Eat

To add some sweetness to your year try these delicious ideas for gifts, dinner parties or just to enjoy over the Holidays.

Try these yummy caramel and white chocolate fudge bites and place them in gift box ready as gifts for those friends and family that have a sweet tooth.

You will need:

• 1 cup (215g) caster sugar
• 1 cup (200g) brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons glucose syrup
• 1/2 cup (125ml) thin cream
• 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
• 100g white chocolate, chopped
• 40g butter

Method:

Step 1

Grease a 15cm square cake pan and line the base and 2 sides with baking paper, allowing the sides to overhang. Combine the caster and brown sugars, glucose syrup, cream, milk and chocolate in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, brushing down the sides with a pastry brush dipped in water to remove any sugar crystals, for 5 minutes or until sugar completely dissolves.

Step 2

Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Cook, without stirring, for 5-7 minutes or until a candy thermometer reaches hard crack stage (116°C). Immediately remove from heat and add the butter; do not stir. Set aside for 20 minutes or until syrup reaches 40°C on the candy thermometer.

Step 3

Stir with a wooden spoon for about 5 minutes or until mixture holds its shape when dripped from the spoon. Pour into the prepared pan and cover with foil. Set aside for 6 hours or until fudge sets (fudge will crystallise as it sets).

Step 4

Turn on to a clean work surface and cut into squares. Place into a gift box or offer them up at your lunch or dinner with tea and coffee.

written by:

McKinley Plowman