Cherry Ripe Fudge
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
- 375 g Dark chocolate melts
- 395 g can of condensed milk
- 200 g red glace cherries roughly chopped
Instructions
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Line a 20cm cake pan with bakers paper, ensuring it comes up higher than the sides of the pan roughly 2cm.
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Using a frying pan lightly toast the coconut over medium heat for approximately 3 minutes.
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In a heatproof bowl combine the dark chocolate melts and the condensed milk.
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Sit the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir the mixture until it is smooth.
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Add the coconut and Cherries to the mix and remove from heat.
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Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly over the base.
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Refrigerate until firm.
Lift fudge from the pan and cut into squares.
Recipe Notes
I love to give this fudge as gifts during the Christmas season as well as add it to our dessert list on Christmas day. These sealable plastic bags are a great way to package and give treats in over the holidays. You can find them in most discount stores.