I've had a fudge disaster....

[MissusHoHoHo]

The other week on This Morning Phil Vickery made some fudge. It looked simple enough so thought I'd have a go...

It hasn't set!!!!

The ingredients are butter, sugar, condensed milk and milk. I got to the soft ball stage (or so I thought even though it did ball when put in cold water), took it off the heat and beat before pouring it into the tray/tin.

That was this morning - have just tried to remove it and while the loose base came out of the tin okay it is too gooey to come off the baking paper! It's more like a thick caramel than fudge!!

So, any ideas on what went wrong? I have enough ingredients to do another batch...

Also, what can I do with the goo? Uses as a fudge sauce with ice cream perhaps??

Am off now - dd2 howling!

I'm no expert on what went wrong, but it soundslike you could make banoffee pie with the result

sounds like a plan!!

I just need to have a rethink on the teacher's pressie now

Non setting can be caused by not beating it enough. Re-heat it, beat it some more, it'll probably be ok.

ooh okay - is there a rule of thumb on how long for?

And does it need to go into the fridge or not?

(am fudge novice - can you tell??)

yes, warm it through again and beat it more - it'll be fine! (just be careful not to burn it...)

I've had a few fudge errors, last batch worked out ok, I beat it til it started to feel grainy under the spoon and around the sides of the pan iyswim. Takes longer than you think!

I saw on another thread that putting fudge in the fridge causes it to absorb moisture and it won't set.

righty - ho!

Should have arms like Popeye by the time I'm done!!

Thanks for the advice