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The Malteser Fudge is SO easy to make using your microwave! With just 3 ingredients – condensed milk, chocolate and our favourite malty treat – you’ll have a quick and delicious treat in a few minutes with this foolproof fudge recipe.
If you’ve been tasked with baking, or you want to make a homemade gift, OR you just fancy something sweet yourself, this Malteser Fudge is an absolute winner of a recipe!
Without actually needing to ‘bake’, we can rustle this one up in minutes and the outcome is still impressive. Simple melt, mix and set, that’s it.
The fudge portions make the perfect personal-touch teacher present at the end of term or a (very) easy bake sale – both kids and adults alike will love this one!
Why you’ll love this Malteser Fudge recipe
⭐️ Just 3 ingredients
⭐️ It takes 3 minutes to make!
⭐ Totally delicious
How we came up with this recipe
This chocolate fudge recipe is a variation on my 2 Minute Microwave Fudge.
I first discovered this simple fudge recipe years ago. It’s so easy, and the world is your oyster with all the different flavours on offer.
I wanted to create a quick and easy dessert/treat/food gift recipe that absolutely everyone could have up their sleeve, no matter how baking-phobic or time limited.
This one is great for making ahead of time too, because it needs to be refrigerated overnight to set.
This is not traditional fudge, where you boil and cook cream. This is my really simplified version which has less faffing, fewer ingredients and is super quick.
This recipe has two methods to choose from – you can do all the prep work in the microwave, or stick it all in the slow cooker. Either way, it really is a very easy and low effort.
I’ve got quite a repertoire of fudge recipes now if you fancy trying some other flavours!
More Fudge Recipes…
Malteser Fudge Ingredients Notes
- Chocolate – I say this is 3 ingredients, but technically it’s 4 as I use 2 different types of chocolate (I top it with white chocolate). I used my favourite Callebaut chocolate for this recipe. It melts so well and really makes a difference to any recipe. When you buy it in bulk (1kg bags at a time) from Amazon it works out to about the same price as supermarket chocolate. A good investment I think as it really does make SUCH a difference
- Condensed milk – NOT evaporated milk!
- Maltesers – I use 360g as that’s how much is in a box, and these seem to be the cheapest way to bulk-buy them. If you have a few grams more or less in the pack size you buy, that’s fine
How to make Malteser Fudge
1. Put the milk chocolate and condensed milk into a large bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and beat well. Repeat once or twice until very thick and smooth. Allow to cool for 3-4 minutes.
2. Mix in the Maltesers, stir and pour into a lined baking dish. Smooth out the mixture, drizzle over the white chocolate and press the remaining Maltesers gently into the top of the mixture, trying to get an even spread. Refrigerate overnight then cut into small pieces. Keep in the fridge until ready to serve.
How to make fudge in the slow cooker
You can also make this fudge in your slow cooker or crock pot. It will take about 40-50 minutes. Beat regularly. Depending on your particular slow cooker, this may take a little more or less time.
As soon as it’s thick and silky smooth looking, it’s ready. If your mixture looks like it’s a bit lumpy or splitting, you can resolve this by giving it a really really good beating with a wooden spoon. It should soon come together again.
Storing
In the fridge
They will go quite sticky at room temperature so keep them in the fridge.
There doesn’t seem to be any hard and fast rules on this, but I’ve kept it in the fridge 1-2 weeks and it’s been absolutely fine.
It will go really quite firm, so just let it soften a little before eating.
Top tipS
Chocolate coating
You might notice that the Maltesers lose their chocolate coating. You can’t help this and don’t worry as they will all be hidden in a minute.
Turn them into gifts
I pack the pieces of Malteser Fudge, fresh from the fridge, into little bags like these cellophane bags (from Amazon). It adds a little something special and makes them feel like a real gift.
Line the tin
Make sure that you do use baking paper (or parchment as it’s sometimes called) to line the tin. (I like this one, available on Amazon: Bacofoil Baking Parchment.)
Type of tin
Use a fairly small dish to get a nice, deep fudge. (I like this one, available on Amazon: Masterclass 23cm Tin.)
Chocolate
I used milk chocolate in the fudge this time and white chocolate on top. You can also use milk or dark chocolate if you prefer or half and half works really well too.
Cutting into portions
If the slab is too hard to cut straight out of the fridge, allow it to come to room temperature for 30 minutes. Be careful when cutting as it may be very hard!
FAQs
This is not technically real fudge (where you boil sugar, condensed milk and butter). This is a shortcut version, and honestly? I think it is every bit as good. If not, dare I say it, better.
Unfortunately you simply can’t substitute the condensed milk for anything else.
While you could use evaporated milk in place of milk in many situations, evaporated milk and condensed milk are completely different.
Evaporated milk is condensed milk without added sugar, and has an entirely different thickness and texture.
If the fudge is very sticky, cut it up and then return to the fridge on a plate or board lined with baking paper, separating the pieces a little so that the air can get to them. This can help to ‘dry’ the pieces out a little.
This fudge is kept stable by being chilled. Keep it in the fridge until you need it and if you’re giving it away, suggest that the lucky recipients keep it chilled too. It should stay fresh for around 2 weeks.
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Malteser Fudge {Just 3 Ingredients}
Ingredients
- 400 g Milk chocolate , See notes
- 397 g Condensed milk, x1 tin
- 200 g Maltesers
To decorate:
- 150 g White chocolate, Melted
- 160 g Maltesers, Some chopped in half and some crushed
Instructions
Microwave method:
- Put the milk chocolate and condensed milk into a large bowl.
- Microwave for 30 seconds and beat well. Repeat once or twice until very thick and smooth. Allow to cool for 3-4 minutes.
- Mix in 200g of Maltesers and stir very well.
- Pour into a baking dish lined with baking paper.
- Smooth out fudge mixture, drizzle over the white chocolate and then press the remaining Maltesers gently into the top of the mixture, trying to get an even spread across the whole of the baking dish.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Cut into small pieces and keep in the fridge until ready to serve.
Slow cooker method:
- Add the milk chocolate and condensed milk into your slow cooker.
- Cook for about 40-50 minutes and beat regularly (depending on your slow cooker, this may take more or less time).
- As soon as it’s thick and silky smooth looking, it’s ready. If your mixture looks like it’s a bit lumpy or splitting, you can resolve this by giving it a really really good beating with a wooden spoon.
- Mix in 200g of Maltesers and stir very well.
- Pour into a baking dish lined with baking paper.
- Smooth out fudge mixture, drizzle over the white chocolate and then press the remaining Maltesers gently into the top of the mixture, trying to get an even spread across the whole of the baking dish.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Cut into small pieces and keep in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I could easy trays of this, just amazing