We love a celebration in our home and so tweaking our various fudge recipes to fit in with a season or special day is always fun! Better late than never as this week just a few days before Easter we made a slow cooker mini egg fudge. I cant believe it’s taken until now as there have been mini eggs in the shops since Christmas time!
We’ve been making slow cooker fudge for quite some time now and like lots of other topics I blog about we love being seasonal so being able to make an Easter egg version of fudge is a no-brainer for us!
Why in the slow cooker / crockpot ?
We find it such a simple way to make fudge. no boiling to certain temperatures etc. Just place all the ingredients into the slow cooker and apart from stirring every 10 minutes there isn’t much more to it!
Tips for slow cooker fudge
We prefer cooking our fudge on the low setting of the slow cooker / crockpot. We just find it works better this way. Remember you have to stir the mixture every 10 minutes and we find setting an alarm keeps us on task. You could cook on high and reduce the time down if you prefer a quicker result!
We always cook our slow cooker fudge recipes for the first 1/2 hour with the lid on and then remove the lid for the remaining cooking time.
Don’t be alarmed if the fudge goes a pale shade of caramel around the edges this can happen with white chocolate fudge recipes. Simply stir lots and it will continue to cook well.
Line the tin with baking or greaseproof paper so the fudge doesn’t stick to the tin.
If you prefer a softer fudge that’s less white chocolate tasting then you can reduce the amount of white chocolate used by 100-200 grams. This just means the condensed milk takes a stronger flavour to the fudge and it’s softer in texture but left in the fridge sets perfectly well.
Now I’m sure you want the recipe for this delicious slow cooker mini egg fudge!
Slow Cooker Mini Egg fudge
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Place all the ingredients into the slow cooker and put the lid on and cook on low for 30 minutes. Make sure you put an alarm on to stir the fudge mixture every 10 minutes
- After 30 minutes remove the lid and continue to cook on low for a further hour. Do make sure you stir every 10 minutes.
- Place just one bag of eggs in a ziplock bag and bash the eggs into halves and pieces with a rolling pin
- Pour half the fudge mixture into a prepared lined square 8 inch baking tray
- Top with the broken mini eggs and then pour the remaining fudge mixture on top
- Then place the whole mini eggs onto the fuge mixture and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours to set. I often leave it overnight and come back to slicing it up the next day.
- Cut and enjoy!
I hope that you enjoy making this fudge and most importantly enjoy eating it or gifting it to a certain special someone in your life.
If you enjoy slow cooker fudge recipes then we have plenty to choose from in our feeding the family section of our blog. Recipes to choose from include the following
Valentines white chocolate fudge
White chocolate and strawberry fudge
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