The Cutest Christmas Gift – Reindeer Caramel Fudge
Salted Caramel Fudge is one of my most popular recipes on ThermoKitchen. This simple fudge is so quick to make, never fails and is absolutely addictive. Recipients are always pleased to be gifted a tin of fudge. So the idea for making salted caramel fudge as a homemade Christmas gift was a “no-brainer”. What makes this version of my recipe even better is the cute reindeer caramel fudge packaging.
Reindeer Caramel Fudge
These cute little reindeer make gorgeous Christmas gifts for the neighbour and friends.
- 170 gm Cadbury White Chocolate Dream
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 160 gm brown sugar
- 120 gm salted butter
- 75 gm golden syrup
- 50 gm glucose
- 1/2 tsp salt
Break chocolate into squares and place into TM bowl. Mill 5 Sec/Speed 9.
Remove the chocolate from TM. Reserve for later.
Add condensed milk, butter, brown sugar, salt, golden syrup and glucose syrup to TM Bowl. Cook 8mins/100C/Speed 3 MC OUT.
Scrape down the TM bowl. (Don't allow the condensation to fall into TM bowl)
Cook 20mins/Varoma/Speed 3 MC OUT.
Add reserved chocolate to TM bowl. Combine 10 secs/Speed 4.
Repeat if necessary until the chocolate has melted and the fudge is a smooth consistency.
Pour the fudge into a lined round springform tin, refrigerate until set.
Slice the fudge into wedges and decorate as desired.
WATCHPOINT:
Don't allow any condensation to go into the fudge when you remove the lid as this will cause the fudge to go "grainy".
STORE: In the fridge for up to 2 months.
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If you’re anything like me you leave your Christmas gift cooking until the last moment. This is a fabulous last minute recipe because it’s super quick. Plus, once it’s packaged it looks like you spent many loving hours making the cutest Christmas kitchen gift ever! o make and it can be packaged up and given as a last minute gift to neighbours or friends that drop by.
Twin Caramel Fudge Reindeer
Last year I gave my Reindeer Caramel Fudge to neighbours and the children’s bus driver. I really enjoy spreading Christmas spirit, so I made some “spares” for the fridge. These were to give friends that dropped by in the lead up to Christmas.
Reindeer Fudge – A gift from the Kitchen
Don’t forget, your reindeer don’t have to be caramel in colour and flavour. If you prefer If you prefer you could also use this Vanilla Fudge recipe. Making a batch of each would just be crazy cute.
Simple Thermomix Vanilla Fudge
The fudge is made using a round spring-form pan lined with baking paper. Once the fudge was set the sweet was cut into eight wedges. The reindeer caramel fudge was then placed into rectangular clear cellophane bags. I folded back the cellophane sides to get a nice triangular shape and then secured the sides with sticky tape to the back of the reindeer.
Christmas Caramel Fudge Recipe
The bravest and most patient parents might even consider asking the children to help decorate the reindeer. Seriously though, the decorating is simple. Just choose some adhesive gems for the nose and some cute googly eyes. I struggled to find adhesive googly eyes as this year this was a “last minute” Christmas gift making exercise. I found regular googly eyes which needed to be stuck on with a hot glue gun. The Reindeer Caramel fudge is then just finished with a Christmas ribbon around the end.
Reindeer Caramel Fudge -Pin
I hope you enjoy making these as much as I did. Don’t forget to pin this idea to your Christmas Cooking Board on Pinterest.
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If you’re looking for more Christmas cooking idea ideas take a long at my Easy Rum Balls, these are made with cake so they’re super gooey and delicious. I also have a healthy bliss ball festive treat. They really look festive but they’re filled with nutrient-rich ingredients.
Festive Acai Bliss Balls
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Does the gift need to be stored in fridge? I want to include in hampers but prefer not having to keep it in my fridge.
I always keep mine in the fridge because it’s hot here in Summer and I don’t want any softening/melting. Having said that, all the ingredients in the fudge are stable at room temperature so there wouldn’t be a spoilage issue.
Thank you
Hi! I’m just wondering how long they last, would it be too early to start making batches now for Christmas?
I’m sure these will be fine in the fridge until Christmas 🙂
What size springform tin do you use
Hi Gill, I used a 24cm springform, although a few cm difference won’t matter, there will just be a slight difference in the thickness of the reindeer.
Hi did you use cellophane bags or pieces of cellophane. These looks great and I am wanting to order bags etc. Ie what size cellophane this would be most helpful.
Hi Natasha, I just bought pre-made rectangular cellophane bags from the dollar shop. Then I folded the excess behind the fudge and sticky taped it. The bags I got were very long so I trimmed the top once it was secured with a ribbon. Good luck ????????
Brilliant thank you.
Gorgeous! Pinned to “Christmas”… I am thinking you could also do this with brownie as well. Thanks for sharing ????
That’s exactly what I planned to do!! I have a chocolate brownie recipe I’m getting ready to add to the website that would be perfect!!
Can you do a double batch at once?
Hi Jess, Sorry…No, the recipe has very specific temperatures the candy needs to hit to work properly. Doubling the batch would change the consistency of the fudge and it probably wouldn’t set. Sorry 🙁
How big is the can of condensed milk please.
Hi Bev, the condensed milk can is 395g.
Hi. Could I use pancake and waffle syrup instead of golden syrup?
Hi Carmela, I wouldn’t substitute the golden syrup as this is one of the components that helps the fudge to set. Sorry 🙁