Milk tart fudge

Milk tart fudge: Creamy, smooth and utterly delicious. Image: Supplied.

Melktert fudge: South African flavour on a whole new level

Combine a South African dessert with a world-famous treat. Make yourself some melktert fudge to enjoy with your whole family.

Milk tart fudge

Milk tart fudge: Creamy, smooth and utterly delicious. Image: Supplied.

Did you know that South Africa has some great traditional desserts? One of the most popular is some form of milk tart or “melktert” which is a delicious custard tart often enjoyed by the whole family. Well, you can combine this classic dessert with another global favourite and make something even more special. This melktert fudge recipe is perfect for parties, bake sales or for those fun snacks at home that you grab as you walk into the kitchen.

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Melktert fudge suggestions

The great thing about this recipe is that you won’t be making custard but combining ingredients that bring those milk tart flavours to the party. However, fudge is a very hands-on recipe which you will be stirring pretty much constantly so that you don’t get any lumps. The texture is everything you love and remember with a sweet condensed milk and cinnamon flavour that we all can get behind as we keep sneaking more squares.

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Combine a South African dessert with a world-famous treat. Make yourself some melktert fudge to enjoy with your whole family.

Last updated on 22 March 2023

Melktert fudge recipe

5 from 6 votes
Recipe by Melissa Jacobs Course: Dessert, TreatsCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Medium
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

45

minutes
Total time

55

minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups 3 1/2 sugar

  • 1 tin 1 condensmilk

  • 10 ml 10 vanilla essence

  • 1 cup 1 milk

  • 250 g 250 butter

  • 3 tsp 3 cinnamon

  • 10 ml 10 golden syrup

Method

  • Grease a ovenproof dish, 15″x10″ dish.
  • In a large saucepan, combine the condensed milk, syrup, milk, sugar and butter.
  • On a medium heat, bring to a slow boil, stirring continuously. 
  • The fudge will bubble, keep stirring for approx 40-45 min until the fudge changes colour to a light brown. The texture will thicken quickly. Remove from the heat.
  • Add your vanilla and cinnamon.
  • Pour into your dish. Cut into desired block sizes when cooled.

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