I saw a clip of Kirstie Allsop (love her!) making a 'no cooking' fudge with chocolate and what appeared to be Carnation Condensed Milk. I didnt see the word sweetened on the label. Do we have this product in NZ, or do the Brittish not put the word 'sweetened' on the tin! Please help - I would love to make this recipe :)
cgvl,
Mar 17, 6:09pm
you used to be able to get an unsweetened condensed milk (60's/70's) but as far as I know its no longer available in NZ.
shellie72,
Mar 17, 7:30pm
ok, thanks :)
245sam,
Mar 17, 8:40pm
shellie72, when I was growing up we knew of and could buy two types of condensed milk - one was sweetened, the other wasn't.As you will know sweetened condensed milk is still readily available and so is the unsweetened version EXCEPT that we now know of it as Evaporated Milk which would IMO be the Carnation product that you saw being used for the fudge.
Hope that helps.:-))
ferita,
Mar 17, 8:44pm
It is not common as it goes off easier.
sarahb5,
Mar 17, 10:40pm
Evaporated milk has a completely different consistency from condensed milk and is still sweetened - no doubt in America you might be able to buy unsweetened condensed milk but it certainly isn't the same thing as evaporated milk which has the consistency of thin cream.
Basically same as Nigella's fudge recipe which also states 'condensed milk'. I see in the archives that you made it too last year Sarah. Shelley it is a useful and easy fudge recipe and I line the tin with wrap and then later just tip it out to cut so easy to cut. I have also used choc chips as they are very cheap here at the choc factory and the result was good.I have made half 'n half- milk and white- which looks good and even dark/milk/white which looked great. Cointreau for a change or any liquer of choice. Endless posiibilities.
shellie72,
Mar 17, 11:11pm
Thank you so much! So it IS sweetened milk then! Thats wonderful, and great to hear its a tried and tested recipe :)
margyr,
Mar 17, 11:14pm
i made it at Christmas time and used fruit and nut choc to melt it was a great hit.
Yes I made Nigella's at Christmas - haven't looked at Kirstie's recipe but assume it would be pretty similar - it was really easy, I added pistachios and cranberries to mine.It freezes well too.
shellie72,
Mar 18, 7:42pm
Yeah! Thats the one! Debate over aye! Its sweetened :)
pheebs1,
Mar 18, 7:48pm
i have made it too its quite soft cutting so if you want it a little firmer just cook it longer infact i think i did mine in the microwave 15mins
beware it needs to be kept in the fridge or it goes off quickly should be eaten within the week but in my house it will be lucky to last the day!
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