Cooking with small kids - no cook fudge recipe

makespacenow, Dec 1, 9:31pm
Please!
Because they are nagging me. Mr soon to be 4 is just too young to handle cooking the milk&butter&sugar etc so thought maybe the no cook fudge would be the way to go.
Found this one
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/641035
but would love a recipe that you have tried, tested and loved.
TIA

wizardoo, Dec 2, 1:09pm
cool thanks I am going to try this

sarahb5, Dec 2, 1:37pm
Nigella's chocolate pistachio fudge - you don't have to use pistachios if your children don't like them - you could use dried fruit instead - but I added dried cranberries to mine as well as the pistachios for a Christmassy look

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/chocolate-pistachio-fudge-96

vinee, Dec 2, 1:50pm
That one sounds like it's basically icing!
The Nigella one is nice but very soft - Sarahb, how did you cut it up! I ended up making it into truffles.

sarahb5, Dec 2, 2:11pm
Cut easily for me after keeping it in the fridge overnight - I lined the tin with foil and lifted it out with the foil and cut it on my chopping board with a sharp, wetknife.I now keep it in the freezer though when I make it to stop me eating it all!

makespacenow, Dec 2, 3:07pm
TA but I am after no cook fudge recipe so that my kids can make it all by themselves. That is the name of the game, it is harder.
I also dislike fudge made with the canned stuff, if you are going to cook it, you might as well do it properly.
but again thank you, if you do have no cook fudge recipe please post :D

elliehen, Dec 2, 4:01pm
Alsion Holst has one in one of her Kids' cookbooks, I think.WIll see if I can find it.

elliehen, Dec 2, 7:28pm
I found it; it is a no-cook fudge slice rather than 'fudge', but it requires minimal supervision and they would have great fun smashing the biscuits.

http://www.normatika.com/2009_09_01_archive.html

sarahb5, Dec 2, 9:04pm
When my kids were young I used to keep all the broken biscuits so that they could make this rather than buying a packet of biscuits just to break