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CHOCOLATE MALTESER FUDGE

MAKES 20 PREP 20 MINS + SETTING COOK 5 MINS

• 280g packet Maltesers • 180g block milk chocolate, finely chopped

• 200g dark chocolate melts • 395g can sweetened

condensed milk

• ½ x 180g block Caramilk, chopped

• silver or gold cachous, to decorate

1 Grease a 20cm square cake pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending 2cm above pan edges.

2 Arrange Maltesers in a single layer over base of pan. 3 In a large heatproof bowl, set over a saucepan of simmering water, combine milk and dark chocolates and condensed milk. Stir until melted and smooth. Working quickly pour mixture over Maltesers in pan. Gently smooth top and shake pan to settle ingredients. Chill 4 hours until firm.

4 Using the baking paper, lift fudge from pan and invert,

Maltesers-side up. Melt Caramilk in a microwave-safe bowl on Medium (50% power) in 15-second bursts until melted and smooth. Drizzle Caramilk over Maltesers and sprinkle with cachous. Chill 30 mins until set. Cut into squares or rectangles to serve.