Guyana

GUYANA: Vanilla Fudge

Drifted a tiny bit from the recipe as a pal from the theatre said they were keen to have nuts in the fudge. I added a handful of chopped pecans. I’m sure a lot of the countries of the globe have a fudge recipe and I’m not sure this recipe is uniquely Guyanese, but you can’t go around the world eating desserts and not have fudge. Infinitely flexible and always divine. When we lived in Mechosin, there was a woman who sold different fudges from a roadside stand. We couldn’t pass without buying a round.

Richard and Allison have been doing amazing work to launch the Just Desserts YouTube channel. Please subscribe when you can — search for Tim Crofton and you’ll find the videos. There are four at the mo’.

INGREDIENTS:

1 can evaporated milk (12 oz)
1 can condensed milk (14 oz)
2 cups brown sugar
¾ cup water
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

Combine evaporated milk, condensed milk, brown sugar and water in a large saucepan and mix together until all the sugar has melted.

Place on medium heat and bring to a slow boil.

Do not stir before the mixture boils.
Stir continuously in a figure 8 going around the sides and down the middle.

Boil mixture until it forms a soft ball or come to 235 degrees Fahrenheit.

Remove mixture from heat and add butter and vanilla extract.

Let cool for 5 minutes then beat until mixture becomes thick.

Pour into a greased square baking dish and let cool.

Cut into squares when mixture is almost cool.