Marie Biscuit Fudge
A deliciously simple chocolate fudge and tea biscuit combo that's one of South African's favourite treat.
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Servings: 18 squares
Ingredients
- 2 packets Marie Biscuit or tea biscuit of choice
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 cup/250 grams butter salted or unsalted
- 3 ¾ cups/500 grams icing sugar/powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Break the Marie biscuits into small pieces using your finger tips or using a rolling pin. Add the biscuits to a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla essence together and set aside.
- And the butter to a small saucepan and bring to a medium heat, once melted, add powdered sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Mix until melted, approx. 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, add the egg mixture and mix thoroughly until well. Note: the egg will cook in the residual heat but feel free to let the mixture cook for another minute or so, if you'd feel more comfortable.
- Pour the fudge over the broken Marie biscuits and mix until fully combined.
- Pour the mixture into a greased square or rectangular baking dish and press it down firmly with a spatula. Note: you can use whatever dish you like - make them as thick or and thin as you'd like. You can line the dish for easier removal, just loosen the edges before lifting.
- Pop the fudge in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours before cutting it.
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Notes
Feel free add any additional fillings or toppings. She's great as is but you can definitely use her as a baseline recipe for greater ones :) Just make sure there's enough fudge to bind it together.