My Secret Can’t Fail Fudge Recipe Revealed!

So I have this secret fudge recipe on a scrap of printed paper from 12/9/99. It was a printout that I have held on to dearly.

Making fudge every Christmas has become “my thing”. People wait for it, beg for it, and demand the secret recipe. It was always my special thing, so I never divulged it. Giving them my famous fudge, ready-made was my gift. I would experiment every Christmas making different flavors and adding different ingredients to the base recipe.

Somewhere along the way, I stopped making it, I had lost the recipe, I searched online and could not find anything similar. Then this week, I found the recipe pushed to the back of my cupboard. I decided to google it again to see if there was a substitute for the marshmallows as I could only find mixed bags of Vanilla and Raspberry ones.

Here is my scrap of paper, 21 years old with my hand scribble for Australian supplies, note the 90cents for a bag for marshmallows, now selling for $2-4 depending on the brand. At $4 a bag I didn’t want to lose 1/2 of them to raspberry ones, I could not use. (unless making raspberry fudge of course)

Anyways to cut a long story short it turns out this recipe is carnations very very common recipe!! all these years I have been hanging on to it, like treasure and now thanks to modern-day internet it is literally everywhere. So technically it is not my secret recipe anymore, or maybe just a secret that this is the recipe I use.

Here is the original vintage recipe advertisement for Can’t fail fudge.

Here is the recipe is written out

4 cups of mini vanilla marshmallows = or 150g chopped

2/3 cup of evaporated milk

1/4 cup of butter

1 1/2 cups of sugar

1/4 ts salt

12 ox of Semi sweet chocolate chips or a 375g family block minus 1 row (this row always falls into my mouth)

1 ts vanilla extract

1/2 cup of nuts chopped

Variations, add 1/2 cup of anything else dry, raisins, coconut, etc I have added 2tbs of alcohol with no issues for a boozy fudge.

some variations are

rum and raisian fudge,

White chocolate chips for a White fudge, add cranberries or cherries for a festive taste.

White chocolate and peppermint essence for peppermint fudge.

Oreo fudge, white chocolate and crushed biscuits stirred through

Have fun and play around with flavour combinations

Prefer to watch the recipe? here is a video showing you how to make perfect fudge all the time without a candy thermometer

Halloween food doesn’t have to be complicated—or require a trip to the gourmet shop. With a little creativity, you can take what’s already in your pantry or fridge and turn it into spooky, crowd-pleasing snacks. These hacks are quick, affordable, and so easy even the kids (or grandkids) can help. Think of it as Halloween magic—no cauldron required.

1. Ghost & Bat Bread Dippers

Got tortillas, pita bread, or even sandwich slices? Grab some cookie cutters and cut out ghosts, bats, or pumpkins. Toast them in the oven for a crisp bite and serve with any dip you have on hand—hummus, guacamole, or even a simple sour cream and salsa mix. Suddenly, your everyday chips and dip look party-perfect.

Pro tip: Dust them with garlic salt or paprika before baking for extra flavor.

2. Spooky Slime Punch

That punch bowl sitting in the back of your cupboard? It’s about to become a cauldron. Add a few drops of green, red, or orange food coloring to lemonade, soda, or fruit juice. Red = blood, green = slime, orange = potion. For a finishing touch, float in gummy worms, plastic eyeballs, or even frozen grapes for a creepy surprise.

3. Bat Wing Chicken

No need to reinvent dinner—wings are already spooky if you think about it. Arrange chicken wings tip-to-tip so they resemble bats resting on your platter. For extra drama, glaze them with a sticky BBQ sauce or teriyaki glaze so they glisten like midnight wings.

4. Coffin Bread Loaf

That humble loaf of bread from the bakery? Hollow it out and you’ve got yourself a coffin. Fill it with spinach dip, chili, or spaghetti “worms.” Use the bread you scooped out for dipping, or set the “lid” at an angle for a coffin reveal moment. It’s eerie and edible all at once.

5. Vampire Donuts

Store-bought donuts are instantly transformed with a splash of red icing and a cheap pair of plastic vampire teeth. Stick the teeth in the center hole, add some candy eyes, and you’ve got a tray of vampire treats that look straight out of Dracula’s kitchen.

6. Eyeball Meatballs

Cook up some meatballs (store-bought or homemade). Pop an olive slice into the top of each one and add a dab of cream cheese or mozzarella for the white of the eye. Set them in marinara sauce, and suddenly you’ve got eyeballs staring back at you. Kids love these… adults usually laugh before they eat them.

7. Bloody Bandage Cheese Sticks

This is as easy as it sounds—string cheese or mozzarella sticks drizzled with marinara sauce. Arrange them on a tray and you’ve got instant “bloody bandages.” No one will look at a cheese stick the same way again.

8. Spider Crackers

Crackers, cream cheese, and pretzels come together for the creepiest little snack. Spread cream cheese on a cracker, add pretzel sticks sticking out the sides for legs, and top with raisins or candy eyes. These edible spiders are simple enough to make on the fly and cute enough to double as table décor.

9. Witch’s Broomsticks

Slice string cheese in half, then snip the bottoms into little fringes to look like broom bristles. Poke a pretzel stick into the top as the broom handle. They’re snack-sized, adorable, and a guaranteed conversation starter.

Bonus Ideas (Because Once You Start, It’s Hard to Stop)

Monster Popcorn: Make plain popcorn, drizzle it with melted green or orange candy melts, and toss in candy eyes.
Pumpkin Clementines: Draw jack-o-lantern faces on clementines with a food-safe marker for a healthy treat.
Witch’s Cauldron Pudding Cups: Fill plastic cups with chocolate pudding, top with crushed cookies for “dirt,” and finish with a gummy worm or candy bones.

Keep It Simple & Spooky

The beauty of these hacks is that they’re all about presentation. You don’t need fancy ingredients or professional baking skills. Just a little creativity, a splash of food coloring, and maybe a few plastic Halloween props. With these ideas, you’ll have a table full of spooky snacks in minutes—and your guests will think you planned it for weeks.

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