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Crumbly butter tablet
Recipe by:
Bethany McCarthy
This Scottish favourite is sure to please! This tastes just like the one you had as a child! Butter tablet is creamier crumbly fudge that is absolutely delicious! It may sound as though there is a lot of ingredients and you may think it might be tricky but it’s so easy and so tasty! I hope that you enjoy my recipe as much as I do! It melts in your mouth and is crumbly but not too hard at the same time ... See more
This Scottish favourite is sure to please! This tastes just like the one you had as a child! Butter tablet is creamier crumbly fudge that is absolutely delicious! It may sound as though there is a lot of ingredients and you may think it might be tricky but it’s so easy and so tasty! I hope that you enjoy my recipe as much as I do! It melts in your mouth and is crumbly but not too hard at the same time, TRY IT! It’s lovely!
Ready in 35 mins
Saved by 109 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 20
- 450g (1 lb) caster sugar
- 50g (2 oz) dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 120ml (4 fl oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 30g (1 oz) of unsalted butter
- 90ml or 6 tablespoons water
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Preparation method
Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 30 mins1.
Place all of the ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat, stirring constantly (very important, to stop the mixture sticking to the pan).
2.
Bring the temperature down 1 notch and allow the mixture to not simmer, but boil at a lower temperature; continue stirring in a circular motion.
3.
Keep stirring for 20 minutes and eventually the mixture should turn a dark caramel colour and about double its original thickness (Do not be alarmed at the brown streaks, that is just the brown sugar doing its magic!)
4.
Remove from the heat and mix the tablet with an electric hand mixer for about 7 minutes or so until it has thicken a fair bit and is begging to set on the sides of the pan (but don’t mix it so much that it gets very tough).
5.
Pour into a small square or circle cake tin or even a small baking tray, smooth out, and then after 10 minutes, score into squares with a small knife so it is easy to break when it has fully set (should set in 3 to 4 hours max).
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Last updated:
27 Jan 2012
Moderately easy
I just had the same results as angryt and am I think it is due to the temperature. The key must be to boil at a much lower temperature as everything solidified much too fast. Managed to get into pan and tasts fab. Will try again.
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27 Jan 2012
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I just made this..its AMAZING
Only thing i will say is dont beat it for as long at the end, mine semi set and the pan and looks messy..still yummy though. (Ohhh and dont stick your finger in the mixture until completely cool, i have a BIG blister!!! LOL )
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23 Dec 2011
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I thought I'd followed the recipe to the letter but it's turned out more like shiny,hard toffee,certainly not crumbly. What did I do wrong?
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01 Aug 2011
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My Tablet did not set properly. Tastes lovely but too soft - what did I do wrong?
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30 Jul 2011
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i doubled up the ingredients and low boiled for about an extra 10/15 mins to make up for this, it didnt seem to need any extra whisking time at the end.
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21 Dec 2010
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Have looked for ages to find a crumbly fudge recipe as don't really like the squidgy ones. This one is absolutely gorgeous, crumbly without being too grainy - like the expensive one that sainsbury's do, but even nicer. Thank you so much for posting this.
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21 Dec 2010
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Tastes amazing and really easy to prepare. Perfect results first time. Thank you
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20 Dec 2010
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I have tried for years to make tablet but it never works properly. Found this recipe this morning and made it. It worked perfectly and really did only take 20 mins of stirring which is fantastic. For the first time ever my tablet has set properly. Thank you
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11 Nov 2010
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omg, this is amazing fudge, i make it every weekend now and we always polish it off. I always double it up too....MMM TASTY!!!
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09 Nov 2010
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I decided to take out the golden syrup and add an extra 10z of butter..
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09 Nov 2010
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