Dark Chocolate, Almond & Cherry Fudge

Ingredients

• 350 g dark chocolate ((70% cocoa solids))
• 1 x 397g tin condensed milk
• 30 g unsalted butter
• pinch sea salt
• 80 g dried cherries
• 85 g blanched almonds

Instructions

1. 1

   Line a 20x20cm tin with baking paper and set aside

2. 2

   Put the nuts in a bag and bash them with a rolling pin to break them up slightly so you have some smaller and larger pieces

3. 3

   Break the chocolate into a heavy bottomed saucepan. Add the condensed milk, butter and salt and melt over a low heat making sure you stir every so often

4. 4

   When everything is melted, add the dried cherries and crushed nuts. Stir until mixed through

5. 5

   Pour the fudge into the prepared tin and smooth the top until level. Leave to chill in the fridge for at least four hours but overnight is best

6. 6

   Once the fudge is completely chilled, cut it into equal sized pieces