Squishy - a high sugar mallowey-fudgy recipe

This ones not getting filed under ‘be healthy‘ but just sometimes I need to step back from the news and teach the value of treat and restraint.

Squish is an increasable edible substance. Somewhere between pink alien goo and bliss. But very easy for little cooks to make as a present.

You will need
quater of a 500g box of icing sugar
quarter of a pat of unsalted butter
a splash of milk
half a teaspoon of vanilla essence
one growed-up handful of marshmallows, or two little-one handfuls
some coloured sprinkles
a flat tin lined with greaseproof paper
a little saucepan

Double check, line the tin with greaseproof or lose it forever. Sift the sugar into a bowl. Melt butter in a little saucepan… hot, hot, hot. Add the milk, vanilla and marshmallows to the butter; stirring until gloopy. Pour goo into the middle of the sifted sugar, quickly mix out the lumps and pour into the lined tin. Really… make sure it’s lined or you’ll never remove the squishy. When cool enough pat some sprinkles in to the squishyness and bung into the fridge for a while… about two hours seemed to work. Turn it over, pop it out and slice it up.

“I shall call you squishy, and you shall be mine, and you will be my squishy.” Dory

Enjoy… in moderation and as much restraint as you can all manage.

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