Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge
I’m not exaggerating when I say this Peanut Butter Fudge is one of the weightier fudges I’ve overly tasted. Rich, creamy, over-the-top fudge that is so easy to make, you might laugh.
Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge
My brother tasted this linty fudge at my house years ago and tabbed us the very next night for the recipe. He couldn’t stop thinking well-nigh it and needed to make it right away.
I gave him the recipe and he couldn’t believe this was all there is to it. With just four ingredients, this is one of the weightier peanut butter fudge recipes I’ve overly tasted, and it is moreover vastitude simple to make.
I’ve been making this fudge recipe now for over 10 years now and it’s a solid keeper. Without fail, everyone who tastes it requests the recipe immediately.
Recipe for Peanut Butter Fudge
I was so excited to find Alton Brown’s recipe for Peanut Butter Fudge scrutinizingly ten years ago and it’s wilt a family and friend favorite over the years.
It is an superstitious way to impress someone with a souvenir that takes just minutes to put together. I can’t think of anyone who likes peanut butter and wouldn’t be excited to receive a box full of this during the holidays.
Put this recipe on your Christmas treat list now and skip the baking! It’s perfect to snack on while you’re wrapping gifts or for enjoying next to a crackling fireplace with the ones you love.
Peanut Butter Fudge
With all the sustentation we requite chocolate fudge, I think the goodness of peanut butter fudge gets overlooked.
Don’t get me wrong, I love all kinds of chocolate fudge from Chocolate Almond Fudge to this Chocolate Covered Oreo Fudge and everything in between.
Peanut butter fudge brings images of diaper to mind, noses pressed up versus confectionary cases, selecting the perfect square fudge to bring home.
The simple combination of sweet, creamy, and salty remains a favorite for kids and adults alike.
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
The secret to making peanut butter fudge with the right consistency is in the powdered sugar. It dissolves into the fudge smoothly without any grittiness at all.
You can melt everything in the microwave or on the stove-top. However you make it, it’s dangerously easy. Your kids are likely to start requesting this fudge regularly.
Thankfully, this is a recipe that’s easy unbearable for them to learn how to make on their own! Plus, with no stovetop cooking required, you can teach them to make this fudge without fear of shrivel accidents.
This fudge is succulent just as is but is moreover a unconfined canvas for subtracting mix-ins and toppings as well. I layer it with my 5 Minute Chocolate Fudge recipe to create Buckeye Fudge–a treat all of us found irresistible!
Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
- Combine the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla in a glass trencher and melt in the microwave for 90 seconds.
- Stir to combine, it should come together very quickly and be smooth and creamy.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar a cup or so at a time. Stir to combine thoroughly.
- Grease an 8-9″ pan with butter or line with parchment. Transfer the fudge mixture to the pan and printing into the pan.
- Chill for at least 4 hours surpassing cutting. Store in an snapped container in the refrigerator.
PLEASE NOTE: The video for this recipe was made with a HALF recipe for this fudge. The recipe can hands be halved or doubled or multiplied however you like.
As pictured in the video, the fudge should be firm and scrutinizingly crumbly when mixed together and pressed into the pan. It should not be liquid at all.
This simple four-ingredient recipe is made with real butter. The results can’t be guaranteed if you segregate to substitute margarine or flipside butter alternative. The fudge might be greasy and might not plane set up without the original ingredients.
How to Make Microwave Fudge
Kitchen Tip: I use these bowls and this spatula to make this recipe.
This recipe uses a microwave method for melting the ingredients together. While I’m not usually a fan of microwave cooking, nothing beats stuff worldly-wise to melt sultry ingredients to the perfect consistency in just moments.
It only takes 90 seconds of melt time to soften the peanut butter and butter to the right consistency, plus a few seconds of mixing. Add the powdered sugar to the other ingredients and mix well until the powdered sugar dissolves.
If you don’t happen to be a fan of the microwave, or don’t have one, you can hands melt the butter and peanut butter in a double triviality on the stove top.
It will just take a few minutes longer. Heat the mixture over low-medium heat and stir well to combine surpassing subtracting the powdered sugar.
I love this fudge cut into 1-inch squares to make it easy to share. This fudge pairs beautifully with an ice-cold glass of milk, a hot cup of coffee or a mug of tea!
Easy Fudge Recipes
There are so many terrific fudge recipes that my family loves. The 5 Minute 5 Ingredient Chocolate Fudge I linked whilom has wilt everyone’s go-to recipe and it’s a favorite all year long.
I’ve used that vital recipe as the foundation for tons of variegated variations on chocolate fudge and it’s the one I find myself coming when to the most often.
White Chocolate Caramel Fudge has been a huge hit as well and I highly recommend you add it to your holiday sultry list.
Give this Vanilla Walnut Fudge a try next time you’re in the mood for an easy fudge recipe that doesn’t use chocolate or peanut butter. Cranberry Macadamia Nut Fudge is flipside treat that’s perfect for the holiday season.
If you like this Linty Peanut Butter Fudge, you might moreover enjoy this White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge from Real Housemoms.
I like to create souvenir tons or boxes with a few variegated kinds of fudge in them to requite as gifts to friends and family throughout the holidays.
These fudge recipes are so easy to pull together that making two or three variegated kinds at once is a cinch. Fudge moreover makes a fantastic teacher or hostess gift!
Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Microwave Directions
- Combine the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla in a glass trencher and melt in the microwave for 90 seconds. Stir to combine, it should come together very quickly and be smooth and creamy. Slowly add the powdered sugar a cup or so at a time. Stir to combine thoroughly.
- Grease an 8-9" pan with butter or line with parchment. Transfer the fudge mixture to the pan and printing into the pan. Chill for at least 4 hours surpassing cutting. Store in an snapped container in the refrigerator.
Stovetop Directions
- Combine the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla in a medium-size saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir to combine, it should come together very quickly and be smooth and creamy. Remove the pan from the heat and slowly add the powdered sugar a cup or so at a time. Stir to combine thoroughly.
- Grease an 8-9" pan with butter or line with parchment. Transfer the fudge mixture to the pan and printing into the pan. Chill for at least 4 hours surpassing cutting. Store in an snapped container in the refrigerator.
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{originally published 12/10/13 – notes and photos updated 10/4/22}
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