Anyone have a good peanut butter fudge recipe?

[Laura]

Last year we were moving right at Christmas, so this year I'm really anxious to do all of the baking/candy making that I usually do.

I have a good chocolate fudge recipe, but I thought this year I'd also do one with peanut butter, sort of a two-tone with chocolate on the bottom and peanut butter on the top.

Anyone have a recipe handy? Also, should I put walnuts in it, or would that be icky with the peanut butter flavor?

[janepain]

This probably isn't quite what you're looking for, but it's super easy and tastes great.


18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
dash salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Line an 8 x 8 square pan with foil.

Put all ingredients except vanilla in microwave safe dish (I use a 2 quart casserole dish). Microwave in 1 minute increments until all melted well. Add vanilla and stir well. Spread in pan, refrigerate until set, cut into squares. Makes 2 pounds of fudge.

Variations:

Double decker fudge - make 1st layer as above, chill about 1/2 hour. Use peanut butter chips this time, all other ingredients the same, melt in microwave, then add to 1st layer.

Or you could substitute milk chocolate chips, white chips, etc. I have used cherry extract with semi-sweet chips - need about 3 to 4 teaspoons - yummy!

[janepain]

Also - if you're doing chocolate and peanut butter fudge, definitely leave the nuts out!

[Laura]

Thanks!

[ExLibris]

This isn't a two-tone fudge like you were looking for, but it is my personal favorite fudge recipe. And, as always in my favorite recipes, it's killer easy. Heh. Here ya go!

Peanut Butter Fudge

2c sugar
1/2c milk
1 1/3c peanut butter (smooth or chunky, it's your call--I prefer smooth, myself)
1 jar (7oz) marshmallow creme (icky to think about, but just trust me)

In a saucepan, bring milk & sugar to a boil; boil for 3 minutes. Add peanut butter & marshmallow creme; mix well. Quickly pour into buttered 8 inch square pan; chill until set. Resist urge to lick the saucepan, because holy cow, it's flippin hot. Cut into squares. Makes 3-4 dozen, depending on how teeny you cut the squares.

Personally, I skip the buttered pan part, and just line the square pan with that awesome nonstick aluminum foil. That way, you can just lift the whole brick of fudge out of the pan & set it on the counter to cut it, which is tons easier than cutting in the pan, and you don't have to wash the pan, either. Yay!

[Chrisnstar]

Oh, Heather, of all the Christmas goodies I made for my son this year, this peanut butter fudge was his favorite. He said he and his friends put it in bowls and then added ice cream and stirred it up and had the peanut butter fudge chunks in the ice cream. He said it was fabulous!

chris

[ExLibris]

Aww, Chris, I'm so glad he liked it! It's the one fudge that I really can get in trouble with. I find myself going back over & over again to the tin, regardless of how big my butt may get. I never thought to smoosh it into ice cream, though...I betcha dh would like that!