How to Make Peanut Butter Fudge

Yields: 30 blocks of fudge

Ingredients needed to make peanut butter fudge:

  • 2 cups peanut butter, choose between smooth or chunky according to your preference
  • 2 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 lb confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 lb salted butter

Cooking instructions for peanut butter fudge:

  • Rub some softened butter on the bottom and along the inner sides of a large pyrex dish and line its base with a wax paper
  • Place the peanut butter in a large microwave-proof bowl and add large dollops of butter to it.
  • Set the oven to high and microwave them for a couple of minutes.
  • Take the bowl out of the oven and whisk well to mix.
  • Place it back into the oven and microwave it again on high for another couple of minutes
  • Stir in the confectioners’ sugar until it dissolves, followed by the vanilla extract.
  • Whisk the mixture thoroughly until it is uniformly blended and pour it into the lined pyrex dish.
  • Level the surface of the fudge mixture with a wooden spatula and cover it with another sheet of wax paper.
  • Leave it in the refrigerator until it sets.
  • Throw the 2nd wax paper away and run a sharp knife along the edges to free them from the bowl.
  • Invert the dish onto a flat plate and demold the fudge.
  • Slice the fudge into medium-sized squares and serve chilled.

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Last Updated on December 14, 2012 by

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