Today I made the world's best peanut butter fudge.
When I first started writing this post, I hadn't even cut it yet, it was in the fridge, cooling off. I made that statement based on licking the spoon and scraping the pot clean and licking the spoon again.
It's that good.
And now that it's cooled and cut and I've tasted it again, I stand by my initial statement. '
This is the world's best peanut butter fudge.
I'm so happy I tried this, and at the same time, a little worried that I might like this just a little too much. It's made from pantry ingredients that I pretty much keep on hand at all times, and it's really easy, too.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1 1/2 c peanut butter ( I used 3/4 c crunch and 3/4 c smooth)
- 1 t vanilla
- 3 T baking cocoa
- 3 1/2 c confectioners sugar (this is the equivalent of 1 box if you buy it in a box, or usually half a bag if you buy it in a bag)
Melt the butter in large saucepan on medium heat. I should have used one with higher sides, but I didn't know that yet. Add the peanut butter, and stir as it melts until it's well blended. Add the vanilla.
Meanwhile, sift the confectioners sugar, and stir the cocoa into the sugar.
Add the confectioners sugar mixture to the liquid and remove from heat....
...and start stirring.
At one point, you will decide that you have wasted your ingredients and this will never all mix together.
But persevere!
Pour (this is a euphemism--glob the stuff out of the pot) into a foil lined 8x8 pan and allow to cool.
Once it's set, turn onto a cutting board and cut into bite sized squares.
Then eat all of the little crumbly pieces that fall of it or don't look pretty. Well, probably not all or you might sicken yourself out on this delicious fudge, and trust me, you don't want to do that. .
Until next time, good cooking, and good eating!
This post is linked to:
See Ya in the Gumbo at Ms. enPlace
Motivation Monday at A Life in Balance
Make Your Home Sing Monday at Moms the Word
Foodie Friday at Rattlebridge Farm
Treasure Box Tuesday at Yesterfood
Homemaking Party at Hope in Every Season
Wake Up Wednesday at SewCraftyAngel
Looks yummy! Maybe I'll try making up half a batch for my son, Jamie. To him, it isn't tasty unless it has chocolate and peanut butter. So many tempting goodies this time of year!
ReplyDeleteOh, I know! I went to the gym this morning to try to work some of it off, but I know realistically that I'm not going to stop eating the goodies until after the holiday is over. We have one more major celebration tomorrow night and then we head out of town for a little family trip--I'm hoping I'll stay busy and perhaps not eat as much! I have a real problem during the cooler months of wanting nothing but comfort goods, but I hope to get off the sweets, at least, and try to up my vegetable intake very soon--just not quite yet!
DeleteI completely believe you- this really does look and sound like the World's Best Peanut Butter Fudge! (I hope you will share it with us tonight at Treasure Box Tuesday- 8 p.m. Eastern time!!). I am really excited that I have everything on hand to make it- that's a sign, don't you think? :) Pinning!
ReplyDeleteI certainly do think it's a sign, it's really delicious! And thanks for inviting me to share, I will!
DeleteThank you for sharing your fudge at the party!! :) And thank you for including the box of powdered sugar as a recipe ingredient.....I hate measuring powdered sugar for some reason, lol! It's so much easier to just dump the box! :) I want to try this for our New Years get-together.
DeleteToo funny, Charlene. I would most definitely eat all the crumbs and funny looking pieces.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting to Motivation Monday!
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