Old Fashioned Fudge with Peanut Butter
Y'all are gonna love this old fashioned fudge recipe with peanut butter. Peanut butter fudge is always popular around the holidays, especially at Christmastime. But, it's delicious any time of year. Creamy peanut butter fudge is the perfect gift for teachers, office staff, friends, and neighbors.
Servings: 18 pieces
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
- 12 Tablespoons butter
- 5 ounces evaporated milk
- 3 cups sugar
- 7 ounce jar marshmallow creme
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Add the butter to a medium saucepan on medium high heat.
- Add the evaporated milk and sugar and stir together.
- Bring the ingredients to a full, rolling boil for four minutes, or until thermometer reaches 234-degrees. Stir often while boiling.
- Remove from heat and add marshmallow creme. Stir until all of the lumps are gone.
- Add the vanilla and peanut butter and stir until well blended.
- Pour into a greased 9" x 9" casserole dish, or a up to a 13" x 9" casserole dish.
- Cool for at least three hours.
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Notes
Nutrition information is approximate.
According to Kraft, for every 1,000 feet above sea level, subtract 2-degrees off of the 234-degrees.
TIP: I will sometimes line the pan with parchment paper so that when the fudge sets up, I can easily lift it out and slice it.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 252IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.3mg