I have some experience making fudge and I have a candy thermometer. I followed the directions exactly except for one small change. I used half & half instead of milk. Overall I thought this was a great recipe! A REAL recipe for fudge without all the marshmallow creme junk. A wonderful peanut butter taste! I was impressed! The only thing that I wasn't crazy about was the fudge seemed a bit too moist and soft for my taste. It was still firm but I think it could be improved. I will try this recipe again but I will probably wait at least 10 minutes before adding the peanut butter and vanilla. Highly recommended! I will be trying
When you add the peanut butter and vanilla stir quickly (it won't take much time to blend) and then immediately pour it into a pan--if you rest and then start stirring again the fudge will be grainy:(
My mother gave me a peanut butter fudge recipe many years ago and my children lost it last year. So I searched all recipes and this one is the closest to hers. Very fast and easy to make. I like the fact there is no marshmallow creme. Very very good taste and creamy. My wifes bowling team all wanted the recipe. I use a probe electronic thermometer when I make fudge and it works much better than the 3 dollar candy thermometers. Exact temerpatures you can read everytime. Good Luck!
This is a great fudge recipe. If you have made candy before it's really very easy. If you haven't it might take a little adjusting. You have to stir in the vanilla and peanut butter and pour it into the pan very quickly. And make sure that you bring it all the way to the correct temperature. If you don't it will not set properly. But don't let this scare you it is the best tasting PB fudge ever!
Wow what a wonderful and easy recipe. Great job. I doubled this and it came out great. It was quick and easy too. My husband it a Peanut Butter fanatic and he just loved this recipe. Keep up the good work!!!
I used Splenda instead of sugar. It doesn't crystalize like sugar and would never set. The taste was great so if it was sugar they would have been awesome. Unfortunately for me I had to toss the whole thing.
Very smooth creamy peanutbuttery velvety fudge. I was very impressed with the ease and flavor. I went out and bought a candy themometer just for this recipie (just over a buck.) Will definately make this in the future. There is just one problem. How do you stop at just a few pieces.
microwave! Put brown sugar butter and milk in a large bowl and stir. Microwave 3 min. on HI. Stir. Microwave 3 more min. on HI. Stir. Microwave 2 min. on HI. While in for the last 2 minutes stir the cornstarch into water to dissolve. When the very hot bubbly mixture comes out of the microwave immediately stir in the cornstarch mixture vanilla and peanut butter. Stir QUICKLY (it sets up really quick) and pour into a foil lined 8 x 8 pan. --Cathy
I have never eaten peanut butter fudge with brown suger. It was pretty good a little grainy though. I must have over cooked it a little bit kinda crumbled on me when cutting. Or I might not have waited until it cooled enough before adding the peanut butter.
