Rich creamy peanut butter fudge (Printable Version)

A rich, creamy melt-in-mouth sweet made from smooth peanut butter and confectioners sugar.

# What You Need:

→ Base

01 - 1 cup unsalted butter
02 - 1 cup creamy peanut butter
03 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

→ Sweetener

04 - 3 ½ cups sifted confectioners sugar

# Steps:

01 - Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, allowing an overhang for easy removal.
02 - In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter and peanut butter, stirring constantly until smooth and fully melted, about 3 to 4 minutes.
03 - Remove saucepan from heat and stir in pure vanilla extract.
04 - Gradually add sifted confectioners sugar, stirring vigorously until the mixture is smooth and thick.
05 - Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the surface with a spatula.
06 - Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm.
07 - Lift fudge out using parchment overhang, cut into 36 squares, and serve chilled or at room temperature.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It requires only five ingredients and comes together in under 20 minutes of actual work.
  • The texture is pure velvet—no grainy sugar, no weird crystallization, just smooth fudge that melts on your tongue.
  • People genuinely think you spent hours in the kitchen, but the chilling time is where all the magic happens.
02 -
  • The sifting step is non-negotiable—lumpy sugar will turn grainy no matter how much you stir, and there's no fixing it once it's set.
  • Don't skip the full chilling time; partially chilled fudge will be too soft to cut cleanly and will fall apart when you try to serve it.
03 -
  • Stir the butter and peanut butter mixture constantly and don't rush it—those few minutes of steady heat ensure everything emulsifies smoothly instead of separating later.
  • If you accidentally over-chill and the fudge becomes too hard to cut, let it sit on the counter for 5 to 10 minutes until it softens just enough to slice cleanly without crumbling.
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