Give your fudge a different flavor by including peanut butter.
Whether you are looking for a recipe to make treats for an upcoming bake sale or you want to give homemade edible gifts to friends and family members during the holiday season, make peanut butter fudge to impress all of your customers or recipients. You can get your children involved in making this recipe to spend some quality time together and teach them the basics of making fudge. The fudge pieces will stay fresh for up to a week if they are stored in an airtight container at room temperature .
Instructions
1. Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan.
2. Add 1 cup of peanut butter and 8 oz. of unsalted butter to the pan.
3. Pour 2 cups granulated sugar and 2/3 cup milk into the saucepan.
4. Set the saucepan on a stove top burner and turn the heat to medium. Stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to boil.
5. Allow the mixture to heat up to 234 F.
6. Shut off the burner and remove the saucepan from the burner. Add 1/2 pint jar of marshmallow creme, one cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 tsp of vanilla immediately. Mix the ingredients well.
7. Pour the mixture into a buttered 9-by-9-by-2 inch baking pan.
8. Score your cut lines on top of the fudge. Allow the fudge two hours to set and cut it into 1 inch squares after it sets completely.
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