Easiest Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe | Julie Blanner (2024)

This easy, creamy Peanut Butter Fudge recipe is extremely popular during the holiday season and it’s no wonder why – it’s ridiculously good.

With just six staple ingredients and 10 minutes hands on time, this easy fudge recipe makes the perfect holiday treat!

My mom and grandma always worked feverishly in their kitchens around the holidays. They’d whip up batches of their famous peanut brittle that required precise temperatures and even spatulas or it would flop.

Fortunately, Peanut Butter Fudge is foolproof! It has the creamiest texture and can’t-keep-my-hands-off-it quality that keeps you coming back for more!

I love all fudge at the holidays, including this classic chocolate fudge and vanilla fudge, but none can stack up to the sweet and salty creaminess ofthis fudge!

Two ingredients make this fudge recipe stand above the rest – milk and powdered sugar. It gives it the creamiest, dreamiest crowd-pleasing texture!

This Peanut Butter Fudge recipe is incredibly quick and easy to make. It takes just 10 minutes, six staple ingredients and a little patience to solidify before you enjoy. That’s the most difficult part for me, waiting!

It’s so good that I recommend you have a share plan in mind. It’s seriously addictive.

Even better, this fudge doesn’t require any special tools or candy thermometers. It is made in a baking dish like the same square pan you use to make brownies. Honestly, it’s so SIMPLE! It’s a great no bake dessert!

Why You’ll Love this Peanut Butter Fudge

• So easy to make
• Stovetop OR microwave directions
• Perfect for gifting
• Gluten Free
• No special tools required
• Keeps very well

Ingredients and Substitutions

It’s made with staple ingredients you likely already have in your pantry!

• Butter – salted or unsalted, your preference.
• Brown Sugar – this ingredient offers beautiful color and a hint of molasses flavor.
• Whole Milk – or half and half, one reader even mentioned using skim, though I haven’t tested it.
• Peanut Butter – use creamy, but avoid using natural. It has an entirely different consistency that doesn’t play well with fudge and allow it to solidify.
• Vanilla – I like to use Homemade Vanilla Extract, but any vanilla will do!
• Powdered Sugar – also known as confectioner’s sugar, this maintains that smooth, creamy consistency that’s synonymous with peanut butter fudge.

How to Make this Peanut Butter Fudge

See the step-by-step photos or video in this post to see just how easy it is! You’ll find the printable Peanut Butter Fudge recipe in the card below.

Stovetop

1. Over medium heat, melt the butter, add brown sugar and milk, stir and watch as it comes to a boil.
2. Bring it torolling boil – that’s what it should look like when you remove it from heat. Resist the temptation to stir.
3. Blend in peanut butter and vanilla. It will become creamy in texture.
4. Add powdered sugar to a mixing bowl or stand mixer.
5. Pour the combined ingredients from the pan over the powdered sugar in the mixer, and blend.
6. Pour into an 8″ prepared pan. Note that the fudge will be solid, not liquid. Cover the fudge with parchment paper just after pouring it and use your hand to smooth it.
7. Refrigerate until solid to set, which takes about 40 minutes to an hour. Slice into squares or use a cookie cutter to create fun shapes!

Tips

• Resist the temptation to stir the ingredients in your pan.
• A reviewer notes that she was able to substitute the butter with coconut oil, but has had best results with butter.
• Use a cookie cutter to create fun shapes!
• You can use any pan you have – 9″, multiple loaf pans, etc. Just keep in mind it will change the thickness of the fudge.
• Did you know that you can also make fudge in a slow cooker? Get the easy vanilla fudge recipe here.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Store

• Room Temperature – As always, fudge is best enjoyed fresh, but you can store it at room temperature in an airtight container to keep this fudge fresh for up to two weeks.
• Refrigerater – It can also be refrigerated in an airtight container. Bring to room temperature to enjoy.
• Freezer – You can freeze Peanut Butter Fudge wrapped in wax paper and sealed in a ziplock bag inside an airtight container for up to 6 months. This will eliminate any risk of absorbing odor from your freezer.

To thaw, simply remove the fudge from your freezer and bring it to room temperature before opening.

Dietary Considerations

• Gluten Free
• Vegetarian