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August 21, 2012

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge (No Candy Thermometer)

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Chocolate peanut butter fudge made without a candy thermometer. Melt, add sugar, and cool until firm.


Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

What’s the one thing you’re not good at? That one thing that no matter how hard you try, you can’t seem to succeed very well? That one thing that drives you to cheating because you cannot get it right? No, I’m not talking about pie. I haven’t talked about this in a long time, mainly because I’m trying to block out the images of failure and defeat. And I bet it’s something you never expected – fudge. That’s right. I cannot make fudge. I’m talking homemade fudge, real fudge made using a candy thermometer. I’m talking pumpkin fudge, rocky road fudge, more rocky road fudge, and Oreo fudge. I sorta succeeded with one type of fudge, but the others? Pumpkin fudge was the worst. The pumpkin makes fudge making extra finicky due to the moisture level. And of course that’s the first fudge I’ve ever tried to attempt. Epic. Fail. So instead of giving up completely, I cheated with this Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge. There’s no candy thermometer. There’s no constant baby sitting. Just you melting stuff in a bowl, adding sugar, and chilling until perfection.


Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge gets its name from melting together semisweet chocolate chips and creamy peanut butter without a need for a candy thermometer. I found the fudge VERY addicting and may or may not have had it for breakfast.


Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

I find melting the chocolate, peanut butter, and butter in steps is much easier than throwing everything in a bowl and waiting for it all to melt. I recommend the stove top method where you fill a pan with water, bring to boil, place a heat-proof bowl on top, add the ingredients into the bowl, then stir until melted. If you happen to have a humongous microwave-safe bowl, you can melt everything in the microwave. However, you need a big bowl, so stove top is best.


Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

When you add the sugar, 1 cup seems like a lot for a 9×9 pan. However, you need a high amount so the batter thickens enough and doesn’t end up a goopy mess after chilling (been there, done that, I’ll save you the tears). Although fudge is meant to be super sweet, so if you’re making fudge, you probably at this point accepted that it should be eaten in moderation.


Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Yield: 25

Ingredients

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup peanut butter*
  • 1/2 cup (4 ounces) butter, cut into 8 tablespoons
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Line an 8x8 or a 9x9 pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water), melt together the chocolate and peanut butter. Add the butter and stir until completely melted and smooth.
  3. Remove the bowl from pan. Whisk in the sugar and vanilla until well blended (you may need to use some muscle as it'll thicken up). Spread the batter into the pan and cool until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight (you can store in the refrigerator to speed up the process). Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Notes

*The peanut butter I used had nuts and granola in it, so that's why my fudge has nuts. Feel free to use crunchy peanut butter or add chopped peanuts.

© Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)

Source: Adapted from Peanut Butter Planet

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  1. Jen @JuanitasCocina says

    August 21, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    I’m not entering the giveaway, but wanted to say that every Christmas my wife makes me make fudge. And sometimes during the year. I’m going to surprise her and make your easy version! Love it!

    Reply
  2. Anna Gongaware says

    August 21, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    My family and I have campfires down near our pond during the warm summer nights. We’ve tried different variations of s’mores (including adding a layer of peanut butter), but adding Cinnamon Raisin Granola Nut Peanut Butter would make the s’mores extra jam-packed with flavor!

    Reply
  3. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    August 21, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    That fudge looks awesome!! My thing that I keep failing at is chicken noodle soup…it’s always so bland! Aghhhh!

    That pb is tempting, but I have like….a million jars of it so I’ll opt out this time :P

    Reply
  4. Susan C says

    August 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    All I can think about is slathering it on an English Muffin. YUM.

    Reply
  5. Susan C says

    August 21, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    https://twitter.com/susitravl/status/237927057525440512

    I am @susitravl on Twitter.

    Reply
  6. Norma says

    August 21, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    I’d love to try this peanut butter in peanut butter cookies and maybe as a filling for a chocolate cake. Chocolate and peanut butter go so well together! Especially in chocolate peanut butter brownies! And of course I’m going to be trying your fudge! I love trying new products, so would love to win a jar of this peanut butter to try.

    Reply
  7. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    August 21, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    What a crazy delicious nut butter! I want to mix it into banana bread.

    Reply
  8. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    August 21, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    I tweeted about the giveaway @thespiffycookie

    Reply
  9. Sara P. says

    August 21, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    I would make granola bars!

    Reply
  10. Riley says

    August 21, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    If there is one way to make fudge better, I think the answer is peanut butter. YUM!

    Reply
  11. Bee says

    August 21, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    God, I love peanut butter! delicious recipe :)
    And this NUT-rition sounds great, unfortunately I am not from USA.. I can only look and be jealous ;)

    Reply
  12. Griffin says

    August 21, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    Oh my!! That looks amazing. I love peanut butter and chocolate. And not needing a candy thermometer? How cool is that? Looks amazing. thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  13. Ttrockwood says

    August 21, 2012 at 10:19 PM

    I would use it in my bran muffin recipe and to put ontop of my apple as a snack!

    Reply
  14. Andrea says

    August 21, 2012 at 11:20 PM

    I would use this on top of my oats in the morning or simply try it on some toast :) Yum!

    Reply
  15. Andrea says

    August 21, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    I am following JimAtPlanters and I tweeted! My twitter handle is @Andrea13T

    Reply
  16. Miriam @ Overtime Cook says

    August 21, 2012 at 11:42 PM

    Love chocolate/pb combo- this fudge looks fabulous!

    Reply
  17. Stacey says

    August 22, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    yum! I haven’t had fudge in YEARS! Thinki would make this recipe with that peanut butter! Or add it to some banana muffins!

    Reply
  18. Leora says

    August 22, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    I would add it to my morning oatmeal and baked oatmeal! Delicious and filling =)

    Reply
  19. Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says

    August 22, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    Ooh, I think I’d like to make peanut butter oatmeal cookies (talk about texture!). And maybe a good ol’ PB&J sandwich too. :)

    Reply
  20. Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says

    August 22, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    I just tweeted the giveaway as well! :) @chipchiphooray

    Reply
  21. Janice says

    August 22, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    pb cookies!

    Reply
  22. Julie says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    Yummmmm! I think I’d try making peanut butter cups with it!

    Reply
  23. Gosia says

    August 22, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    this looks divine, I love peanut butter

    Reply
  24. Hannah says

    August 22, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    I’d make brownies with peanut butter swirls!

    Reply
  25. manda says

    August 22, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    I would make that fudge!!! Yum!

    Reply
  26. bonnie says

    August 22, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    This looks super easy, only question I had was could I just make ‘plain’ peanut butter fudge with this?

    Reply
    • Carla says

      August 22, 2012 at 9:33 PM

      Absolutely! I addressed that towards the end of the post before the recipe :)

      Reply
      • bonnie says

        August 23, 2012 at 1:27 PM

        Oh, I guess I should have worded that better.. what I meant was ‘just’ peanut butter and no chocolate..?

        Reply
        • Carla says

          August 23, 2012 at 2:17 PM

          Ohhh ok I thought you meant since unused flavored peanut butter. I personally haven’t tried it, but yes you should be able to. The sugar is what makes it thick and firm after chilling.

          Reply
          • Carla says

            August 23, 2012 at 2:17 PM

            * I used.gotta love iPhone!

          • bonnie says

            August 23, 2012 at 2:42 PM

            Okay, thank you!! I just have so much peanut butter in the house!! I don’t know what to do with it sometimes, and peanut butter cookies get old after a while.

  27. Julia says

    August 23, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    I’m a teenager with 0 baking experience and I made this for my boyfriend for our anniversary and it came out so well!! All the ingredients are easy to acquire. I didn’t have to go out and buy anything, which was great. I didn’t have chunky peanut butter, only smooth, so i put some chopped peanuts in with the peanut butter and that worked just fine.

    Reply
  28. Angie @ Big Bears Wife says

    August 23, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    Now this is a fudge recipe I think I could actually do right haha

    Reply
  29. Carla says

    August 24, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    I can not make home made biscuits as hard as I have tried. They always come out either to flat or hard as a rock!

    Reply
  30. Carla says

    August 24, 2012 at 6:39 AM

    Oh I did not see the question about what would I make with NUTrition Cinnamon Raisin Granola Nut Peanut Butter, I thought you were asking what we could not make as hard as we tried. I would make a cake and use it as the filling, YUMMY!!

    Reply
  31. Carla says

    August 24, 2012 at 6:43 AM

    Tweeted @saphiresandiamo
    PS can you mail me some of that fudge. PLEASE!!!! :) ;)

    Reply
  32. Emma says

    August 24, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    This fudge looks so good, besides recreating this recipe I would love to use the PB in some decadent cookies.

    Reply
  33. Megan's Cookin' says

    August 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    I would make this fudge, it sounds delicious!

    Reply
  34. Megan's Cookin' says

    August 25, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    Hi Moosey, I tweeted. :) @meganscookin

    Reply
  35. [email protected] and More says

    August 25, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    Carla, this fudge sounds fabulous, so glad you shared it at the Peanut butter/chocolate round-up! Pinned. I’d probably try my favorite Peanut Butter Cookie recipe to see the taste difference.

    Reply
  36. Theresa Rothweiler says

    August 25, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    Oh…do I have to make something? I can’t eat it out of the jar? Well how about the chocolate no bake cookies and instead of using plain peanut butter, use this instead. Or I make home made peanut butter cups and using this would make them awesome!

    Reply
  37. Kesha says

    August 26, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    I would make a NUTrition Cinnamon Raisin Granola Nut Peanut Butter cheesecake!

    Reply
  38. Kesha says

    August 26, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    I tweeted this giveaway! https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/keshakeke

    Reply
  39. Myranda says

    August 26, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    I would try the peanut butter on pancakes! yummmmm

    Reply
  40. Carolsue says

    August 27, 2012 at 3:10 AM

    Peanut Butter Sandwiches! Maybe also fudge!
    Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

    Reply
  41. Carolsue says

    August 27, 2012 at 3:13 AM

    I follow you on Twitter as MsCarolsueA and I tweeted
    https://twitter.com/MsCarolsueA/status/239983631190343680
    Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

    Reply
  42. Michelle Bowers says

    August 27, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    I am thinking I would have to make this yummy looking fudge and some peanut butter cookies!!

    Reply
  43. Eliana says

    August 28, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    oh my – this fudge looks sinfullly delicious.

    Reply
  44. Molly Smith says

    September 25, 2014 at 2:04 PM

    It looks like the fudge has nuts. Where do they come in in the recipe? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Carla Cardello says

      September 25, 2014 at 4:05 PM

      Oh yes the peanut butter itself had nuts in it. Sorry for the confusion!

      Reply

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