This old fashioned peanut butter fudge recipe is light and creamy, and amazingly simple! No one would ever guess that it only requires four ingredients, one pot, and a few minutes of cooking time.
Easy peanut butter fudge
Every time I make this peanut butter fudge, I feel like I'd died and gone to a sweet, peanut-buttery heaven where I danced among unicorns and fluffy white clouds.
So I am sharing this super easy peanut butter fudge recipe from a family cookbook.
This fudge recipe is the best because:
- There are only four simple ingredients!
- It's made in only one pot!
- And the instructions are only two sentences long!
So if you've always envisioned the peanut butter fudge-making process as being something complex, requiring candy thermometers and special sugars, and perhaps a little bit of fairy dust... let me show you how easy it is to make peanut butter fudge!
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Peanut butter fudge with marshmallow fluff
This fudge needs just a container of marshmallow fluff (or marshmallow creme), some good old fashioned creamy peanut butter, milk, and sugar. The secret's out, and I can't wait for y'all to make this yourselves.
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Best Peanut Butter for Peanut Butter Fudge:
As much as I love natural peanut butter, you don't want to use it in this recipe. Stick with traditional creamy peanut butter (I almost always use Jif).
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Fudge making tip:
The fudge-making process works best if you put the marshmallow fluff and peanut butter into bowls (as pictured above) before adding them to the milk/sugar mixture. That way you can add them quickly and make sure everything melts together without separation.
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The Best and Easiest Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 7 oz marshmallow fluff or marshmallow creme
- 12 oz creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup whole milk
Instructions
- Butter a small pyrex or 8x8 baking dish and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan (preferably non-stick), combine the milk and sugar, and bring to a boil. Continue to boil, stirring constantly, for three minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the peanut butter and marshmallow fluff. Stir until well combined.
- Spread the fudge into the baking dish. Allow to cool to room temperature, and then refrigerate
Dawn Randazzo
Tuesday 24th of December 2024
Great recipe have used this for years but lost my recipe! This is my exact recipe however mine used to use 1 tsp vanilla after it came off of the stove!
Deb
Wednesday 18th of December 2024
can you use sweetened condensed milk? I think I've used it a long time ago and it was terrific
Kate
Friday 3rd of January 2025
Condensed milk IS amazing but you will need different amounts of ingredients because it is a different thickness and texture and it is very sweet. Try it and try to adjust the other ingredients (no or less sugar, less milk, no or less marshmallow fluff), or look for a peanut butter fudge recipe with that, if that's what you prefer.
Teresa
Monday 16th of December 2024
I absolutely love your recipe. So quick and easy and makes the best soft peanut butter fudge, not the hard crumbly type. I have been using this recipe for quite a few years now. It is absolutely a must at Christmas time for my family. I also give some away as gifts for some of my coworkers who rave about it as well. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Savannah
Sunday 15th of December 2024
I made this last year and was delicious, however I noticed you say to store in fridge. Can this be stored in tins like normal fudge?
Kate
Friday 3rd of January 2025
I personally don't store this fudge in room temperature simply because it contains milk. Refrigerate it to be safe.
Jennifer
Sunday 8th of December 2024
Can you use evaporated milk in place of Whole Milk?
Kate
Friday 3rd of January 2025
I have not tried it, so I am not sure exactly how it would turn out, but it should work. The fudge might turn out a little thicker and/or sweeter because evaporated milk is thicker and more concentrated/sweeter than regular milk.