Peanut Butter Fudge

Ingredients

• Creamy Peanut Butter — Do you use high-quality creamy peanut butter for this peanut butter fudge. Avoid using natural, its consistency keeps the fudge from solidifying in the fridge. 
• Sweetened Condensed Milk — This kind of milk provides creaminess, richness, and sweetness to the peanut butter fudge.  
• White Chocolate Chips — I add white chocolate chips because I like a bit of chocolatey flavor (but don’t want to discolor the peanut butter with milk chocolate). Also, white chocolate has a slightly caramel flavor that plays off the nutty, salty flavor of peanut butter. 
• Vanilla — I add just a hint of vanilla because it adds just a tiny extra bit of flavor to this peanut butter fudge. But you can skip it if you prefer. 
• Milk Chocolate Chips — I like the taste of milk chocolate chips on top of peanut butter fudge but you could totally use semi-sweet, dark, or any other kind of chocolate chips you like.

Here’s How You Make It

1. Grab an 8×8-inch pan and line it with foil or parchment paper and have it nearby so you can pour the melted fudge right into it. (photo 1)
2. Get out a large sauce pan and in it, combine the peanut butter, the sweetened condensed milk, and the white chocolate chips. Stir the ingredients over medium heat until the mixture is bubbling and smooth. (photo 2)
3. Remove the peanut butter fudge mixture from heat and stir in vanilla. Immediately pour into your prepared pan. (photos 3-4)
4. Melt the chocolate chips. Drizzle the melted milk chocolate over the peanut butter fudge. (photo 5)
5. Cool the fudge for at least 2 hours before cutting. (photo 6)

Expert Tips and Tricks

• The peanut butter fudge should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.
• Tip: If you find that while you are stirring peanut butter mixture (in either cooking method) and it doesn’t become smooth, it may just not be hot enough. Try turning up the heat and stirring again. 
• Fudge not setting? Thicken it up by making a slurry, mixing together one tablespoon of water and one tablespoon of cornstarch. Add this to the fudge slowly, stirring it into the fudge until it thickens.