Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
The ultimate comfort food, this Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge is a rich and creamy delight that will satisfy your sweet cravings. With just a few simple ingredients, you can whip up this easy, no-bake dessert that is perfect for any occasion. Make it tonight and treat yourself!
Equipment
- Wooden Spoon
- Frying Pan
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/4 cups sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- to taste sea salt
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper, including an additional 2-inches of parchment paper to hang over both sides of the baking pan. Lightly spray the parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray. Set the baking pan aside.
- Add bittersweet chocolate, peanut butter, and butter to a microwave safe bowl. Heat between 1 1/2 – 2 minutes on 80% power, depending on your microwave, until chocolate has begun to melt. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth.
- Add sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract to chocolate peanut butter mixture and stir until well-combined. Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top of the mixture with the back of a spoon.
- Allow the fudge to sit at room temperature for about 3-5 minutes to begin to firm slightly. Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Place baking pan into the refrigerator to chill until hardened, about 2 hours or the freezer for about 30 minutes.
- To cut the fudge, lift the fudge out of the baking pan using the overhanging parchment edges. Cut into 1-inch squares.
- Store fudge in an airtight container lined with parchment paper in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Make Ahead: this recipe makes a wonderful make ahead candy recipe. While it is quick and easy to make right before serving, you can make ahead to make sharing even easier.
- Store: If storing cut into pieces, arrange in an airtight container in layers with parchment or waxed paper to divide the candies. You can store in an airtight container in a cool place for up to a week or in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
- Freeze: Wrap the uncut block of fudge well with plastic wrap and then foil, store in the freezer up to 3 months. Place pieces of waxed paper between layers of cut fudge in an airtight, freezer-safe container and store for up to 3 months.