Super Easy Peanut Butter Fudge

By carolync

This recipe is very simple, but if you do not know how to make candy then please follow instructions precisely. I have altered the instructions after a few reviews that it was crumbly. This is not the recipes fault, it is inexperience. Proper candy making is about temperatures. 4 minutes of boiling (from the time the first small bubbles form) bring this candy up to proper fudge/softball temperature (260F on candy thermometer) as long as you are cooking over medium heat. When in doubt, use a thermometer.

Ingredients

• 4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 24mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Prepare a 9x11 glass dish by buttering the bottom. 2 In heavy bottom sauce pan combine sugar and milk. 3 Measure and set aside remaining ingredients. 4 Cook over MEDIUM HEAT (temperature too high will cause it to reach temperature sooner and lead to overcooking) stirring occasionally till it comes to a boil then stir constantly. 5 Let boil for 4 minutes EXACTLY, over cooking leads to crumbly fudge as it has moved past softball stage and into softcrack (measure from the first sight of littlest bubbles or use a thermometer - 260F/softball stage) I use a stop watch. Remove from heat. 6 Stir in remaining ingredients till all melted and smooth. 7 Pour into prepared dish and refrigerate until firm.