Faux Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe

This is the easiest peanut butter fudge recipe ever! This is a cheap candy recipe that doesn't require you to use anything more than a few bowls and a sturdy spoon to make. This is a peanut butter fudge recipe without marshmallows or any need to turn on a stovetop, oven or microwave. This peanut butter fudge recipe without cornsyrup is going to be the easiest candy you've ever made. This is a fauxdge recipe that mimics the taste of peanut butter fudge without any of the hard work or potential failures. This is an easy recipe for beginners!

Prepare: 30

Chill: 2

Total Time: 2 30

Servings: 64

Cost: 6.50

Ingredients

1 pound (454g) powdered sugar
1 pound (454g) peanut butter
½ cup (113g) softened butter or margarine
1 tsp (5mL) vanilla
½ tsp (2.5g) salt

Instructions

Prepare an 8" square baking pan (20cm) by lining with aluminum foil, parchment or wax paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, press the softened butter onto the sides of the bowl until smooth. Stir in the peanut butter until there are no streaks of butter, mix in vanilla and salt.
Gradually stir in powdered sugar one heaping spoonful at a time until there are no lumps and all the powdered sugar is absorbed. If the mixture becomes too hard to stir, you can also use clean hands to knead the mixture together.
Pour contents into baking pan and press into an even layer. Chill until firm, approximately 2 hours. Overnight is best. Cut into 1" squares (2.5cm) for 64 bite sized pieces.
Store in an air tight container up to 2 weeks. Does not require refrigeration but will be softer at room temperature and could melt at higher temperatures due to the butter and peanut butter.

Notes

Do not use a handheld mixer for this recipe. They often do not have a strong enough motor and could lead to damaging your mixer.

Vanilla and salt are optional ingredients. They can be left out entirely.

Up to 2 pounds of powdered sugar can be added. It will make the candy sweeter and firmer in texture.

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