You’re four ingredients away from peanut butter fudge with an extra intense peanut butter flavor! This easy peanut butter fudge recipe comes out smooth and creamy with less than 10 minutes of prep, using the microwave. It’s that easy!
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If you’re a peanut butter lover like me, this easy peanut butter fudge will be your go-to dessert. Plus it keeps well in the fridge for weeks – and freezes for months! Fudge yeah! If you prefer chocolate fudge, you can’t miss my Fantasy Fudge Recipe.
Peanut butter crazed? Try my Peanut Butter Pie or my 5-ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies too.
Why You’ll Love This Easy Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
- Extra peanut buttery flavor!
- Creamy and soft
- Only 4 ingredients
- SO easy, 10-minute microwave recipe
- Beloved by family and friends for YEARS and YEARS!
Ingredients
- Smooth peanut butter – regular, smooth peanut butter is the best option for making this fudge! Stay away from natural peanut butter.
- Confectioner’s sugar – confectioner’s sugar (AKA powdered sugar) is the base for fudge! I use less confectioner’s sugar than most peanut butter fudge recipes. You end up with a rich peanut buttery taste and soft, creamy fudge.
- Salted butter – I use salted butter so you don’t need to add salt too. You can add in ½ teaspoon salt if you’re using unsalted butter.
- Vanilla extract – vanilla extract adds flavor.
How to Make Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Learn how to make easy peanut butter fudge in a few steps. Full instructions in the recipe card; this is just an outline!
- Prepare: Grease or line an 8×8” baking dish with parchment paper.
- Mix: Melt butter and peanut butter in the microwave. Add vanilla and stir. Add sugar and stir until smooth. If there are lumps, microwave mixture in increments of 15 seconds, stirring vigorously every increment.
- Set: Pour into prepared pan. Refrigerate for about 2 ½ hours. Slice.
My Pro Tip
Tips for Making the BEST Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
- Stay away from natural peanut butter.
- If you don’t have a sifter, you can simple add in unsifted sugar and work the lumps out by heating the mixture according to the steps above.
- If you’d like to make a pretty design on top of your fudge, refrigerate the prepared pan of fudge for a few minutes until it just starts to set. Then use a spatula to make a pretty swirl design, and place your fudge back in the fridge to finish setting!
- Run a knife under hot water to slice peanut butter fudge with ease.
- If you like your peanut butter fudge soft, enjoy at room temperature. If you like your peanut butter fudge more dense, enjoy chilled.
FAQs
Fudge keeps well at room temperature for about a week, or in the fridge for 2-3 weeks!
Yes absolutely! Freeze the peanut butter fudge in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight for best results.
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Equipment
- 8×8" baking pan (you can also use a 9×9" pan if needed)
Ingredients
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 ½ cups confectioner’s sugar, sifting recommended
- 1 cup salted butter, (2 sticks)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Grease or line an 8×8” baking pan with parchment paper (so you can easily lift the fudge out of the pan).
- Melt butter and peanut butter in the microwave, until butter is just melted. Add vanilla and stir until uniform. Add sugar and stir until smooth. If there are lumps, microwave mixture in increments of 15 seconds, stirring vigorously every increment, until lumps dissolve.
- Pour and spread evenly in prepared pan. Refrigerate for about 2 ½ hours, until set. Slice.
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Notes
- Stay away from natural peanut butter. Use regular smooth peanut butter.
- If you’re using unsalted butter, add in ½ teaspoon salt.
- If you don’t have a sifter, you can simple add in unsifted sugar and work the lumps out by heating the mixture according to the steps above.
- If you’d like to make a pretty design on top of your fudge, refrigerate the prepared pan of fudge for a few minutes until it just starts to set. Then use a spatula to make a pretty swirl design, and place your fudge back in the fridge to finish setting!
- Run a knife under hot water to slice fudge with ease.
- Fudge keeps well at room temperature for about a 1 week, in the fridge for 2-3 weeks, and in the freezer for 3 months.
- If you like your fudge soft, enjoy at room temperature. If you like your fudge more dense, enjoy chilled.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I make this Easiest Peanut Butter fudge weekly now. Easy, family favorite!
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