Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe For National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
 [1] Mmm, peanut butter fudge (photo © Horizon Organic).
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March 1st is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day, one of the year’s 13 PB holidays. Combine that with 5 fudge holidays, and you get today’s recipe. Fudge is so easy to make. You most likely have the ingredients on hand, and it will take less than 15 minutes to prepare. Then, whenever you have a craving or need a last-minute gift, just whip up a batch. There are different ways to make fudge, using butter, cream, whole milk, or sweetened condensed milk. This recipe, adapted from one by Alton Brown, uses butter. Prep time is 10 minutes, cook time is 4 minutes, plus two hours in the fridge. It’s also a fun activity when you have guests, young or old. National Peanut Month is March: 31 days to treat yourself to this easy PB fudge! Below: > Super-easy peanut butter fudge recipe. > More fudge holidays to celebrate. > The history of peanut butter. > The year’s 13 peanut butter holidays. > The year’s 7 peanut holidays. > The year’s 5 fudge holidays. > The year’s 60+ candy holidays. You can customize this recipe with optional mix-ins. Ingredients For 64 Pieces 1. COMBINE the butter and peanut butter in a 4-quart microwave-safe bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 2 minutes on high. Stir and microwave on high for 2 more minutes. Use caution when removing this mixture from the microwave, it will be very hot. 2. ADD the vanilla and sugar to the peanut butter mixture and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. The mixture will become hard to stir and lose its sheen. Add optional inclusions. 3. SPREAD into a buttered 8 x 8-inch pan lined with parchment paper. Fold the excess parchment paper so it covers the surface of the fudge, and refrigerate until cool, about 2 hours. 4. CUT into 1-inch pieces and store in an airtight container at room temperature for a week.  [7] For an extra treat, top the fudge with whole or halved mini peanut butter cups (photo: The Nibble). |
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________________ *Penuche (peh-NOO-chay) is a fudge-like candy made primarily from brown sugar, butter, and milk, resulting in a light tan color and flavor notes of caramel and even maple. Pecans or walnuts are often added. It is sometimes called “brown sugar fudge” because it uses brown sugar instead of conventional white sugar. Here’s a recipe. CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING ON OUR HOME PAGE, THENIBBLE.COM.
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