My easy peanut butter fudge is truly the best fudge recipe! It is smooth, creamy, and reminiscent of the fudge your grandma made.
Speaking of vintage dessert recipes, try my brownie cookies and lunch Lady brownies. You may even LOVE my M&M cookies!
The best part about this old-fashioned fudge recipe is that you can have a delicious batch of fudge in a snap, using only a few ingredients.
Best Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
It’s true that good things come in small packages. In this case, you can whip-up some amazing fudge using just a short list of ingredients.
I found this recipe on a small slip of paper, tucked into an old cookbook that I found at a thrift store, and I’ve been using it ever since.
If you love peanut butter, you’re going to fall IN LOVE with this easy peanut butter fudge!
How do you Make Peanut Butter Fudge?
As I mentioned, you only need a few ingredients to make this wonderful fudge.
Grab two cups of granulated sugar, 1/2 cup of milk, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 3/4 cup of your favorite creamy peanut butter.
Yes, that’s really all it takes!
First, you’ll lightly spray an 8×8 dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Next, in a medium pan, stir together the sugar and the milk. Over medium-low heat, bring the mixture to a boil.
Continue to boil for 2 ½ minutes, stirring continuously to prevent sticking.
Finally, remove from the heat, stir in the peanut butter and the vanilla until smooth. Pour peanut butter fudge into your prepared pan and allow it to cool.
My only warning to you about this easy peanut butter fudge recipe?
It is extremely addictive! When I make this dessert, it’s hard to keep my husband and kids from eating all of it in the first day.
It is just SO. GOOD.
It’s the perfect peanut butter dessert for that one person in your life who absolutely lives for peanut butter!
If you decide to give my easy peanut butter fudge recipe a try, I hope you’ll let me know how much you loved it (because I just know that you will love it,) in the comments below!
More Old-Fashioned Dessert Recipes
Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Creamy old-fashioned peanut butter fudge is easy to make. You only need a few ingredients!
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Lightly spray a 8x8 dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- In a medium pan stir together the sugar and the milk. Over medium-low heat, bring to a boil. Continue to boil for 2 ½ minutes, stirring continuously to prevent sticking.
- Remove from the heat, stir in the peanut butter and the vanilla until smooth.
- Pour into the prepared pan and allow to cool completely.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 25 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 110Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 40mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 0gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g
46 Comments on “Easy Peanut Butter Fudge”
Tried the easy pb fudge recipe and it was absolutely delicious. Now wonder if there is an easy chocolate fudge that is that easy and delicious
Hi Neil, I’m glad you liked the fudge! I’ll work on getting a chocolate fudge version posted soon!
I am just viewing the peanut butter fudge recipe & comments about it.
My mother made the same recipe & added cocoa 🙂
VERY addicting.
Just made it, had to scrape the pan out afterwards. For taste testing of course. ☺ It’s super smooth and not at all gritty on the tongue. It’s setting very well too.
Yay! Hope you love it! 🙂
Mo
My grandmas passed down recipe is the same except we use a full cup of peanut butter and we use water instead of milk. It’s been a family favorite forever! I just made a pan.
Just made a batch of the yumyum
Just made a batch of the yumyum
Just like I use to make as a kid perfect
This was so easy and so, so delicious!! I’ve previously made fudge with the stress of figuring out the soft-ball stage, and I loved that this had the same results without any of that! Thank you 🙂
Great recipe!! I followed the directions exactly but mine was overcooked so it is a bit dry and crumbly. However that could be the pan I’m using or heat level. It’s still delicious. Next time I will cut 30 seconds off the boiling time.
Next time it starts setting up too quickly in the pan just add a tablespoon or 2 of milk. Keep stirring it and adding until its smooth. When its the consistency of cake icing pour it into the pan to set up.
I made this fudge. It is quick and easy. It is, however, magic fudge because it has vanished!! I melted milk chocolate and poured it on the top just for fun and everyone loved it.
Damn good!!!!
I made it, its delicious, thankyou, I would love a chocolate one also
I made this one for the first time and my go-to one (powdered sugar, butter, and peanut butter) as well. I am bringing them both to work and have a peanut butter fudge taste test. Excited to see the results.
now i wanna know the results lol
I just made a batch and it is awesome. This will be put in my recipe box! Thank you!
Wow, so good and so easy. This is the second batch I’ve made in 2 days. :). Any update on an easy chocolate fudge like this fudge?
Oh my, absolutely delicious, so easy my husband did it, only problem, he now considers himself a Chef.
Tried this for National Peanut Butter Fudge day on Nov 20. Sooo easy and soooo good. I halved the recipe easily and now hope we still have some left for tomorrow! Thanks for an easy recipe.
good…just not the best fudge recipe….I like the recipe on the back of the “KRAFT Marshmallow cream Jar much better….Its so much more creamier(Sorry)…and I prefer to add chopped walnuts or pecans.
I just made this recipe and it turned out so good! Everybody loved it so I’ll be making a double batch next! Thanks so much!!
Just made this but substituted egg nog for the milk. Turned out really good!!
Can this be made with Splenda?
This is the exact recipe my nana (great grandma) and I made together when I was little. She passed when I was 15 and now I’m 22. I never had the recipe written down, but my mom knew it by heart. The first time I made it alone my mom was in the phone with me telling me exactly what to do. Every following time I always missed something or didn’t cook long enough, or something. My mom passed when I was 18 and I still never had the recipe written down. I want to thank you so much for posting this. It is exactly as it should be and it is the exact recipe. I have finally made it again and it is right. My nana always over cooked it a bit and I will too but that’s because it’s just so dang good. I’d rather it crumble that need a spoon!!!
This is like the fudge my Mom made, I make, and my Daughter now makes. We use larger quantities so it’s easy to remember. 3 cups sugar, 1 cup cream, 1 cup peanut butter. Boil 3 minutes take off heat add 1 tsp. Vanilla, beat and pour in buttered pan. Delicious
I add about two tablespoons of better and used evaporated milk , turned out really good.
SO GOOD
My family is having it now!!!!!
All my life I’ve made old fashion fudge,never made peanutbutter fudge. I thought I’d give it a try… Fabulous. Everyone loves it & so easy. Thank you
Tasty and easy to make . Thanks !
I’m out of milk is sweet condensed milk too sweet to use instead ?
Yes. I mean, I’d simple wait until you can get milk.
sounds like something I would try.
It is cooling as I type. Looks like and tastes like it will be amazing. What really surprised me was that clean up was a breeze as well…
Second time in my life I’ve made fudge, it’s cooling now❤️ Clean up a breeze and quick and easy. Had everything on hand! Licking the spoon tells me it’s going to be great. Hope it sets up ok. Nothing is mentioned about refrigeration ?
How long does it take it to harden..? It’s been in the fridge for a few hours at this point and it is very bendy.
The fudge came to a super duper slow boil, so I am not sure if I started the “2.5 minute” timer at the right time. If I messed up or whatever, can I place it in the freezer to harden in, or will it get messy when I take it out?
How will it turn out without the vanilla? My husband has an allergy but loves peanut butter anything
It was more like taffy in a way when I tried it. Did I do something wrong?
I made for the 1st time. Was not as dry as I like. Everyone liked it. I Read to boil it l9nger for dryer fudge. I will boil longer next time, ty all for nice reafing. Was so eady. My chocolate is just a bag of chocolate chips [toll house] 1 can condenced milk tsp vanilla. Melp & pour in dish. Very creamy and yummy ♡
I just got done making it! The 2nd time in two weeks! It is so good! Thanks for such an easy and good recipe!
I don’t know why this appeared in my inbox today…lol Sounds delicious! My question is, can I use chunky peanut butter? I really have a thing for chunky peanut butter and since my mom always put nuts in her oh so chocolately fudge…make sense? Makes me drool thinking about it!
This was the first time I made peanut butter fudge and this recipe was great. It turned out delicious and good. Thank you for posting the recipe
I loved it thank you so much.
I’ve been making it for years. I use half and half instead of milk and I cup of peanut butter. I butter the container instead of spray. it is always a huge hit.