Peanut Butter Fudge ~ Old Fashioned Recipe
An old fashioned fudge recipe that does not use sweetened condensed milk or icing sugar.
Ingredients
- 200 grams brown sugar
- 250 grams white sugar
- 160 grams evaporated milk
- 20 grams unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 9 ounces peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Line a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper. In a medium saucepan combine brown sugar, white sugar, evaporated milk, butter, cream of tartar and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugars are dissolved and the mixture looks smooth.
- Once the mixture comes to a bowl, stop stirring and reduce the heat to medium low. Allow the the mixture to cook until it reaches 240F/115C or soft ball stage. This will take approximately 15-20 minutes. If you do not have a candy thermometer. check by dropping a small amount of the mixture into a cup of cold water. If it forms a soft ball, it is ready.
- Remove from heat and add peanut butter and vanilla. Begin beating the mixture by hand with a wooden spoon until the peanut butter has melted and the fudge looks smooth. As soon as it begins to lose its gloss, spread into the prepared loaf pan. Work quickly without smoothing it too much. Allow the fudge to cool for 2 hours before cutting into squares.