Maw Maws Peanut Butter Fudge

Bayou Cajun Mama
Bayou Cajun Mama @BayouCajunMama
South Louisiana, USA

Old fashioned fudge recipe. Grandma made the best fudge, thankfully I always followed her around in the kitchen to learn this recipe and technique so I can carry on the tradition.

Maw Maws Peanut Butter Fudge

Old fashioned fudge recipe. Grandma made the best fudge, thankfully I always followed her around in the kitchen to learn this recipe and technique so I can carry on the tradition.

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Ingredients

  1. 5 cupssugar
  2. DashSalt
  3. 1 1/2 TbspCocoa Powder
  4. 1 canevaporated milk
  5. 1/2 canwater
  6. 1 stickbutter
  7. 1 cuppeanut butter
  8. 1 Tbspvanilla extract
  9. Tip: You can add up to 2c peanut butter, play around with how you like the texture. 1 cup will taste more sugary and be more firm, 1½ is mid, and 2 cup is super creamy and more soft

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    In a heavy bottom pot, combine first 4 ingredients. Cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly, until it comes to a hard boil (240") on cooking thermometer. About 15 mins.

  2. 2

    Test a few drops in cold water. When it forms a ball and water stays clear, it is ready to take off the heat.

  3. 3

    Add remaining ingredients; stir until smooth and pour in buttered 13x9 inch pan.
    Let cool, then cut into pieces.

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Bayou Cajun Mama
Bayou Cajun Mama @BayouCajunMama
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South Louisiana Cajun Mother of 4. Cajun cuisine and money stretching menu for large families. I am an Herbalist and holistic practitioner, and I like to incorporate that knowledge into my reciepes. I love cooking in my Texas Size Skillet and iron Pots! I love fermentation, sourdough bread, and other fun kitchen experememts. I have an old fashioned style of cooking that comes from shadowing my Grandma in the kitchen in the kitchen growing up, it was one of my favorite pastimes. Favorite seasonings are Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning and Goya Total The Perfect Seasoning, I put them in almost every dish! I always cook with lots of love and a little magick! ✨
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