My Mother's Cocoa Peanut Butter Fudge

Submitted by southern chef in lo

"My mother makes this all the time. When I was a little girl, she would make it Christmas eve. The smell, for me, is what Christmas should smell like."

 

• Ready In: 21mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 18 pieces
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 473.18 ml sugar
• 78.78 ml cocoa
• 157.80 ml milk
• 29.58 ml light corn syrup
• 0.25 ml salt
• 29.58 ml butter
• 118.29 ml peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
• 4.92 ml vanilla

directions

1. Mix sugar, cocoa, milk, syrup, and salt in a heavy, deep pot.
2. Turn to high and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. When the mixture is at a rolling boil, turn down to medium and cook until soft ball stage or 236°F.
3. Stirring constantly once it's at the right temperature, remove from heat, add the butter, peanut butter and vanilla; stir until well mixed.
4. Quickly pour into an 8x8 square pan that has been buttered. Allow to cool before cutting.
5. If you like nuts, you may add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, walnuts, or peanuts when you add butter, peanut butter and vanilla.

Reviews

[jenshie]

This was so outstanding! It reminded me exactly of the no bake cookies that I make, but wonderful creamy texture instead of oatie. I love it and so does my whole family. It was intended for a cookie exchange, but my family refuses to let it go!

 

[The Range Rover]

this is one of the best fudges my familey has ever had creamy and soft. were gonna make this to go in our christmas baskets

 

[sugarcookie eater]

This fudge turned out a lot smoother than my usual recipe. Next time I'll add a little less sugar. It didn't fill out the 8x8 pan, next time I'll just use a smaller pan. Also it hardens quickly, so smooth it into the pan right away. Yum!

 

[lymac7]

Great, easy recipe. I actually reduced the amount of sugar to 1 1/3 cup and used 2 tbsp of honey instead of corn syrup, didn't add the vanilla simply because the bottle was crusted shut, and it still turned out wonderful! It didn't seem to fill the 8x8 pan very well, but that's the only downside. It tastes great!

 

[Jackie G in Cape El]

This was absolutely the best, creamy, smooth texture. It tasted like my Mother's too. Thanks for sharing. Jackie C