Aunt Nellie's Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe

Aunt Nellie's Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe Rating 1

Rose Goble, of Winamac, Indiana, says her aunt received this treasured family recipe from a co-worker who brought it in regularly for office potlucks—but only after the co-worker retired!

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Aunt Nellie's Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 96 Servings
20 5 25

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon plus 1/2 cup butter, divided
  • 1 cup chunky peanut butter
  • 1 package (8 ounces) process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
  • 1 package (2 pounds) confectioners' sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  • Line a 13-in. x 9-in. pan with foil and grease the foil with 1 teaspoon butter; set aside.
  • In a large heavy saucepan, combine the peanut butter, cheese and remaining butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until melted. Remove from the heat. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until blended (mixture will be thick).
  • Spread into prepared pan. Chill for 2 hours or until firm.
  • Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 3 pounds.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 69 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 50 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Aunt Nellie's Peanut Butter Fudge in Country Woman October/November 2008, p59

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Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2009 by cen06451

I think some bagged confectioners' sugar comes in 2 lb packages.


Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2008 by mshinch

I am confused by the amount of confectioners' sugar the recipe calls for. One package of sugar is 1 lb ---- two packages is 2 lbs. Which is correct?

 
 
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