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Fudgey Favors

If you’re looking for a quick, last minute favor idea I have the recipe for you!  I tried my friend’s mother’s Peanut Butter and Chocolate fudge last week and it was so great I begged for the recipe right then and there! Lucky for me, it’s so easy you can remember it. It’s quick to make and really the only requirement is that you have a bit of patience and some upper body strength.  I have a 4th of July cookout today and forgot to make something – luckily we had all the ingredients in the house because I was feeling a bit too lazy to go to the store right before a holiday.

Start by melting your butter and peanut butter in your pot. Yes, it looks gross. No, there is no way to justify this as a diet treat.

Then add your sifted cocoa powder and vanilla extract.

Next, sift your confectioners sugar into the pot a bit at a time, mixing it completely each time. This is where your upper body strength and patience comes in handy.

Mix it ALLLLL together and stick into a 9×13 pan.  Place paper towels on top and weight with light objects (I used two boxes of crackers).  Replace your paper towels every so often once they’re full of oil, I did it about 3 times.  Let the fudge sit for 2 hours before cutting up.

OM NOM NOM.

Here is the tiny version:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
1lb butter
2 c peanut butter (I added about another cup)
8 T cocoa (sifted)
8 t pure vanilla
2lb powdered sugar (sifted)
Melt butter and peanut butter in a heavy saucepan, stirring often. Turn off heat and add cocoa and vanilla. Stir in sifted powdered sugar a little at a time. Mixture will become thick. Stir until very well blended. Pour into 9X13 pan, smoothing out top. Layer several layers of paper towels on top of fudge to absorb oil, changing as needed. Let set about 2 hours before cutting into squares. If you wait too long it won’t cut as easily.

Since we’re considering Mrs. Kitten’s lavender bud throw project it looks like we’re going to have an serious excess of glassine bags.  Which would be perfect for these fudgy favors or OOT treats!

Have you pondered making your own favors?

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