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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 the only requirement is that you have a bit of patience and some upper body strength. I went to a 4th of July cookout 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 the 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 confectioner’s 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 it 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 it 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. The 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 fudgey favors or OOT treats!

Have you pondered making your own favors?