Grandma's Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe

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Grandma's Peanut Butter Fudge
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
1718
Calories
Total time
19
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/8 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Butter a 9-inch pieplate. Set aside.
  2. Place peanut butter and vanilla in a medium bowl.
  3. Combine sugar and next 3 ingredients in a 2-quart heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until butter melts. Using a pastry brush dipped in hot water, brush down any sugar crystals on sides of pan. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 235° (soft ball stage). Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Pour hot syrup over peanut butter mixture in bowl. (Do not scrape sides of pan.) Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Quickly pour into prepared pieplate. Cool completely. Cut candy into pieces.
  4. Tips: Grandma probably used the stage method to determine her candy's readiness, but a thermometer will give you more consistent results. Be sure to check that your thermometer works accurately and adjust accordingly if it doesn't. For example: if water boils at 212° on your thermometer, your thermometer works accurately. If it boils at 210°, cook this recipe to 233°; if the boiling point on your thermometer is 214°, cook this recipe to 237°. Be sure that the bulb of the candy thermometer is fully submerged in syrup but does not touch bottom of saucepan. Don't beat candy too long; it hardens quickly as it cools. Beating candy in a separate bowl helps prevent the grainy texture that results from accidentally scraping any crystals off sides of pan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1718.34 Kcal (7194 kJ)
Calories from fat 617.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 68.58g 106%
Cholesterol 64.34mg 21%
Sodium 680.05mg 28%
Potassium 932.36mg 20%
Total Carbs 263.1g 88%
Sugars 246.49g 986%
Dietary Fiber 5.06g 20%
Protein 25.47g 51%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 1.7mg 9%
Calcium 248.1mg 25%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 329.22 Kcal (1378 kJ)
Calories from fat 118.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.14g 106%
Cholesterol 12.33mg 21%
Sodium 130.29mg 28%
Potassium 178.63mg 20%
Total Carbs 50.41g 88%
Sugars 47.23g 986%
Dietary Fiber 0.97g 20%
Protein 4.88g 51%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 0.3mg 9%
Calcium 47.5mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 39.3
    Points
  • 48
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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