This Peanut Butter Candy Bar Fudge is an excellent recipe for using up leftover candy and the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth! Creamy peanut butter flavor studded with your favorite candy!
Love fudge? Me too! Make sure to try these favorites: Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake Fudge, Maple Nut Fudge and Peanut Butter Rocky Road Fudge!
Wondering what to do with all that leftover candy? My solution: make fudge.
The boys did quite well on Halloween. That was after our neighbor dropped by with what would be considered a pretty good haul for both of the boys because she was going to her friends house. Snickers, Milky Ways, Reese’s, you name it. All the good stuff.
I jokingly snatched the two bags and was like great, these are mine. Then, not so jokingly, made fudge with their candy while they were at school.
Good news – they loved it!
And seriously, how could you not? The peanut butter base to this fudge pairs perfectly with all kinds of candy. I used M&Ms, Peanut M&Ms, Snickers, Reese’s, and Milky Ways.
I made the second easiest kind of fudge (the first being sweetened condensed milk + chocolate chips). I find the marshmallow creme version so much creamier and more candy shop fudge like. In fact, this batch of fudge just made it to number one on my list of favorite fudges.
You would think that this fudge would be overpoweringly sweet but somehow the peanut butter mellows it out quite a bit. Still, a small piece does quite a nice job of satisfying my sweet tooth.
This fudge would be absolutely adorable on your Christmas cookie trays. Just use Christmas colored M&Ms for a festive look!
Storage Information
Leftover fudge should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
More Delicious Peanut Butter Recipes
- Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch Balls
- Peanut Butter Icebox Cake
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Fluff
- Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut Butter Candy Bar Fudge
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- ⅔ cup evaporated milk
- 1 ¾ cups Reese’s peanut butter chips coarsely chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 7 ounces marshmallow creme 1 jar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups assorted candy chopped or whole
Instructions
- Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper.
- Combine butter, sugar, and evaporated milk in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
- Once at a full boil, continue boiling for 5 minutes, stirring continuously.
- Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter chips and salt. (I use a whisk to get out all the lumps.)
- Stir in marshmallow creme and vanilla extract.
- Sprinkle 1/3 of the assorted candies onto the bottom of the baking dish.
- Pour half of the hot mixture over the candies.
- Sprinkle another third of the candies over the top.
- Pour the remaining hot mixture over the top.
- Sprinkle the remaining third of the candies over the top of the fudge and let cool at room temperature.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Sandy says
Trish this fudge looks soooooo GOOD !
I am definitely putting this on my to do list.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
It’s beyond decadent Sandy – you’re going to love it!
Tash says
Hi, do you have an alternative from using marshmallow creme? We don’t get it here in New Zealand 🙁
Khal says
Thank you so much for all your lovely recipe… appreciated it so much…..
Sue's Akorn Shop says
Ahh another yummy recipe to try!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Sue!
Carolyn says
How much Jif creamy peanut butter instead of chips?
Thanks