I have been on a slow cooker fudge mission to perfect my peanut butter fudge recipe. I have found peanut butter fudge a little trickier than some of my other fudge recipes. After a few tweaks I’m happy to share this recipe with you guys.
Are you a peanut butter and fudge obsessed household like we are? If yes then this is the recipe for your family. Mine would love for me to make it weekly and I have to regularly stock the pantry with the ingredients so I can treat them once in a while.
There are a few things that help to make this fudge work well. The main being the type of peanut butter. I have tried different types of nut butters. The ones that are more wholesome and healthier and then just the regular store bought kind. The truth of the matter is just the plain old cheap store bought works best due to the levels of nut oil being just right to make the fudge set and to avoid having greasy fudge. Unlike my other fudges such as Terry’s chocolate orange fudge you don’t need to add any extra butter to the mixture as the peanut butter is enough.
What I love about my fudge recipes is with just a little stirring here and there the slow cooker does the rest!
Tips for making fudge in the slow cooker / crockpot
Use the low setting and cook for the first half an hour with the lid on and then remove the lid for the last hour.
Stir every 10 minutes. This is key to stop lots of sticking and browning around the slow cooker/ crockpot. I find setting an alarm on Alexa or my phone works best.
Leave to chill in the fridge for more than 2 hours. It sets really well but we find it perfect to chop through the fudge slab around the 3-4 hour mark.
Decorate the top after 5 minutes of cooling. You will find a little softening of the Reese’s peanut butter cups around the edges which slightly seeps into the fudge but still holds it shape well. Pop in the fridge straight away after decorating.
We usually place a knob of butter in our slow cooker fudge recipes but this peanut butter fudge recipe doesn’t require butter as it will become too oily.
All you need
Slow cooker / crockpot
Sweet condensed milk
Chocolate in copious amounts
Reeses peanut butter cups.
Let’s get straight to the recipe and instructions so you too can make peanut butter slow cooker fudge and add in those Reeses peanut butter cups to complete the recipe mmmm.
Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Warm the slow cooker up on a low setting.
- Place all the ingredients into the slow cooker (break up the chocolate into segments).
- Pop the slow cooker lid on for 30 minutes – making sure you stir every 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and cook for a further 1 hour – still stirring every 10 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into a square 8 inch baking tray, lined with baking paper.
- Leave to cool for 5 minutes and then gently press the Reese's mini cups onto each portion of fudge and then place in the fridge to set for 2 hours plus. Cut into slices once fully set and enjoy!
We hope that you enjoy making and eating this slow cooker peanut butter fudge as much as we did! Do let me know how you got on with this recipe.
Do check out our other slow cooker fudge recipes
Crunchie Chocolate Honeycomb Fudge
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