{"id":8230,"date":"2015-05-12T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T13:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=8230"},"modified":"2015-05-12T09:27:10","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T13:27:10","slug":"peanut-butter-and-jelly-fudge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/12\/peanut-butter-and-jelly-fudge\/","title":{"rendered":"Peanut Butter and Jelly Fudge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fudge is a Christmas tradition in my family, my mom or sister always makes it for us to enjoy on Christmas Eve (and for days after!) \u00a0I&#8217;ve never really made it myself but I recently came across a recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amomstake.com\/2015\/04\/apricot-raspberry-cheesecake-fudge-recipe\/\">Apricot Raspberry Cheesecake Fudge<\/a>\u00a0from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amomstake.com\/\">A Mom&#8217;s Take<\/a> and while it looks amazingly delicious, I&#8217;m personally not a big fan of white chocolate or apricots by my little pregnant brain immediately went to: That would be awesome as a Peanut Butter and Jelly fudge!!!<\/p>\n<p>So my mommy picked up the ingredients when she was out and we tried it and I was right, it was heavenly!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge.png\" alt=\"PBJ Fudge\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge.png 960w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-115x115.png 115w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-390x390.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ingredients are pretty basic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 cup Butter<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups coconut sugar<\/li>\n<li>5 oz Evaporated Milk<\/li>\n<li>3 cups Marshmallows<\/li>\n<li>6 oz Neufchatel\u00a0or Cream\u00a0Cheese<\/li>\n<li>12 oz Peanut Butter\u00a0Chips<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp vanilla<\/li>\n<li>Grape Jelly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Ingredients.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Ingredients.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"2155\" height=\"1283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Ingredients.jpg 2155w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Ingredients-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Ingredients-600x357.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Ingredients-390x232.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Ingredients-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Ingredients-1000x595.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2155px) 100vw, 2155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also super simple to make. \u00a0Line a 8&#215;8 or 9&#215;9 square pan with waxed paper or foil. \u00a0If you are using large marshmallows (like we did), cut them in to quarters to help them melt faster and to get a more accurate measure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cut-marshmallows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cut-marshmallows.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"2288\" height=\"1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cut-marshmallows.jpg 2288w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cut-marshmallows-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cut-marshmallows-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cut-marshmallows-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cut-marshmallows-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cut-marshmallows-1000x664.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2288px) 100vw, 2288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Combine the butter, sugar, milk and marshmallows in a large pan and stir over medium heat until marshmallows are melted and the mixture boils and reaches a temperature of 234\u00ba.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-step-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-step-1.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"2288\" height=\"1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-step-1.jpg 2288w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-step-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-step-1-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-step-1-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-step-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-step-1-1000x664.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2288px) 100vw, 2288px\" \/><\/a>Remove from the heat and add the neufchatel\/cream cheese and peanut butter chips. \u00a0Mix until melted and combined.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Step-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Step-2.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"2288\" height=\"1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Step-2.jpg 2288w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Step-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Step-2-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Step-2-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Step-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-Step-2-1000x664.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2288px) 100vw, 2288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Add vanilla and pour fudge into prepared pan and dollop jelly on top.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-in-Pan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-in-Pan.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"1835\" height=\"1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-in-Pan.jpg 1835w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-in-Pan-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-in-Pan-600x487.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-in-Pan-308x250.jpg 308w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-in-Pan-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge-in-Pan-1000x810.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" \/><\/a>Swirl jelly with a toothpick and allow to cool in the pan. \u00a0(Our Florida humidity and heat prevented the fudge from setting fully so I ended up popping it in the freezer where it set up perfectly\u00a0and it became\u00a0a cool, refreshing treat!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge1.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"1790\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge1.jpg 1790w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge1-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge1-600x207.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge1-390x134.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge1-1024x352.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PBJ-Fudge1-1000x344.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1790px) 100vw, 1790px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fudge is a Christmas tradition in my family, my mom or sister always makes it for us to enjoy on Christmas Eve (and for days after!) \u00a0I&#8217;ve never really made it myself but I recently came across a recipe for Apricot Raspberry Cheesecake Fudge\u00a0from A Mom&#8217;s Take and while it looks amazingly delicious, I&#8217;m personally 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