Cashew Peanut Butter Fudge

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Celebrate your holidays with this easy, delicious, super creamy Cashew Peanut Butter Fudge fudge loaded with salty roasted cashews.  It’s such an awesome sweet and salty combo!  One of our favorites for sure!  A huge applause for you peanut butter lovers, because it’s all peanut-buttery delicious!   

Peanut butter fudge with crunchy, salty cashews make this a double nutty fudgy treat!  Perfect when you want a recipe that doesn’t require a lot of attention, yet tastes yummy!  Super quick to make in the microwave so there’s no fuss. 

Ingredients You Need

• peanut butter
• sweetened condensed milk 
• salt
• vanilla extract
• powdered sugar
• salted roasted cashews
• Sea salt

How to make Cashew Peanut Butter Fudge

1. Spray an 8″ dish or pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment for easy removal.
2. Add peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk in a large microwave-safe bowl.
3. Heat in microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir. Return to microwave and check every 20 seconds until everything is completely smooth.
4. Add salt and vanilla and stir until well blended.
5. Add powdered sugar gradually until fudge’s consistency becomes thick.
6. Add 1 cup cashews and fold in, then pour into prepared pan and spread out, smoothing out.
7. Add ½ cup cashews to top and press in gently.
8. Chill in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
9. Cut into squares and enjoy!

Don’t forget to share this fudge!  Perfect for holidays!

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Cashew Peanut Butter Fudge!

Kim Lange

Celebrate your Holidays with delicious, old-fashioned peanut butter fudge loaded with salty roasted cashews. It's an awesome sweet and salty combo! Your taste-buds won't know what to do with themselves!

4.41 from 5 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Servings 12 Servings

Calories

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk or 1 cup
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ to 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 ½ cups salted roasted cashews reserve 1/2 cup for top of fudge
• Optional: Sea salt

Instructions

 

• Spray an 8" dish or pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment for easy removal.
• Add peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk in a large microwave-safe bowl.
• Heat in microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir. Return to microwave and check every 20 seconds until everything is completely smooth.
• Add salt and vanilla and stir until well blended.
• Add powdered sugar gradually until fudge's consistency becomes thick.
• Add 1 cup cashews and fold in, then pour into prepared pan and spread out, smoothing out.
• Add 1/2 cup cashews to top and press in gently.
• Chill in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
• Cut into squares and enjoy!

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