Peanut Butter Fudge

Peanut Butter Fudge

Inspired by: Allrecipes.com

Why? We had friends coming over and one is vegan, so this was a sweet treat that she could eat.

I used:

¼ cup (60g) dairy free margarine

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup rice milk

½ cup dairy free peanut butter

1 ½ cups icing sugar

1tsp vanilla powder

What I did:

Line a 20cm x 20cm baking tray with baking paper. 
In a small saucepan, over low heat, melt margarine, taking care not to boil it. 
Stir in the brown sugar and rice milk with a wooden spoon and continue stirring letting it boil for 2 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat (turn off the heat) and mix in the peanut butter and vanilla until well combined.
Lastly add the icing sugar and beat until smooth. 
Pour into the baking tray, and chill until set. 
Cut into squares and enjoy.

Comments after eating Peanut Butter Fudge!

The taste was really good, although it is very rich, so it is a good treat to share with your friends. The ingredient ratios used in this recipe were tweaked from users comments on the original posting, but I found that the fudge melted very easily (not to liquid, it just went soft). I googled this problem to try and find a remedy, but it seems to be a common problem with fudge (maybe it is the boiling point and not the ingredients, someone even suggested stirring until it is set). In the end I stored my fudge in the freezer, which helped a little, but I will do some more research on fudge science before I attempt this again! 

Chocolate Fudge

Chocolate Fudge

Inspired by:

Godairyfree.org and recipe by Hannah Kaminsky

Why?

I had a craving!

I used:

200g dairy free dark chocolate, broken into small pieces.

3 ½ cups icing sugar

½ cup cocoa

2 tablespoons dairy free margarine

½ cup coconut milk (naturally dairy free)

½ teaspoon vanilla powder/essence

What I did:

Line a 20cm x30cm baking pan.

Place chocolate, sugar and cocoa in a medium sized bowl and mix together. 
In a saucepan heat margarine and coconut milk over a low to medium heat, stirring continually. 
When margarine has melted and mixture is just bubbling, remove from heat (turn off element) and pour over the ingredients in the bowl. 
Let the mixture rest for two minutes, and then stir with a wooden spoon to combine it together, mixing in the vanilla. 
Once the chocolate has melted into the mixture, and the mixture's consistency is smooth, pour it into the baking pan and let cool completely before attempting to cut it.

Comments after eating Chocolate Fudge!

I’m typing this up quite a while after making this, but I remember it being really rich and really delicious! It was something that we just wanted to keep eating which was a bit naughty! It’s tempting me to make it again. I hope I can hold out until Christmas! I saw a photo of a variation someone had made of this fudge that had crushed candy canes pressed into the top, and was mint flavored! What a perfect present!