TINY Kitchen Kids: Valentine's Day Peanut Butter Fudge

Looking for a Valentine's Day gift idea for all of the amazing teachers out there? Let's make some delicious TINY Kitchen Peanut Butter Fudge! This recipe is simple and fun to make. Your Junior chefs will be so proud of their work when they surprise their teachers with this token of appreciation.

We recommend making a batch together as a family this weekend and talking about how grateful we are for everything our teachers do for us. Suggest your kiddo writes a special note to accompany their gift, expressing their thanks to their teacher.

A single batch makes about 24 pieces of fudge, so you can divide it up for multiple teachers, or save some for yourselves. :)

NOTE: If your favorite teacher or someone in your class has a nut sensitivity, see our special TINY Kitchen Traditional Fudge recipe below.

Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day!

Tessa

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup peanut butter

2 1/2 cup brown sugar

3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

Prep an 8x8 glass dish by lining it with a sheet of foil, carefully pressing the foil up the sides of the dish making sure you've got enough foil that it extends beyond the edges of the dish
Next, melt your butter over low-medium heat in a medium size pot
Slowly stir your milk into the butter
Add brown sugar and stir over heat to combine
Bring to a boil and allow it to boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly
Remove pot from heat and place on a safe work surface
Add peanut butter to the pot
Add vanilla, stir together to combine
In a large mixing bowl, place your confectioner's sugar
Next, pour the gooey peanut butter mixture over the confectioners' sugar
Using a hand mixer, beat until smooth
Pour the fudge mixture into your foil-lined dish
Place in fridge for at least 1-2 hours
Once chilled, the fudge should be nice and firm
Grabbing corners of foil, lift the fudge from your dish (foil will still be attached)
Place fudge on a large cutting board, with the foil-covered bottom on top facing you
Carefully peel the foil off your fudge and discard
Using a kid-safe knife, carefully cut into pieces
OR: use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to customize your fudge for Valentine's Day!

TINY Kitchen Traditional Fudge

INGREDIENTS

1 can evaporated milk (5oz)

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbs butter

2 cups chocolate chips

1 2/3 cups granulated sugar

pinch of sea salt

DIRECTIONS

In a large sauce pan, combine your sugar, milk, butter and salt
Bring to boil over medium heat, and allow to boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly
Remove from heat, and add vanilla and chocolate chips
Stir to combine (until all your chips are melted!)
Pour mixture into a foil lined 8x8 baking dish
Chill in fridge for 2 hours