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Peanut Butter & Caramel Crunch Fudge

October 1, 2012 By Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale 19 Comments

Grab a glass of milk and lets talk fudge. And since I don’t like milk, I’ll grab coffee. And since I’m not a huge fan of straight fudge, I broke up my fudge recipe with more than one flavor and with some texture—remember this Oreo Fudge recipe? This time around I went for a peanut butter and caramel flavor and then gave the fudge a little crunch with some peanut butter pretzel sandwiches that then also gave the whole ensemble a sweet and salty combination.

Peanut Butter and Caramel Crunch Fudge

I know it’s a mouthful, peanut butter, caramel, chocolate, fudge, pretzel sandwiches – yeah, it’s rich. But its also the holiday season, so self restraint is on hold and face stuffing is in full force.

 

Peanut Butter & Caramel Pretzel Crunch Fudge

Peanut Butter & Caramel Pretzel Crunch Fudge

Yield: Makes one 9x9 pan

Ingredients

Chocolate layer

  • 12 oz. dark chocolate, about 2 cups
  • 1 14oz. can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 oz. peanut butter pretzel bits, about 2 cups

Caramel layer

  • 8.5 oz. white chocolate, about 1 1/3 cups
  • 6 oz. sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/3 cup caramel sauce (Click here for the homemade recipe)

Topping

  • 2 oz. peanut butter pretzel bites, chopped

Instructions

Preparation

Create a foil sling with a one inch overhang on each side.

  1. Place sweetened condensed milk and dark chocolate in saucepan over medium heat and stir until smooth. Fold in chopped peanut butter pretzel bites. Pour mixture into prepared pan and using an offset spatula spread evenly. Set aside.
  2. Place sweetened condensed milk, white chocolate and caramel in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until smooth. Pour over dark fudge layer and using an offset spatular spread evenly.
  3. Sprinkle remaining chopped peanut butter pretzel bites on top and press gently into caramel layer.

Notes

A few notes:

  • For the chocolate portion I used Ghirardelli's dark 65% cacao.
  • If you can, for the sweetened condensed milk portion use Borden its a little lighter and less sweet than the Carnation brand.
  • For the caramel portion, I highly recommend using homemade caramel, as it will make a huge difference in flavor - especially, if you take your homemade caramel sauce to the dark amber state as it imparts a deeper flavor beyond just being sweet. For a step-by-step tutorial to making homemade caramel sauce click here for my post.
  • The recipe is highly adaptable, so the chopped peanut butter pretzel sandwiches can easily be swapped to whatever your preference may be.

© Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale
Category: Candy

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Comments

  1. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    October 1, 2012 at 7:17 am

    Gorgeous looking fudge – both the recipe AND the photography (pinning!)

    I love the new? wood board it’s on and I’d love to snag a piece..PB + choc is the best!

  2. Erin @ Texanerin Baking says

    October 1, 2012 at 11:20 am

    This looks ridiculously good. I love plain fudge but I’m more than willing to try it with some add-ins. And peanut butter and caramel?! Wow. Don’t think I can make my plain peanut butter fudge anymore when I know that there’s a peanut butter and caramel fudge recipe out there.

  3. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    October 1, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Unreal!

  4. Jenny @ BAKE says

    October 1, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    these photos are incredible! I love all the layers in your fudge!

  5. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    October 1, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    I’ve never met a fudge I didn’t like!

  6. Megan {Country Cleaver} says

    October 2, 2012 at 12:14 am

    There is so much going on here I don’t know what part of this fabulous beast I want to focus on!! But anything sweet/salty/crunch totally has my heart. And my fat pants.

  7. Frissell says

    October 2, 2012 at 3:10 am

    Naomi,
    I enjoyed perusing your blog. As for your Peanut Butter & Caramel Crunch Fudge, I can’t wait to try this. Not only do I love fudge, caramel and peanut butter, but I also love a nice cold, tall, glass of milk.
    Thanks for the great information.

  8. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    October 2, 2012 at 4:26 am

    Now that is fudge! Gorgeous!

  9. Andra says

    October 1, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    in late fall/early winter last year i found your space when i was looking for a cookie recipe. i found the chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies and they were TO DIE FOR!!! i’m back here to make them again but can’t seem to find the recipe. could you direct me to it please?? thanks so much for helping!

  10. Nichole says

    October 2, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    If we don’t want to make caramel sauce, can we buy premade caramel?

  11. Naomi says

    October 2, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    Nichole- Yes, you can can buy it. I recommend using Kraft’s Caramel squares rather than caramel sauce since the latter can run from thin to thick and the caramel squares tend to be thicker.

  12. Monica says

    October 3, 2012 at 1:27 am

    Wow!!! This looks amazing!!! Totally drooling over here! 🙂

  13. Regina @ SpecialtyCakeCreations says

    October 4, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    Caramel & Peanut Butter?
    Who could say no to that? You pictures look so stunning!

  14. Ricki says

    October 4, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    I would love to make these since they look wonderful, but I am embarrassed to say I have no clue what peanut butter pretzel bits are? Can I use pretzels mixed with peanut butter?

  15. Naomi says

    October 5, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    Ricki-Don’t be embarassed, it might not be sold near you. To answer your question, yes, pretzels mixed with peanut butter will work just fine.

  16. Jean | Lemons & Anchovies says

    November 5, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    I can’t seem to get enough peanut butter in sweets lately. This would it all the right notes with me. Wow!

  17. Hailey says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    okay, so I made this and it was delicous and to die for. But my fudge doesn’t look as stiff as yours and it’s a little runny including the chocolate part. Was it cocoa that I was suppose to use?

  18. Sarah G. says

    April 16, 2013 at 3:35 am

    What’s pan sz? 9×13? These look great!!

  19. sharlene lord says

    October 29, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    I was trying to create an account can u please email me a link as it wont let me do it on my phone. Thank u

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