This recipe is a simplified version of an old-fashioned treat. It’s yummy, but if you want to make the original, here’s the recipe for Old-Fashioned Marble Slab Penuche.

AND … if you’re looking for a more traditional chocolate fudge recipe, I’ve got you covered. You can try Chocolate Fudge, for a recipe using evaporated milk, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. I also have a recipe called Smooth and Creamy Fudge, which is very similar but uses both evaporated and sweetened condensed milk. There’s this slightly different version using marshmallow creme and chocolate bars and simply named Fudge. For the easiest fudge of all time, try Five-minute Fudge. However, the gold-standard, and most complicated of my recipes is this Old-fashioned Marble Slab Fudge. It’s AMAZING, but you really can’t go wrong with any of them!

Now that you’ve been given a tour of the magical land of fudge, lets get back to our Quick Penuche recipe.

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Ingredients

  

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 5 ounces (1 small can) evaporated milk
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional, but highly recommend)

Instructions

 

• Line a 9×5 loaf pan with a large piece of foil that has been folded in half, and then generously grease the foil with butter.
• In a heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add brown sugar and evaporated milk, and bring to a rolling boil. Allow to boil for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat, and stir in salt, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Fold in pecans, if desired, and then spread in prepared loaf pan. Cool uncovered in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• Once it has set, lift the foil out of the pan, and cut into squares. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.