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National Peanut Butter Fudge Day

Food · November 20

A day for peanut butter fudge, the soft, dense candy made by cooking sugar, butter and milk with peanut butter until it sets into squares.

National Peanut Butter Fudge Day falls on Friday, November 20, 2026. That is 24 days away.

Peanut butter fudge is fudge with peanut butter stirred into the batch. Sugar, butter and milk are cooked together, the peanut butter goes in, and the mixture is poured into a pan to cool and firm up before it is cut into squares.

The result is softer and saltier than chocolate fudge, with a texture that sits somewhere between candy and a very rich cookie dough. Some versions are smooth and almost creamy. Others turn slightly crumbly, the way old recipe cards seem to expect.

Home cooks have plenty of shortcuts. Some recipes use marshmallow creme to help the fudge set smoothly, and a few skip the stove almost entirely with a microwave. Cooks who follow the traditional method watch the pot closely, because sugar cooked a little too long turns grainy and a little too short never quite firms up. Many people keep a candy thermometer around for exactly this reason.

Peanut butter fudge also travels well. It shows up on holiday cookie trays, at bake sales and in small wrapped boxes handed to neighbors. A swirl of chocolate on top is a common change, and chunky peanut butter gives each bite a little crunch.

Cut the squares small. It is rich enough that one piece goes a long way, though few people stop at one.

Ways to celebrate

• Try making a small pan of peanut butter fudge at home.
• Share a few squares with a neighbor or coworker.
• Swirl melted chocolate into the top of a batch.
• Look for peanut butter fudge at a local candy shop or bakery.
• Compare smooth and chunky peanut butter in two small batches.

Dates

All national days on November 20

Also on November 20

• National Absurdity Day
• Name Your PC Day
• Future Teachers of America Day

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